diff --git a/webroot/js/components/player.js b/webroot/js/components/player.js
index 78c883c9a..9edfb251b 100644
--- a/webroot/js/components/player.js
+++ b/webroot/js/components/player.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const VIDEO_OPTIONS = {
       // used to select the lowest bitrate playlist initially. This helps to decrease playback start time. This setting is false by default.
       enableLowInitialPlaylist: true,
       experimentalBufferBasedABR: true,
+      useNetworkInformationApi: true,
       maxPlaylistRetries: 30,
     },
   },