Enabling the camera for online courses
- 18 Feb 2025
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Enabling the camera for online courses
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Some online courses require you to enable your camera to complete the course.
Enabling camera on Desktop
Supported desktop browsers for recording video response. Browser version must be greater than or equal to the version number shown below.
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Allow from popup
Click Allow when promted to allow the website to use your camera. This pop up will only show once.
Allow from settings
Click on the camera icon on the right side of the URL bar
Check 'Always allow ___ to access your camera'
Click done
Enabling camera on Mobile
Supported mobile browsers for recording video response. Browser version must be greater than or equal to the version number shown below.
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Allow from popup
Click Allow when promted to allow the website to use your camera. This pop up will only show once.
Allow from settings
Click on the lock icon in the URL
Click on Permissions
Toggle the camera so that it says 'Allowed'
Enabling camera on Safari
On older versions of iPhones, iPads and Macs you may need to manually enable features that are supported in newer versions of apple products. To enable it manually by following these steps:
Go to Settings Safari / Advanced / Experimental Features and then Enable MediaRecorder
Troubleshooting camera issues
If you're having issues accessing your camera, ensure you follow the steps in the Allow from settings section article above to ensure that the camera has access to your device.
The second thing to also try is clearing your cookies.
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