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0 pointsstock_toaster6y ago0 comments

Seems chrome is the only supported browser[1]?

Doesn't this make jitsi meet _effectively_ chrome only until they better support firefox/safari/etc[2].

[1]: I get "It looks like you're using a browser we don't fully support....We recommend to try with the latest version of Chrome or Chromium" when trying to use it.

[2]: Sounds like webrtc isn't well supported and fairly buggy for some browsers, apparently?

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jboynyc6y ago

I use it in Firefox all the time with no difficulties. The only thing that doesn't work for me is selecting an external (USB PnP) microphone, but apparently that's due to a longstanding bug in Firefox that Jitsi is doing its best to work around.

gwd6y ago

In a previous discussion on HN about Jitsi, it was claimed that Firefox was missing some key aspect of the WebRTC standard that made sending video to multiple people more efficient; and that if a single person in the conference was using Firefox, the result would be a lot more CPU utilization for everyone.

So it "works" on Firefox, but the experience will be degraded when scaling up to more users. Hopefully FF can prioritize this feature now that the entire world needs high-quality video conferences on a regular basis.

tasqa6y ago

For more info check the Github issue with links to relevant issues in firefox bugtracker: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet/issues/4758

Freak_NL6y ago

Firefox works as well, but performance issues may arise when the number of participants increases. I've used Jitsi Meet with Firefox, and its fine one-on-one.

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