WebRTC Archives - Page 10 of 13

5 Mobile Form Factors to Consider When Building Your App

May 5, 2015 / in Mobile / 1 Comment

When planning the development of a mobile app there is more than the OS to be considered. The times when you could just blow-up your app screen X2 are long gone, it was actually a bad implementation even in the early days of mobile apps. Today there are actually 5 form factors you need to consider per each major OS (Android and iOS). Add to this the different form factors

Push Notifications Services You Can Use Today for WebRTC

April 29, 2015 / in VoIP / 1 Comment

In many WebRTC use cases I hear about from customers, the need to alert the user is a mandatory requirement. They are looking for WebRTC Push Notifications services. With the current work being done in the standards along with the actual implementations already available, it looks like this requirement is going to be satisfied. This work is not specific to WebRTC

WebRTC Needs Browser Push Notification

April 28, 2015 / in WebRTC Standards / Add Comment

WebRTC on mobile is more complicated in almost every area you look at, when it comes to push notification life is easier on mobile. The trivial use case is waking up the application for incoming calls. On mobile this is done through push notification messages supported in the OS level. On the web this capability is not possible yet and requirements are a bit more complicated.

NETVC: A New WebRTC Video Codec Coming to Life

April 21, 2015 / in WebRTC Standards / 1 Comment

If you thought that the WebRTC MTI video codec battle is about to be settled, think again because the seeds for a new battle have been planted at the last IETF meeting. The idea is to follow the footsteps of Opus and the 2 main benefits it offers:High quality codec; Patent and royalty free… no real essential patent claims. With video, current status is problematic.

User Media Access Permissions and Privacy in WebRTC

April 14, 2015 / in WebRTC Standards / Add Comment

Last week Dan and I listed the important topics relevant for WebRTC discussed at IETF 92nd meeting. Here are details about access permission given to user’s media and for how long this permission persists. You probably noticed that you are not always requested to click on that Allow button in order to give access to your microphone and camera. Have you ever wondered why in some cases this is not required?

WebRTC Standards Update #3: Notes from IETF 92

April 8, 2015 / in WebRTC Standards / Add Comment

Dan returned from the IETF meeting held on the week of March 22nd in Dallas. Naturally, there is a lot of information to share. This update will only list a few of the main topics. It will be followed by dedicated posts for each of these topics.