1129258 - Backend for getUserMedia to allow switching devices/muting after initial permission grant

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1642799

(Core :: WebRTC: Audio/Video, defect, P4)

Description

[Maire Reavy [:mreavy]]

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1129254 +++

When using getUserMedia, we need UI to allow the application to swap to a different camera or mic, or to swap to/from muted (black or a slate (camera with circle-slash perhaps)).

This bug covers back-end support for these new options; basically to implement "switch source to Foo" and "switch to/from Muted".

Comment 1

[Bulk Bug Changes for mreavy's org]

Mass change P3->P4 to align with new Mozilla triage process.

Comment 2

[Randell Jesup [:jesup] (needinfo me)]

Any relevance now, or close?

Comment 3

[Back Aug 24 [:jib]]

I think this has largely been overtaken by bug 1642799, which covers "switch to/from Muted".

Writing down the remaining things we perhaps had in mind here:

1. Customize a privacy screen on mute instead of just black ("switch source to Foo").
2. Let users start out (and stay) muted from the get-go in the Firefox permission prompt, either for privacy or lack of a camera (e.g. to overcome sites that don't otherwise support joining with audio-only).

But I think we can close this until we have a product ask.