Camera Controls - iOS

Whenever any participant wants to start/stop broadcasting their video to other participant in a meeting, they can simply do it with VideoSDK Meeting.

This guide will provide an overview of how to implement enable, disable and switch webcam features in a meeting.

1. Enable Camera - By using enableWebcam() function, a participant can publish camera stream to other participants.
2. Disable Camera - By using disableWebcam() function, a participant can stop publishing camera stream to other participants.
3. Switch Camera - By using changeWebcam() function, a participant can stream from front / rear camera during the meeting.This function is only applicable for Mobile devices.

Enable, Disable And Switch Webcam

@IBAction func videoButtonTapped(_ sender: Any) {
    if !videoEnabled {
        // enable webcam/camera
        self.meeting?.enableWebcam()
    } else {
        // disable webcam/camera
        self.meeting?.disableWebcam()
    }
}

/// keep track of camera position
private var cameraPosition = CameraPosition.front

@IBAction func cameraButtonTapped(_ sender: Any) {
    cameraPosition.toggle()

    // switch camera to front/back
    // Values: .front, .back
    self.meeting?.switchWebcam(position: cameraPosition)
}

API Reference

The API references for all the methods and events utilised in this guide are provided below.

• enableWebcam()
• disableWebcam()
• onStreamEnabled()
• onStreamDisabled()