Chromebook Camera App Not Working, Camera Is Currently Unavailable Chromebook Community

If after re installing the app the webcam still does not work another app may be interfering.

Wireless camera to tv. Scroll down to locate the camera app and grant permission for it to access the. We have a specific student that cannot open the chromebook camera app. The person who posted that comment suggesting that you fix your chromebook webcam problem by modifying drivers on your pc clearly does not know what they are talking about.

The student can use other apps that use the camera and they work fine but the built in camera app will not open. Google is working on improving this experience. To confirm this log out of the chromebook and sign in as guest.

Please check if the camera is properly connected this is an internal camera on a chromebook so it should not need connecting. For more information visit the chrome os help center. Change privacy settings for camera app.

To resolve this try resetting the browser settings back to the default. We have already tried multiple power. If the webcam works this is a software conflict issue.

Try using the camera in another app like hangouts. If you have any stickers or tape covering the camera or the microphone holes next to the camera this will affect your audio on the receiving end hardware troubleshooting steps while logged in to your. Turn off your chromebook then turn it back on.

To do so open the settings app and click on the privacy category. The issue follows to multiple chromebooks so it isnt device specific. Currently the version of flash supported by chrome os does not contain camera support.

I get a message that says your camera is currently unavailable. Apparently it will block the camera app since the camera app was not added. Open chrome and go to a website that uses a webcam like skype.

The fix is to add hfhhnacclhffhdffklopdkcgdhifgngh with allow install permission. Therefore websites or web apps that use flash wont be able to activate the webcam on your chromebook. No errors just no response when clicking the icon.

If your camera isnt working or if you see a message that says no camera found. App no longer works. Camera does not work on anything but the camera app on dell chromebook 11 3100 no those driver programs do not work in any way with chrome os.

If the camera app is not working any more you have to check out the privacy settings that might block the camera app from accessing your webcam. Ive tried to restart my computer and load the app from the web store as suggested but does work. In case that code no longer works do a google search for chromebook camera app id and that should bring up the chrome web store page for the camera app then you can grab the id from the url in your browsers address bar.

Applies to all chromebook models issues to possibly fix microphone not working during zoom video meeting with teachers on chromebooks.