MacBook Pro M1 image freezing during video calls

When on video calls on Zoom, Teams, Google Meet my image freezes. I can see the others fine, but my image is intermittent. I am updated to the latest iOS. I have checked memory pressure (green); I have tried accessing on the different browsers (Safari and Chrome), but the problem persists.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Apr 5, 2024 4:42 AM

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