We are developing web for kiosk based on Android OS. I am trying to use the webcam for qrcode recognition, it works fine in Firefox but the camera is not recognized in Chrome. Even if you call MediaDevices with js code, video input does not come out only in Chrome. Can anyone guess the cause?
I am using this library that uses the getUserMedia() api to get a live stream of the current devices camera.
This works perfectly well on Chrome for desktop but on mobile it fails with:
---> <StreamBarcodeReader> at node_modules/vue-barcode-reader/src/components/StreamBarcodeReader.vue
<ScanView> at src/views/ScanView.vue
<App> at src/App.vue
<Root>
ERRORException: Media Stream API is not supported
I checked on caniuse.com to see if its supported and it says it is. Maybe this is a different api im seeing?
What am I doing wrong here?
EDIT:
Here is a demo of exactly what I am trying to do.
This work son Safari but not on Chrome
The demo works for me on Chrome on Android. On iOS, Chrome (and any non-Safari browser) probably (can't test it myself) doesn't have access to it - see https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=752458
Is there any way to make a web page scan for beacons on iOS ? I know that no iOS web browser supports Web Bluetooth at the present. I even could not find any information about if Chrome team is planning to add support for Web Bluetooth for Chrome on iOS.
Is there any other way to scan for the beacons on iOS thru' web browsers (be it Safari or Chrome) ?
Thanks
Unfortunately, Google can't add Web Bluetooth to Chrome for iOS without Apple's participation, and Apple has given no indication that they are supporting the Web Bluetooth project.
Understand that Apple restricts web browsers on iOS to use Safari or Safari web views, which has the same JavaScript engine and bindings as Safari. Google Chrome for iOS is required to use the same internal rendering and JavaScript engine as Safari, which simply does not support Web Bluetooth.
Bottom line: While it is possible that Apple will one day decide to join the Web Bluetooth party, there can be no support on third party iOS browsers until Apple decides to do so.
Is Chrome on Google TV different than Chrome that I use on my desktop?
If yes, what is the difference?
I ask this question since I noticed that my yahoo page loads differently on my Chrome desktop than Chrome on Google TV.
Thank you for your help.
Yves
Is the Google TV browser different than the one on my personal computer?
Can I access the same content?
The browser on Google TV is basically the Linux version of Google Chrome 11. While the user > interface is modified slightly for the TV form factor, most of the rendering and web
platform capabilities are consistent with desktop versions of Google Chrome and you will
receive the latest updates automatically.
From here:
https://developers.google.com/tv/faq#browserdifference
Found by searching:
https://www.google.com/search?q=chrome+google+tv+vs+chrome+desktop
Can I create a plugin or an extension for Google Chrome MOBILE (Android Google Chrome)?
If not, can I create an extension for Google Chrome (desktop), which will add a button in Google Chrome bar. This button will open the page in another web browser (in my own web browser), so, this button should launch my own web browser.
Extensions are not supported, see: https://developers.google.com/chrome/mobile/docs/faq .
Specifically:
Does Chrome for Android now support the embedded WebView for a hybrid native/web app?
A Chrome-based WebView is included in Android 4.4 (KitKat) and later. See the WebView overview for details.
Does Chrome for Android support apps and extensions?
Chrome apps and extensions are currently not supported on Chrome for
Android. We have no plans to announce at this time.
Can I write and deploy web apps on Chrome for Android?
Though Chrome apps are not currently supported, we would love to see great interactive web sites accessible by URL.
You can use bookmarklets (javascript code in a bookmark) - this also means they sync across devices.
I have loads - I prefix the name with zzz, so they are eazy to type in to the address bar and show in drop down predictions.
To get them to operate on a page you need to go to the page and then in the address bar type the bookmarklet name - this will cause the bookmarklet to execute in the context of the page.
edit
Just to highlight - for this to work, the bookmarklet name must be typed into the address bar while the page you want to operate in is being displayed - if you go off to select the bookmarklet in some other way the page context gets lost, and the bookmarklet operates on a new empty page.
I use
zzzpocket - send to pocket.
zzztwitter tweet this page
zzzmail email this page
zzzpressthis send this page to wordpress
zzztrello send this page to trello
and more...
and it works in chrome whatever platform I am currently logged on to.
Some extensions like blocksite use the accessibility service API to deploy extension like features to Chrome on Android. Might be worth a look through the play store. Otherwise, Firefox is your best bet, though many extensions don't work on mobile for some reason.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.blocksite&hl=en_US
Just use a different browser.
Follow the steps given below to install Chrome extensions on your Android device.
Step 1: Open Google Play Store and download Yandex Browser. Install the browser on your phone.
Step 2: In the URL box of your new browser, open 'chrome.google.com/webstore’ by entering the same in the URL address.
Step 3: Look for the Chrome extension that you want and once you have it, tap on 'Add to Chrome.’
The added Chrome extension will now be automatically added to the Yandex browser.
I imagine that there are not many browsers supporting extension. Indeed, I have been interested in this question for the last year and I only found Dolphin supporting add-ons and other cool features announced few days ago. I want to test it soon.