Videoconferencing on the web is supported by Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) (much more about WebRTC here) but as this article states, WebRTC has limits, and communications providers like Zoom would benefit from being able to access lower-level application programming interfaces (API). What are those API? This article describes "three emerging APIs intend to support the features of today's video conferencing solutions within web browsers" but notes that "these APIs are not yet finalized and are still under active design." Creating these APIs would enable providers like Zoom to use the browser directly, and not be required to force users to download and install an application.
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