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Zoom is now Chrome only

21 points by asdfsa32 3mo ago

asdfsa32 3mo ago
If you attempt to join a zoom call from anything but Chrome, you will get a prompt telling that "You need to be on Android 10 and Chrome 91 or higher".
- cpeterso 3mo ago
  Which Firefox version and OS version are using using? Android 10 or later? Do you have any Firefox extensions installed? If you test in Chrome, does the zoom.us/test page connect to a meeting in the browser or does it open the Zoom app?
- cpeterso 3mo ago
  Here is a Firefox bug report about the issue: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1944219 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1944219. Mozilla has a User-Agent override intervention for Zoom on Android, but it's currently only in the Firefox Nightly builds.
jauntywundrkind 3mo ago
seems to work for me on Firefox 152.
- asdfsa32 3mo ago
  Can you actually join a Testing meeting by clicking join and then "Join From Browser"?
  - nelsonfigueroa 3mo ago
    not the person you're replying to but I was able to join from browser on Firefox 152.0.6
    - infinite_spin 3mo ago
      I joined from Firefox this morning too, but it launches the application in the actual zoom app
      - asdf88990 3mo ago
        I am unable to join in the browser from Firefox.
  - deleted 3mo ago
    [deleted]
bm5k 3mo ago
Works fine on safari + ios27 beta.
reacweb 3mo ago
Works perfectly fine with firefox snap ubuntu 152.0.4. I can select mic from one web cam and image from another. Is there somewhere a technical description of how they have used API to implement this ? Open sources ?
- jillesvangurp 3mo ago
  Works fine for me. I also took a zoom call from Firefox just yesterday (153.0b13 on mac). So, I think this is false alarm. I also see no good reason why Zoom would want to restrict this. Likewise, I don't see them dropping support for Safari either (works fine as well). Maybe they limit things on mobile? But on IOS they'd be stuck having to support the Safari browser engine anyway as neither the Chrome nor Firefox browser engines are used on that platform (both browser delegate to Apple's browser engine there).
- 28304283409234 3mo ago
  The real news here is that something works under snap!
flax 3mo ago
Librewolf on Ubuntu working for me.
debugnik 3mo ago
It kicked me out on Firefox 152 over Android 13, but only until I enabled desktop mode. Actual desktop Firefox seems to work too. And others say Safari works even on iOS. So they're effectively just blocking non-Chrome Android. Not sure if that's all they intended to block or simply all they're succeeding at blocking.
- cpeterso 3mo ago
  Here is a Firefox bug report about the issue: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1944219 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1944219. Mozilla has a User-Agent override intervention for Zoom on Android, but it's currently only in the Firefox Nightly builds.
mdp2021 3mo ago
So similar to the trend that has been going on for a long while. "You need MS-Windows to access the portal and reach your health dept pages" "You need Android and a contract with Google to run the "app" and obtain certification from the State" "You need a bank card in order to obtain the service" ... No, Never. No, Never. No, Never. ...
- tosti 3mo ago
  Good. Keep fighting the good fight, which isn't actually a "fight" but more a defense. When a service says I need MS-Windows, I don't need that service. I also don't opt in to the Apple/Google duopoly.
orefalo 3mo ago
it's about time... I've been avoiding this tech for years because it was sniffing on my Mic
VCFundedGenYer 3mo ago
You didn't try changing the user agent? That usually defeats whatever monopolistic mechanisms they put in place.
drcongo 3mo ago
I'm surprised to hear they're still going - haven't heard anyone mention Zoom in a couple of years now.
amanzi 3mo ago
Worked for me - I was able to join the test meeting from Firefox 152 on Fedora 44 and on Windows 11.

21 points by asdfsa32 3mo ago

If you attempt to join a zoom call from anything but Chrome, you will get a prompt telling that "You need to be on Android 10 and Chrome 91 or higher".

cpeterso 3mo ago
Which Firefox version and OS version are using using? Android 10 or later? Do you have any Firefox extensions installed? If you test in Chrome, does the zoom.us/test page connect to a meeting in the browser or does it open the Zoom app?
cpeterso 3mo ago
Here is a Firefox bug report about the issue: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1944219 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1944219. Mozilla has a User-Agent override intervention for Zoom on Android, but it's currently only in the Firefox Nightly builds.

jauntywundrkind 3mo ago

seems to work for me on Firefox 152.

asdfsa32 3mo ago
Can you actually join a Testing meeting by clicking join and then "Join From Browser"?
- nelsonfigueroa 3mo ago
  not the person you're replying to but I was able to join from browser on Firefox 152.0.6
  - infinite_spin 3mo ago
    I joined from Firefox this morning too, but it launches the application in the actual zoom app
    - asdf88990 3mo ago
      I am unable to join in the browser from Firefox.
- deleted 3mo ago
  [deleted]

bm5k 3mo ago

Works fine on safari + ios27 beta.

reacweb 3mo ago

Works perfectly fine with firefox snap ubuntu 152.0.4. I can select mic from one web cam and image from another. Is there somewhere a technical description of how they have used API to implement this ? Open sources ?

jillesvangurp 3mo ago
Works fine for me. I also took a zoom call from Firefox just yesterday (153.0b13 on mac). So, I think this is false alarm. I also see no good reason why Zoom would want to restrict this. Likewise, I don't see them dropping support for Safari either (works fine as well). Maybe they limit things on mobile? But on IOS they'd be stuck having to support the Safari browser engine anyway as neither the Chrome nor Firefox browser engines are used on that platform (both browser delegate to Apple's browser engine there).
28304283409234 3mo ago
The real news here is that something works under snap!

flax 3mo ago

Librewolf on Ubuntu working for me.

debugnik 3mo ago

It kicked me out on Firefox 152 over Android 13, but only until I enabled desktop mode. Actual desktop Firefox seems to work too. And others say Safari works even on iOS. So they're effectively just blocking non-Chrome Android. Not sure if that's all they intended to block or simply all they're succeeding at blocking.

cpeterso 3mo ago
Here is a Firefox bug report about the issue: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1944219 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1944219. Mozilla has a User-Agent override intervention for Zoom on Android, but it's currently only in the Firefox Nightly builds.

mdp2021 3mo ago

So similar to the trend that has been going on for a long while. "You need MS-Windows to access the portal and reach your health dept pages" "You need Android and a contract with Google to run the "app" and obtain certification from the State" "You need a bank card in order to obtain the service" ... No, Never. No, Never. No, Never. ...

tosti 3mo ago
Good. Keep fighting the good fight, which isn't actually a "fight" but more a defense. When a service says I need MS-Windows, I don't need that service. I also don't opt in to the Apple/Google duopoly.

orefalo 3mo ago

it's about time... I've been avoiding this tech for years because it was sniffing on my Mic

VCFundedGenYer 3mo ago

You didn't try changing the user agent? That usually defeats whatever monopolistic mechanisms they put in place.

drcongo 3mo ago

I'm surprised to hear they're still going - haven't heard anyone mention Zoom in a couple of years now.

amanzi 3mo ago

Worked for me - I was able to join the test meeting from Firefox 152 on Fedora 44 and on Windows 11.