Firefox is missing from System Preferences - Privacy & Security

rocket_cherry wrote:

I've enabled permission within the webpage itself. and it displays that the microphone and camera are "temporarily allowed". Yet neither will work because permission isn't granted within Apple's System Preferences.

FWIW, tested FF 103 on https://webcamtests.com/ and the webcam works fine. I didn't have to enable access in System Preferences at all.

Did you take a look at System Preferences->Security & Privacy->Privacy->Camera?

If you allow the access above, it should have added Firefox in there.

I just did a quick test, and it went as follows (NOTE: I had not tried to use Firefox with the camera before)

First round:

1) Open the site you posted

2) When asked, click OK

3) The webcam worked

4) I checked System Preferences->Security & Privacy->Privacy->Camera and Firefox was there, and its box was checked

Second round:

1) Open the site you posted

2) When asked, click "Don't Allow"

3) The site did NOT get access to the webcam (as expected)

4) No change happened in System Preferences->Security & Privacy->Privacy->Camera

Third round:

0) Go to System Preferences->Security & Privacy->Privacy->Camera, and UNchecked Firefox

1) Open the site you posted

2) When asked, click OK - NO CAMERA ACCESS

So, to sum up, everything appears to be working as expected on my mac...

I guess I should have been more specific. Yes, once I allowed Firefox from the dialog window I posted, Firefox was added to Camera. I was only saying I didn't have to open System Preferences and add it myself.

dialabrain wrote:

I guess I should have been more specific. Yes, once I allowed Firefox from the dialog window I posted, Firefox was added to Camera. I was only saying I didn't have to open System Preferences and add it myself.

Yes, and to be absolutely clear, for the benefit of the OP: you couldn't even if you wanted. There is not + button in there.

It is absolutely necessary that the application requests access.

Try opening the website that dialabrain linked to: https://webcamtests.com/

What exactly happens?

Do you not get the "Firefox would like to access the camera" dialog?

If you do get it, click Ok.

If not, what happens?

You probably have unwittingly denied the access at some point.

I am not sure if this will help, but it might: drag Firefox to the trash, empty it and download a new copy. Maybe this will trigger a new request that you can allow.

Enabling on the FF Website - sorry but fail to see how that would grant Permissions within the Operating System.

Does the user care to share the logic ?

The application itself should request permission when it tries to use the camera or microphone.

And if FF does not request permission - that would really be a Developer of this Application issue