Chrome is getting Microsoft Teams-like camera and mic controls on Windows 11 | Laptop News

Google is finally adding a new feature that will make it easier to preview video and audio before giving access to a website like Zoom. This new feature will be similar to Microsoft Teams’ audio and video preview screen, as Chrome will allow you to preview yourself or audio directly on Windows 11 (and Windows 10).

In the current version of Google Chrome, it is not possible to preview your camera or audio when giving access to the websites. This could soon change in an upcoming release. First spotted by Windows Latest, multiple Chromium Gerrit posts and Google’s documentation confirmed Chrome will provide real-time previews of the camera and microphone.

I tested the feature in Google Chrome 123 by turning on an experimental flag, “chrome://flags#camera-mic-preview,” and relaunching the browser. In our tests, we observed that Chrome also lets you choose the camera and audio device before giving you access to the website.

This is a pretty nifty change. It means you can block access to unwanted cameras and mics/audio devices at the browser level on services like Teams, Zoom, or Google Meet.

“In addition, users with multiple devices will be able to select a camera or microphone at the time permissions are requested, unless the site has requested a specific device through getUserMedia(),” Google noted in a documentation spotted by Windows Latest.

As noted by Mozilla’s documentation, the getUserMedia function allows a website to request a specific type of hardware, such as an audio device with a specific feature like built-in noise cancellation or a camera with high-quality resolution.

This won’t affect…

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