Apply your camera & microphone

Yous tin can use your camera and microphone for sites in Chrome.

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  1. Open Chrome Chrome.
  2. Go to a site that wants to utilise your microphone and camera.
  3. When prompted, choose Let or Cake.
    • Allowed sites: Sites can start to record when yous're on the site. If you're using a unlike Chrome tab or a different app, a site tin can't start recording.
    • Blocked sites: Some sites won't work if y'all cake them. For case, you won't be able to bring together a video briefing

Alter a site'south camera & microphone permissions

If you're using a Chrome device at work or school, your network administrator can set photographic camera and microphone settings for you. In that case, you tin't modify them here. Acquire nigh using a managed Chrome device.

Turn on permissions in computer settings

If you use MacOS Mojave and your camera or microphone isn't on in your system preferences, Chrome may ask permission to use your camera or microphone. To apply your photographic camera or microphone in Chrome:

  1. In the dialogue, selectOpen preferences.
  2. To enable camera or mic permissions: 
  3. Your computer may ask if you want to quit to relieve changes. To save changes, click Quit now.

Select a default microphone

Ready problems with your mic

If your microphone isn't working, try these steps:

Pace i: Brand sure y'all aren't muted

If you're using a headset, make sure the mute switch on the cord is off. Also, make sure you aren't muted on the website (like Google Hangouts or Skype).

Step ii: Bank check your system settings

Brand certain your microphone is the default recording device, and that recording levels are right:

  • Windows
  • Mac

Step iii: Contact your manufacturer

If y'all're even so having issues, contact your microphone'southward manufacturer.

Fix bug with your camera

Stride 1: Cheque your site permissions in Chrome

Brand sure you let camera access on the site you want to use. You lot can allow all sites to utilize your camera, or just the specific site you're on.

Learn more about site permissions.

Footstep two: Check your system settings

Make sure to select the camera you want to use and that levels are correct:

  • Windows
  • Mac

Pace iii: Troubleshoot issues with Hangouts Meet

If you have trouble, larn how to troubleshoot issues with Hangouts Run across.

Pace 4: Restart your call and computer

  1. Get out and rejoin the video phone call.
  2. Restart your computer.

Stride 5: Contact your manufacturer

Contact your photographic camera's manufacturer.

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