BBB HTML5 Not working on IPAD SAFARI OR CHROME

[Sri Vishnu]

Hello,

BBB HTML5 is working fine on Android tablets. I am having issues with it on IPAD using safari or chrome the presentation and chat window does not load properly. i have 2 servers one with master branch and another with v0.9.0-release branch. Both has same issue on ipad with chrome and safari.any idea on what could be the issue. Thanks in advance

Regards,

Srivishnu.k

[Fred Dixon]

Hi Sri,

Sadly, Apple does not support WebRTC on iOS.  

The BigBlueButton HTML5 overview

  http://docs.bigbluebutton.org/labs/html5-overview.html

states

Google Chrome on Android devices support WebRTC (we use these devices for development and testing); however, Apple's Safari browser on iOS devices does not. It would be great if Apple were to support WebRTC -- or to enable other browser to use their own rendering engine on iOS -- but until then we (and you) are restricted to using the HTML5 client platforms that support WebRTC.

In other words, Safari iOS =! Chrome Android for rendering engine or support for WebRTC.  What's more, in iOS, Apple restricts browser manufactures to use their rendering engine, which means Chrome iOS =! Chrome Android.

As a result, the HTML5 client will not run on the iOS devices -- without WebRTC, there is no audio or video sent or received.  We looked at using HLS (HTTP Live Streaming), but thats more for streaming a recorded file as the lag is about 10-15 seconds.  In a live class, we felt the lag is too much.

We are working on a iOS solution for BigBlueButton, but, for now, our priority is to finish the first release of the HTML5 client first.

Regards,... Fred

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[Sri Vishnu]

Hello Fred,

Thanks for the quick reply,Hope apple supports webrtc soon :) 

Regards,

Srivishnu.K

[Oleksandr Zhurbenko]

Hi Sri,


I would like to add a few words to what Fred said.
Even though Apple doesn't support WebRTC, we will try to provide the opportunity for the using of chat and a whiteboard on iPads and iPhones. And then If Apple eventually starts supporting WebRTC then our client will be ready for that. But it is not the highest priority for now.


Regards,

Oleksandr

[Sri Vishnu]

Hello Oleksandr,

Thanks for the info. Would love to see that update soon :)

Regards,

Srivishnu.K