posted Feb 20, 2013, 9:48 AM by Maire Reavy
All of the
WebRTC code is now enabled by default in Firefox Nightly.
Previously, you needed to go to about:config in Firefox and set the
media.peerconnection.enabled option to true
to use the feature, but now it’s enabled by default. |
posted Feb 4, 2013, 11:32 AM by Serge Lachapelle
Today, Chrome and Firefox jointly announced interoperability for WebRTC. This website has been updated with information for developers wanting to build interoperable web apps.
1. We've added a Firefox section that lists status and useful resources.
2. We've added a Demo section that details how interop is achieved through running code.
3. We'e added a Interop Notes section which call out the main differences.
We'll keep the site updated as changes are expected to be frequent.
Thanks! |
posted Nov 7, 2012, 10:32 AM by Serge Lachapelle
In case you missed it, Google will be hosting a new protothon event at the end of the month. The last day to apply is this Friday (the 9th of November).
We're hosting it at an amazing venue, Campus London and have a great day planned for those of you that would like to get creative with the Web Audio and WebRTC APIs. Read more here. |
posted Nov 7, 2012, 4:14 AM by Serge Lachapelle
WebRTC is now live in Chrome version 23, which is now rolling out to the public. No flag needed, no special Chrome build required.
It's the biggest milestone yet. Our journey started with the open sourcing of key technologies in June 2011 and with the help of community driven workgroups at the W3C and IETF, we made these technologies available through a web API and ensured standardized protocols. We also iterated heavily based on your feedback.
18 short months later, web developers can now offer Chrome users the ability to have live, high quality audio and video communication as part of their web experience.
If you are a developer, join our mailing list and take a look at some demos and start thinking today how letting people talk and see each other could change how they experience your services / applications!
Read more about other Chrome 23 features here. |
posted Oct 16, 2012, 11:50 AM by Serge Lachapelle
Hi, We are getting closer to having WebRTC reach stable. As I mentioned a while back, we are trying to make the last big changes before this happens.
As such, we are now hiding the PeerConnection00 class behind a flag (--enable-deprecated-peer-connection) both for Canary and M23 beta.
This won't be visible in the chrome://flags page and therefore can't be made to stick; you have to launch chrome/chromium with the flag every time if you require the old API. This is a hassle and having you switch APIs is no fun. Rest assured that changes going forward will be smaller and smaller... and thanks for all the amazing feedback so far!
/Serge |
posted Oct 2, 2012, 10:50 AM by Serge Lachapelle
posted Sep 19, 2012, 5:36 AM by Serge Lachapelle
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updated Sep 19, 2012, 5:36 AM
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Cullen Jennings, co-chair of the IETF RTCWeb working group, posted this intro to WebRTC on Vimeo. It's a good primer. |
posted Sep 19, 2012, 3:00 AM by Serge Lachapelle
Hi,
If you have been following the W3C WebRTC spec and looking at the Chrome implementation, you will have noticed that our implementation was not spec compliant.
RTCPeerConnection is replacing PeerConnection00. RTCPeerConnection is the API you will find in the upcoming stable version of Chrome, and the last major API change before we go to a public stable release.
These changes signify breaking current applications. We do not take this lightly. It is the unfortunate consequence of being at the forefront and of using the Chrome Canary and Dev channels to help the community iterate on the WebRTC API.
As Chrome 23 hits the beta channel, we will move the older, deprecated PeerConnection00 behind a flag, --enable-deprecated-peerconnection, and remove it completely thereafter.
Once WebRTC goes into the stable channel of Chrome, API changes will be done with a longer, smoother transition period. |
posted Aug 1, 2012, 8:49 AM by Serge Lachapelle
First big milestone. All stable Chrome users will autoupdate automatically to version 21 which contains getUserMedia. This means that great apps such as Paul Neave's Webcam toy and the amazing xylophone now work for users all over the world without any flags or without requiring any special version of Chrome. It's for real this time.
For web developers wishing to deploy this to IE users, I am happy to report that the feature works great with Chrome Frame.
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posted Aug 1, 2012, 8:38 AM by Serge Lachapelle
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