Enhanced YouTube functionality in the media panel
Prior to this update, the embedded browser used in the App and Express clients had restrictions to display content such as YouTube videos, which did not provide a user-friendly experience while playing videos.
In this update, the YouTube player in the App and Express client media panels is now
enhanced to provide improved usability.
- Replaces the existing custom controls such as play/pause, mute/unmute, and the progress slider with YouTube controls.
- Adds a new mute/unmute toggle button and a volume slider for participants.
- Sets the default player volume level to 25%.
- Chromium browsers do not allow audio with auto-play in most cases. However, muted auto-play is always allowed. Now, YouTube videos can be set to auto-play with the mute option in the client. This allows users to unmute themselves manually using the toggle button after auto-play.
- Changes the YouTube video resolution size such that the video now occupies the media panel based on the available space.
