Videojs Warn Player.tech--.hls Is Deprecated. Use Player.tech--.vhs Instead Jun 2026

VIDEOJS: WARN: player.tech_.hls is deprecated. use player.tech_.vhs instead

For years, videojs-contrib-hls was the standard way to play HLS ( .m3u8 ) streams in Video.js. Internally, the player stored this HLS reference as player.tech_.hls . VIDEOJS: WARN: player

If you are accessing runtime properties (like XHR hooks or representations) via the player's tech object, switch the property name: player.tech().hls Replacement: player.tech().vhs Why this changed html5: vhs: overrideNative: true )

If you are accessing the HLS object via code, change your reference from hls to vhs . player.tech().hls or player.hls New (Recommended): player.tech().vhs 2. Update Initialization Options VIDEOJS: WARN: player

Step 3 — Update player initialization

videojs('my-player', html5: vhs: overrideNative: true ); Use code with caution. Key Benefits of VHS

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