The Chrome Webstore has decided to stop allowing inline installation for Chrome extensions. This has quite an impact on WebRTC applications since screensharing in Chrome currently requires an extension. Will the getDisplayMedia API come to the rescue? Screensharing in Chrome When screensharing was introduced in Chrome 33, it required implementation via an extension as a way to […]
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WebRTC Externals – the cross-browser WebRTC debug extension
I am a big fan of Chrome’s webrtc-internals tool. It is one of the most useful debugging tools for WebRTC and when it was added to Chrome back in 2012 it made my life a lot easier. I even wrote a lengthy series of blog post together with Tsahi Levent-Levi describing how to use it […]
How to stop a leak – the WebRTC notifier
The “IP Address Leakage” topic has turned into a public relations issue for WebRTC. It is a fact that the WebRTC API’s can be used to share one’s private IP address(es) without any user consent today. Nefarious websites could potentially use this information to fingerprint individuals who do not want to be tracked. Why is this […]
How to use WebRTC and Chrome Extensions to Call a Browser When it is Not Open (Konstantin Goncharuk)
Ring! Sometimes you need an alert to get your attention. Traditional phone systems make this easy – if someone calls you your phone rings. The traditional telephony model assumes the called device is always on an available to ring and this is how it generally works across analog phones, mobiles, VoIP phones, and even desktop […]