Objective

Detecting a microphone audio drop when using the Vonage Video API on Chrome.

Applies To

• Chrome
• Audio Quality

Procedure

As of the release of JavaScript SDK v2.10, the following code snippet can be implemented to detect when audio is dropped in Chrome:

OT.initPublisher(element, opts, function(err) {
  if (err.name === 'OT_CHROME_MICROPHONE_ACQUISITION_ERROR') {
    alert('Failed to acquire microphone. Please completely quit and restart your browser');
  }
});