1380795 - WebRTC defaults to back camera instead of front on Android

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: WebRTC: Audio/Video, defect, P3)

Description

[Anthony Jones (:ajones, :kentuckyfriedtakahe, :k17e)]

Steps to reproduce:

* Navigate to a room on http://appear.in/
* Click on Allow cam/mic access

Expected results:

Default on Android should be front facing camera on the basis for a video call.

Actual results:

Front facing camera is back camera, which is good for taking photos but not so much for video calls.

Comment 1

[Jan-Ivar Bruaroey [:jib] (needinfo? me)]

I just tested the latest Chrome for Android with https://jsfiddle.net/jib1/srn9db4h/ and it defaults to my front camera, so aligning with that behavior seems like a good idea indeed.

As a side-note, commercial face-calling sites like appear.in really should not be relying on browser defaults, instead requesting the user-facing camera explicitly, with the facingMode constraint. [1] - Ironically, Chrome defaulting to the front camera (and not supporting facingMode yet) is liekly why sites aren't doing this right... 

[1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32086122/getusermedia-facingmode/32364912#32364912

Comment 2

[Philipp Hancke [:fippo]]

we added facingMode on appear.in two weeks ago, thanks for the hint!

Comment 3

[Bulk Bug Changes for mreavy's org]

Mass change P1->P2 to align with new Mozilla triage process

Comment 4

[Sylvestre Ledru [:Sylvestre]]

Moving to p3 because no activity for at least 1 year(s).
See https://github.com/mozilla/bug-handling/blob/master/policy/triage-bugzilla.md#how-do-you-triage for more information

Comment 5

[Amedyne Moya [:amoya]]

:Sylvestre, the Fenix team is asking for this bug to move in priority. This will help improve camera user experience in Fenix.

Comment 6

[Paul Adenot (:padenot)]

Attachment: Bug 1380795 - On Android, always put the front camera first in the list, as it's more likely to be what users want by default. r?pehrsons,dminor

Comment 7

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/84c10a1c500d
On Android, always put the front camera first in the list, as it's more likely to be what users want by default. r=pehrsons,dminor

Comment 8

[Alexandru Michis [:malexandru]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/84c10a1c500d