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MediaStreamTrack.remote attribute

Category

Realtime / Communication

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 48)

Intent stage

None

Summary

This allows Javascript to know whether a WebRTC MediaStreamTrack is from a remote source or a local one.

Standards & signals

• Specification: http://w3c.github.io/mediacapture-main/getusermedia.html#widl-MediaStreamTrack-remote
• Firefox: Positive
• Safari: No signal
• Web developers: No signals
• Tracking bug: http://crbug.com/418540

Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaStreamTrack/remote

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