User:Seeaver/The blessing of HTML5

Pre-included into every web browser since at least the mid-2010s for a more multimedial experience: HTML5.

HTML5 is the reason your computer and mobile phone could play videos and music on websites out of the box. No plug-in installation required.

On mobile phones from the early 2010s, that did not support Adobe Flash, you probably needed to install a separate app for every video platform, or use low-resolution RSTP if supported. Now you can immediately access them in good quality, thanks to HTML5.

Of course, installed apps can be more sophisticated (e.g. offline functionality, caching for data saving, client-side user interface, etc.), but HTML5 is the reason you don't need to bother installing a truckload of different plug-ins (QuickTime, Silverlight, Adobe Flash, etc.) to cover all the websites you use.

Thanks, HTML5.