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I'm using webRTC for a video chat project that I'm developing now. I had a hard time making it work on iOS browsers and ended up supporting iOS Safari alone. Th

I'm using webRTC for a video chat project that I'm developing now. I had a hard time making it work on iOS browsers and ended up supporting iOS Safari alone. Though all iOS browsers use the same WebKit, Apple still reserves a few things only for Safari I guess (maybe H264/VP8 video codec related stuff?!). It may take some time for webRTC (or Apple) to get there, to webRTC become a solid option for p2p video communications. If anyone wants to quickly try webRTC, check this demo https://appr.tc/ https://appr.tc/ out, you know, with multiple browsers/tabs. ps: I used "simple-peer" library and it's quite good for beginners.

vaxman 6y ago
WebRTC mildly competes with their proprietary FaceTime URLs that, along with iMessage, "encourages" people to keep coming back into their stores. They could make it work exactly like the implementations on Windows and Linux (and the other macOS web browsers that are "required" to use WebKit) if they desired. You can still use an SDK though --as long as they allow you publish it to users.
- gopikrishnan 6y ago
  There are native libraries available for both iOS and Android. I didn't want end-user to install any. Just to click the invitation link and start chatting.
  - subhashp 6y ago
    I am developing a video chat + screen share for a school. I am looking for similar browser based application "Click to Start" without installing an app or downloading anything.
    - gopikrishnan 6y ago
      I use {reactJS,socket.io,simple-peer,nodeJS}. you can skip the reactjs. There are a lot of tutorials available for video chat apps using webrtc+socket.io. https://appr.tc/ https://appr.tc/ is open-sourced but not actively maintained.
    - gopikrishnan 6y ago
      check this out: https://peer.school/ https://peer.school/ webRTC classroom app, open-sourced.
maxwell 6y ago
getUserMedia isn't supported by third-party browsers on iOS yet, see note 3: https://caniuse.com/#feat=stream https://caniuse.com/#feat=stream The Judiciary Committee asked Apple about this last summer, see question 6: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU05/20190716/109793/HHRG-116-JU05-20190716-SD036.pdf https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU05/20190716/109793/HHRG... I think it's close to landing though, need to revisit.
- choxi 6y ago
  Sort of a tangent, but the committee asking Apple why they don’t support a specific web API is such a stark contrast from that senate panel with Zuckerberg. The Judiciary Committee seems so much more technically informed.

vaxman 6y ago

WebRTC mildly competes with their proprietary FaceTime URLs that, along with iMessage, "encourages" people to keep coming back into their stores. They could make it work exactly like the implementations on Windows and Linux (and the other macOS web browsers that are "required" to use WebKit) if they desired. You can still use an SDK though --as long as they allow you publish it to users.

gopikrishnan 6y ago
There are native libraries available for both iOS and Android. I didn't want end-user to install any. Just to click the invitation link and start chatting.
- subhashp 6y ago
  I am developing a video chat + screen share for a school. I am looking for similar browser based application "Click to Start" without installing an app or downloading anything.
  - gopikrishnan 6y ago
    I use {reactJS,socket.io,simple-peer,nodeJS}. you can skip the reactjs. There are a lot of tutorials available for video chat apps using webrtc+socket.io. https://appr.tc/ https://appr.tc/ is open-sourced but not actively maintained.
  - gopikrishnan 6y ago
    check this out: https://peer.school/ https://peer.school/ webRTC classroom app, open-sourced.

maxwell 6y ago

getUserMedia isn't supported by third-party browsers on iOS yet, see note 3: https://caniuse.com/#feat=stream https://caniuse.com/#feat=stream The Judiciary Committee asked Apple about this last summer, see question 6: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU05/20190716/109793/HHRG-116-JU05-20190716-SD036.pdf https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU05/20190716/109793/HHRG... I think it's close to landing though, need to revisit.

choxi 6y ago
Sort of a tangent, but the committee asking Apple why they don’t support a specific web API is such a stark contrast from that senate panel with Zuckerberg. The Judiciary Committee seems so much more technically informed.