Just got the Firefox 49 update (yay!)
But Netflix still wants to install Silverlight (boo!)
How can I watch Netflix in Firefox, as has been advertised?
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Just got the Firefox 49 update (yay!)
But Netflix still wants to install Silverlight (boo!)
How can I watch Netflix in Firefox, as has been advertised?
Best Answer
As wisely mentioned in comments: if you have this problem, contact Netflix support about it. It's a problem to be fixed on their side, and the more complains they'd get, the faster it get fixed.
A solution by GizmoChicken:
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Before using the user agent string above (which worked) I had to do two other things.
Then just select the Linux / Chrome 53 user agent, go to Netflix.com, and Bob's yer uncle.
Edit 2: This also works on 32 bit Ubuntu! Woo hoo!
Edit 3: At least as of April 2017, 32 bit no longer works, but the user agent workaround is no longer required.
Edit 4: One of the many awesome enhancements in Firefox Quantum is that Netflix works again in 32 bit! (Dec 2017)