You can use your camera and microphone for sites and features, like video chatting, in Chrome.
Important: If you're using Chrome at work or school, your network administrator can set camera and microphone settings. You may not be able to modify the camera and microphone settings. Learn about managed Chrome browser.
Allow camera and microphone access
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- Go to a site that wants to use your microphone and camera.
- When prompted, choose Allow while visiting the site, Allow this time, or Never allow.
- Allowed sites: Sites can start to record when you're on the site. If you're using a different Chrome tab or a different app, a site can't start recording.
- Not allowed sites: Some sites won't work if you don't allow them. For example, you won't be able to join a video call.
Change a site's camera and microphone access
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, select More
Settings.
- Select Privacy and security
- Under "Permissions," select Camera or Microphone.
- Select the option you want as your default setting. You can also:
- Review sites that are allowed or not allowed.
- Remove an existing exception or permission: On the right of the site, select Delete
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- Allow a site that is currently not allowed: Under "Not allowed to use your camera or microphone," select the site's name and change the camera or microphone permission to "Allow."
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