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Why is Google relying on an NPAPI plugin for Hangouts, rather than using WebRTC?
by TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
Why is Google relying on an NPAPI plugin for Hangouts, rather than using WebRTC?
- mavhc 10y agoThis is the old version of hangouts, so I guess a) because WebRTC didn't exist/was too new at the time, and b) hats
- cpeterso 10y agoHangouts switched from NPAPI to WebRTC in Chrome back in 2014, but still uses plugins (NPAPI or ActiveX) for other browsers. Hangouts depends on some non-standard WebRTC functionality in Chrome. Google has had almost three years to adapt to other browsers' WebRTC stacks, but it is not a priority because the plugins have still worked (in Firefox < 52 and IE). https://plus.google.com/103171586947853434456/posts/39TCW3PcLye https://plus.google.com/103171586947853434456/posts/39TCW3Pc...