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I think because Meet is fully browser based, some of the features like sharing audio with screen are only available via chrome or chromium based browsers -- def
by pquki4 2y ago
I think because Meet is fully browser based, some of the features like sharing audio with screen are only available via chrome or chromium based browsers -- definitely not on Firefox in my own testing. I don't know the exact reason for that, but it's kind of sad.
- ChuckMcM 2y agoWhich is why I don't use Meet.
- kccqzy 2y agoThat's exactly the reason I use Meet. I don't want native code execution; I want sandboxed JavaScript code execution.
- ChuckMcM 2y agoThat's fair. Everyone comes to these sorts of positions with a stack of values[1]. How that stack is ordered often determines one's choices. One of the interesting things for me from a technological perspective is whether or not we're converging on what the ideal set of features for a "video phone" would be. If there was a broad enough consensus on the core feature set I would hope an 'appliance' version would be available which would eliminate needing to use a general purpose processor (and all the risks that entails) for this sort of meeting. [1] From your response I infer that you value "no native code" and "sandboxed javascript" highly which guides you to the choice to use Meet, vs someone who might stack "User Experience" more highly than those two and end up at a different choice.
- ants_everywhere 2y agoYeah downloading an app for video calls feels very skype. And it's a non-starter for me personally given Zoom's history of lying about privacy and encryption.
- paulryanrogers 2y agoI use Firefox with Meet to screen share and talk all the time. Perhaps you mean it didn't use the GPU until recently.
- pquki4 2y agoI meant sharing audio from your computer, e.g. if you have a YouTube video playing.