AV1 Support in WebView

Vega Open Beta Feature Requests
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App Name: Your App Name

App Link on Amazon Appstore (found through Developer Console > Actions column in App List > View on Amazon.com): Your App Link

Is your feature request related to a problem?

In the WebView documentation, Supported video hardware formats do not include AV1. When loading the Shaka Player Browser Support Test in WebView, AV1 is not supported.

    "video/mp4; codecs=\"av01.0.01M.08\"": false,
    "video/mp4; codecs=\"av01.0.31M.10.0.111.09.16.09.0\"": false,
    "video/mp4; codecs=\"av01.0.31M.10.0.112.09.18.09.0\"": false,

Describe the solution you’d like

AV1 codec should be supported in WebView.

Is this a blocker? Describe alternatives you’ve considered

React Native app supports AV1 video, but rewriting the existing web app solely to support this codec is not feasible due to the required development effort and maintenance overhead.

Additional context

If it is easier to implement, support for AV1 SDR could be added first, followed by HDR support later.

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Hi @wei,

Welcome to Amazon Developer Community!

Thank you for the detailed feature request on AV1 codec support in WebView. We appreciate you sharing the Shaka Player test results and the context around your React Native app and existing web app setup - that helps us understand the impact.

We’ve logged this request and shared it with the team for review. Your suggestion on a phased approach (AV1 SDR first, followed by HDR) has been noted as well.

Thanks for helping us improve the Vega platform.

Warm regards,
Aishwarya