Supported browsers and input - Amazon GameLift Streams
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Supported browsers and input

The following lists the supported platforms and browsers for viewing Amazon GameLift Streams streams and their compatible input peripherals. Browsers must also be compatible with advanced video coding (AVC), also known as H.264.

Overall, we recommend Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or a custom Chromium-based desktop application for the best end-user experience and maximum compatibility, particularly with game controllers.

To learn more about which controllers are compatible with which browsers, see the Web Gamepad API. Although some guidance may not apply to Amazon GameLift Streams, we expect most game controllers to connect successfully via Bluetooth.

Operating system Browser Input
Windows Chrome, Edge Keyboard, mouse, microphone, game controller (including haptic feedback)
Firefox Keyboard, mouse, microphone, game controller
Mac Chrome, Edge, Safari Keyboard, mouse, microphone, game controller (in Bluetooth mode) (including haptic feedback)
Firefox Keyboard, mouse, microphone
Linux Chrome, Edge, Firefox Keyboard, mouse
Android Chrome, Edge Simple touch-to-mouse emulation, microphone, external physical mouse, keyboard and game controller (in Bluetooth mode)
iOS Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari Simple touch-to-mouse emulation, microphone, external physical mouse, keyboard and game controller (in Bluetooth mode)

Known issues

Following are known issues with browsers and input:

  • Safari will immediately exit fullscreen whenever Esc is pressed. This cannot be overriden.

  • “Embedded” or “in-app” browser views like those inside mobile apps such as LinkedIn, Yelp, Instagram, and others are not supported on iOS. These tend to disable the browser WebRTC support necessary for realtime interactive streaming. We recommend detecting non-standard browser strings and prompting the user to open in Safari.

  • If the screen resolution in your application is not set to 1080p, mouse tracking might be impacted. We recommend disabling the selection of any other resolution, if possible. We also recommend disabling windowed mode, and only run in full screen.

  • To support plug and play of game controllers on Proton, despite the lack of support for them in native Linux applications, games running in Proton runtime environments will always show a game controller connected, even if none are plugged in on the client. This could be an issue for games that prompt for controller input even when the controller is idle and unused. We recommend that games show input UI based on the last input method.

Limitations

  • Most runtime environments support game controllers, except for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. If you need game controller support, consider creating the game using another runtime environment. For a list of other runtime environments, refer to Runtime environments.

  • The PlayStation 5 and Luna game controllers are not supported in Firefox.

  • Haptic feedback support:

    • Haptic feedback on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox Series S/X controllers are supported in Chrome, Edge, and Safari.

    • Haptics on the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller is only supported in the Safari browser.

    • Firefox does not support haptic feedback on any controller.

    • Android and iOS devices do not support haptic feedback on any controller.

  • The Test stream feature in the Amazon GameLift Streams console does not support microphones.

IPv6 support

Streaming to IPv6-only clients is supported only with Windows runtime applications.

Runtime Streaming over IPv4 Streaming over IPv6
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Base Yes Yes
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Yes No
Proton runtimes Yes No