Description of the issue: How can this issue be reproduced? Lately whenever I try logging into a Google Meet video call, I get a message about the camera being inaccessible (it’s a USB webcam). This has been happening for a few days. It won’t work until I restart the browser. The browser can see…

@nephroditus , First, can you please try updating to the latest build of the browser (v1.74.48 at the time of writing this) and check to see if the issue persists after the update?

Google meet can't access camera until browser restart

Brave Browser Desktop Support

289wk January 17, 2025, 8:54am 2

Take a look at:

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Google meet can't access camera until browser restart

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