Promise-based getUserMedia

Adds the API navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(), which returns a promise. As part of this feature, also release the unprefixed version of navigator.getUserMedia(), which uses callbacks.

Documentation

• https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/MediaDevices/getUserMedia
• https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2015/10/media-devices

Specification

Established standard

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink

Enabled by default (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 53
• Chrome for Android release 53
• Chrome for iOS release 53
• Android WebView release 53
• Opera release 40
• Opera for Android release 40

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Shipped
• Edge: Shipped
• Safari: No public signals
• Web Developers: Strongly positive

Owner

• hta@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-06-14