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

If you are passing options to the player during initialization, update the key from hls to vhs within the html5 object. javascript

var player = videojs('my-video'); player.ready(function() { // Use .vhs instead var vhs = player.tech().vhs; if (vhs) { console.log(vhs.playlists.master); } }); Use code with caution. 2. Update Configuration Options

VHS is bundled by default in Video.js 7 and 8 , offering improved cross-browser compatibility and features like low-latency HLS . Potential "Undefined" Issues If you are passing options to the player

var player = videojs('my-video', { html5: { vhs: { overrideNative: true } } }); Use code with caution. Why the Change Happened

Since Video.js 7, the player uses a unified engine called (Video.js HTTP Streaming) to handle both HLS and DASH streams. This change ensures a more consistent API regardless of the streaming protocol being used. How to Fix the Deprecation Warning Update Configuration Options VHS is bundled by default

If you switch to .vhs and it returns undefined , check the following: videojs-http-streaming (VHS) - GitHub

var player = videojs('my-video', { html5: { hls: { overrideNative: true } } }); Use code with caution. javascript This change ensures a more consistent API regardless

Because VHS handles multiple formats, calling it .hls was technically inaccurate when the player was actually playing a DASH stream.