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Troubleshooting VA-API Issues in Chromium on iPhone

If you're experiencing issues with VA-API support in Chromium on your iPhone, this article will provide you with some helpful troubleshooting steps and information.

Firstly, it's important to note that VA-API does not work on AMD GPU devices due to a known bug (Chromium bug 1445074). Additionally, if you're using the native Wayland backend, VA-API may not work even with the chromium package. However, there is an alternative package called chromium-wayland-vaapi available in the AUR that may resolve this issue.

It's also worth noting that while Chromium from official repositories is compiled with VA-API support, there is no official support for this feature from either Chromium or Arch Linux. Therefore, you may need to append specific flags to your persistent configuration if your system matches one of the block lists.

By default, GPU acceleration is enabled in Chromium 110 and later versions for most systems. To configure your GPU acceleration settings, you'll need to create a nf file in your user directory (either $HOME/.config or $XDG_CONFIG_HOME). The nf file is used by the Chromium launcher script to define flags for your browser.

Here's an example of what an nf file might look like:

```

-start-maximized

-incognito

```

Lines starting with a hash symbol (#) are ignored, and flags can be placed on separate lines for readability. However, it's not required to do so. The arguments in the file will be split on whitespace and shell quoting rules will apply.

If you have any issues with improper quoting anywhere in the file, a fatal error will be raised. No special syntax is used for defining flags - they are defined as if they were written in a terminal.

You can put your flags in an nf file under $HOME/.config or /etc for global settings. If you're using Google Chrome instead of Chromium, you'll need to use a chrome-nf file (or chrome_nf for the Dev and Beta channels).

It's also important to note that the nf file and accompanying custom launcher script are specific to various Chromium packages.

By following these troubleshooting steps and understanding how VA-API works in Chromium, you should be able to resolve any issues you're experiencing with this feature on your iPhone.

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