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WebRTC works pretty well on Android. But apparently Apple has kept it out of iOS Safari and doesn't allow other browsers to implement it?
by zurn 13y ago
WebRTC works pretty well on Android.
But apparently Apple has kept it out of iOS Safari and doesn't allow other browsers to implement it?
- derwildemomo 13y agoForgot about that one, thank you. Another one on the list, unfortunately.
- higherpurpose 13y agoApple needs to allow serious browser competition on iOS. But of course they won't until more developers and users start asking them for it.
- jmspring 13y agoWebRTC does not currently exist on the desktop Safari either. I'm sure if a 3rd party wanted to implement WebRTC in a browser for iOS, they are probably welcome to do so.
- foo2312 13y agoAs far as I am aware, Apple does not seem to have a policy preventing this type of work. There was a fairly well-publicized release of an experimental codebase from Ericsson: http://labs.ericsson.com/apps/bowser http://labs.ericsson.com/apps/bowser, which has since been retired (although as far as I know, not due to any conflict with Apple): http://labs.ericsson.com/blog/retiring-bowser http://labs.ericsson.com/blog/retiring-bowser.
- nl 13y agoThat's a different layer - it runs on top of an already established network. This is about establishing some kind of connection. WebRTC also requires a central server for discovery (typically overy HTTP I think?). It maybe possible to replace that with Bluetooth LE, but then the WebRTC connections to each other will need to run over an TCP network.