Foxtel now streaming service wont run on Gnome

[Ramke_99]

Hi,

So I'm having issues with my Foxtel now when I try and run it on Gnome. I continuously get an error stating that my chrome browser is not up to date and that it needs to be udated. However it runs the same version of chrome as my windows pc which works fine. (red and black theme is my usual browser other is Gnome I run on a VM so I can play with it without using the pc that runs it

 

If anyone has a suggestion as to why it doesn't work and how to fix it, it would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Thanks in advance - Ramke

 

 

[Droidbot]

Probably uses WidevineCDM (Content decryption module), which isn't supported on Linux. 

 

Check for it in chrome://components

[SCHISCHKA]

Running this in a virtual machine? DRM content is not always available on linux which is why I have an apple TV. Foxtel Now website only lists windows and mac.

The best place to look as always is on the company's website:

https://community.foxtel.com.au/t5/Foxtel-Play/Foxtel-Now-works-on-Linux/td-p/204582

[Ramke_99]

17 minutes ago, SCHISCHKA said:

Running this in a virtual machine?

I have both a pc running Gnome and a vm, neither work. 

 

39 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Probably uses WidevineCDM (Content decryption module),

I did check for it and it isnt there... 

 

I'm going to try the work around listed on the foxtel site and see how it goes

[noahdvs]

If you're using Google Chrome and not Chromium, Widevine shouldn't be the problem, which is actually available on Linux for Chrome and Firefox (check Play DRM content in the preferences for Firefox).

It's possible that they are blocking you based on your user agent string. They may have assumed that because your user agent wasn't the same as something they recognize, you must be using an older version of Chrome even though it isn't true. Try a user agent switcher and set your user agent to Chrome on Windows.