Camera not working on Chrome Google Meet

OK, there are 2 SOLUTIONS for now:

1. Go to chrome://settings/system and play with the Accelerator: turn it off or on, refresh/restart the browser, do it again if it did not work at the first attempt (return it back to its original state). If after refresh nothing helped - go to step 2.
2. Downgrade the Chrome to the previous version. Simply delete the current one and download the older version here https://www.slimjet.com/chrome/google-chrome-old-version.php

The second step helped me. Some say you need to disable auto-update in Chrome, follow this link (I could not because I do not have an editor on Mac, but so far mine does not update automatically and I can still use my camera on Messenger and Teams calls): https://www.webnots.com/7-ways-to-disable-automatic-chrome-update-in-windows-and-mac/

Good luck. If the first did not help - the second will definitely do.

When I upgraded to Big Sur, the camera stopped working and also the ability to Present (within Google Meet) my screen to other participants too. Only Google Chrome was affected.

In System Preferences > Security & Privacy; open the lock with admin privileges and make sure that under the Privacy-tab Google Chrome is enabled (the check set) for Camera, Microphone and Screen Recording.

Then relaunch Google Chrome.

Hopefully, this tip is of help to you!!

Mine was already off. I cannot think of anything else to try. I even uninstalled and reinstalled chrome. Cleared cache and history, made sure camera is enabled. I don't know how I am going to teach! Help

I am having the exact same problem. This started on 1/26/21. I am a teacher on an IMAC running on High Sierra. Suddenly my kids cannot see me but I see everything perfectly fine including myself. I am using Google Meet. I have gone to Chrome, Settings, Privacy, Site Settings and camera is on "ask before accessing". I have checked every "allowed" site and camera is on allow. I have restarted the computer and I have emptied my cache. I am in need of help as soon as possible. My apple system preferences has a Privacy but no place that I can find "camera".

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I actually feel better that it's not just me!

Thank you!

Yes mine started yesterday too. I still haven’t fixed it I’ve tried everything that everyone suggested. Same thing on my end my kids can’t see me but I see everything fine. I don’t know what I’m gonna do tomorrow.

I have this exact same issue. This advice worked for me, thank you so much!

For some reason, when I toggled the "Use hardware acceleration when available" to ON, it only then worked. When i turned it off, then it does not work. I am wondering if it is a software glitch from Chrome, or an issue with an outdated operating system I have (High Sierra). Either way, much appreciated this advice, I was going crazy trying to find solutions.

I'm on OS High Sierra 10.13.6 on MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011), and Chrome doesn't allow the camera to present my face to others in GoogleMeets, though it "works" for me. Help! Same issue, this started for me yesterday, 1/27/21.

The camera works on Safari and Firefox, it is only on Chrome that the camera doesn't work in Google Meets.

I turned hardware acceleration on and off and nothing changed; camera still disabled for others though it's "working" in my view.

I’m on both firefox meet and chrome meet to same meeting the one on firefox shows both parties chrome does not.

chromebook shows both parties but not the one from mac chrome. Seems to me this has got to be a chrome problem.

10.11.6

imac 4 (one a white imac os9)

3 macbook

2 iphone current

3iphone in drawer

5 ipods

That solution solves for the camera, but it's a compounding issue once turned back off. With hardware acceleration on, the chrome browsing experience gets extremely glitchy with screen graphics turning to streaking blue/white/green lines making given websites unreadable. Anyone have a fix here?

Mine was off too. I relaunched it, refreshed and then went back in and turned it off.

At least, I think that's what fixed it.

It's working now.

It asked for permission for the camera, which it hadn't before so maybe it reset?

No I can get back to teaching!

Here’s what I did I deleted Google Chrome with app delete I downloaded in older version of Google Chrome I turned off the Internet I installed Google Chrome older version I then told Google Chrome to not update then I reconnected to the Internet and sure enough camera worked again for everybody

https://www.webnots.com/7-ways-to-disable-automatic-chrome-update-in-windows-and-mac/

https://www.slimjet.com/chrome/google-chrome-old-version.php

https://www.reggieashworth.com/appdelete.html

don’t download appdelete from app store that version limits what you can delete.

Thank you! Yes, the updated Chrome is the problem. The older version works so beautifully! Thank you for the tip on canceling future updates, too - unless they fix this. Not sure why it's bugged out so fully for OS High Sierra. If another update actually works for the webcam, that would be ideal!