Apple has to jump on WebRTC train

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Post by bpolovko » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 2:46 PM UTC

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Re: Apple has to jump on WebRTC train

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Post by bpolovko » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 2:50 PM UTC

At this time when a lot of Telehealth is relying on a simple video chat, that has to be accessible to anyone with phone and internet, it's impossible to set it up in any other browser on iOS then Safari, which forces people to either download apps that video chats or use Safari. A big chunk of people is left out because of this. There has to be a shift.

Re: Apple has to jump on WebRTC train

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Post by bpolovko » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 2:51 PM UTC

It's time to make web video chats accessible to anyone

Re: Apple has to jump on WebRTC train

#4

Post by coldtea » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 2:53 PM UTC

bpolovko wrote: post #2

At this time when a lot of Telehealth is relying on a simple video chat, that has to be accessible to anyone with phone and internet, it's impossible to set it up in any other browser on iOS then Safari, which forces people to either download apps that video chats or use Safari. A big chunk of people is left out because of this. There has to be a shift.

>which forces people to either download apps that video chats or use Safari. A big chunk of people is left out because of this.

If they can afford an iPhone, what's the problem with downloading a free "video chat app" that "leaves them out"?

Re: Apple has to jump on WebRTC train

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Post by stephenr » Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 8:50 PM UTC

Hasn’t Safari supported WebRTC since v11?

Re: Apple has to jump on WebRTC train

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Post by bpolovko » Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 10:09 AM UTC

coldtea wrote: post #4

bpolovko wrote: post #2

At this time when a lot of Telehealth is relying on a simple video chat, that has to be accessible to anyone with phone and internet, it's impossible to set it up in any other browser on iOS then Safari, which forces people to either download apps that video chats or use Safari. A big chunk of people is left out because of this. There has to be a shift.

> which forces people to either download apps that video chats or use Safari. A big chunk of people is left out because of this. If they can afford an iPhone, what's the problem with downloading a free "video chat app" that "leaves them out"?

the problem is the extra few steps. And it's not always available to small teams to invest in the whole app. That is another project that you have to support and maintain