Camera and Microphone Won't Load In Google Meet (or Zoom)

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Description of the issue:

Microphone and camera access for a Google Meet session with Brave is not working. The only way to joint the session is without microphone and camera. The issue is limited to Brave functioning on Google Meet.

How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Join a Google Meet with Brave Browser (with or without Shields activated)
  2. Attempt to allow camera and microphone access
  3. Access will fail and the only way to get into the meeting is to click “Continue without microphone and camera”
  4. See “Additional Information” section for specific issue and troubleshooting information

Expected result:

Capability to join a Google Meet session with camera and microphone access.

Brave Version( check About Brave):

Brave 1.79.119 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Chromium: 137.0.7151.68

Additional Information:

When joining a Google Meet session, I can click on the “Use Microphone and Camera” prompt. Then I get the “meet.google.com is asking you to Use your microphones, Use your cameras prompt”. Clicking on either “Allow while visiting site” or “Allow this time” fails as that prompt just ‘blinks’ and refreshes.

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Clicking either option again results in the same ‘prompt refresh’ regardless of how many times you click it. Disabling Brave shields, restarting the browser and computer also does not help. Therefore no access to the camera and the microphone is available through Brave.

Clicking “Continue without microphone and camera” allows the user into the meeting but, again, the use can not use their camera or talk through the microphone.

Clicking the same Google meet link on other browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox) works - camera and microphone are allowed/accessible. This appears to be limited to Brave.

Additionally, the camera and microphone can be accessed by other meeting platforms (MS Teams, Brave Talk) so this is an issue with Brave and Google Meet.

Addendum: Sharing my screen will still work. This issue is also not OS specific (occurs on both Windows 11 and Linux OS).

Addendum 2: Problem persists in the new Brave version: Brave 1.79.123 (Official Build) (64-bit). Any fix suggestions or guidance would be greatly appreciated (or confirmation that a bug fix is being sought by devs).
I have also tried using the “Guest” profile in Brave to see if it happened to be some add-on/setting conflict the I still encounter the same problem in the Guest profile.

Addendum 3: Just discovered the exact same issue in Zoom: Clicking on either “Allow while visiting site” or “Allow this time” fails as that prompt just ‘blinks’ and refreshes. See my lower comment for a demo of the behavior: Camera and Microphone Won't Load In Google Meet (or Zoom) - #8 by xtend

If this is an issue no one else is experiencing and limited to my install (rather than being a known but), please let me know so I can at least know that. Thanks!

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@xtend I believe that there is some strangeness with Google Meet specifically where you also need to set the Autoplay permission to Allow.

Visit meet.google.com, click the “tune” icon next to the URL, then Site settings and set the Autoplay permission to Allow (you may want to go ahead and ensure that the Camera and Microphone permissions are also allowed while you’re here).

This should allow you to use Meet as intended.

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@Mattches That worked. I did have to set the Camera and Mic to “Allow” for the fix to work. Thanks.

Any ETA for when this might be permanently fixed?
I would eventually like to reset the Site settings back to default (I prefer the “Ask” default when joining a meeting so I have a ‘warning’ first).

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I believe this is just a consequence of how permissions work for the site. I don’t believe there will be a “fix” for the Autoplay permission specifically. You should be able to set the mic/camera permissions back to Ask.

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Actually, the Autoplay was already set to “Allow (Default)”. It was setting the Camera and Mic to “Allow” (rather than “Ask”) that solved the problem. Resetting them to Ask results in the issue coming back again.

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Thanks for the information. When you set it to Ask does the browser or site not prompt you to allow the permission?

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The Ask setting does prompt me but clicking “Allow this time” just ‘refreshes/reloads’ the prompt (I click it and the prompt blinks off then right back on again). I also describe the behavior in my initial post (just below the screenshot), if that helps: If you look at the screenshot, you can see the prompt to allow but clicking either option doesn’t work. It used to work fine in the past.

I hoped this is something related to this being a paid/commercial Google account but testing on a ‘free’ account with Brave resulted in the same issue.

Edit: @Mattches this should help:

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@Mattches Just noticed this and I think it is related. If I am not logged into my Google account and try to join a meeting in Brave, Google prevents it completely. In contrast, in Firefox, I get the prompt to enter my name to join (and the meeting admin will decide to let me in) which is what should happen:

Brave:

Firefox:

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Hello @Mattches, If you’re already in contact with the Dev team about this issue, please let them know the problem is still an issue in the latest version:

Brave 1.79.126 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Chromium: 137.0.7151.119

Also, please let me know if this is an issue unique to my installation and not a ‘common bug’. I did try testing with a Guest profile (issue was still there) so I’m not sure what other troubleshooting I can do.

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Apologies for the late reply here – I’m still catching up from the weekend. Yes, I’m in contact and will likely open a tracking issue for this. If/when I do I will reply back here with the link to it.

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From what’s described, it seems like the microphone and camera just won’t work in Brave, even though they’re fine in other browsers like Chrome, Edge, or Firefox, and even on other platforms like MS Teams or Brave Talk. The problem happens when joining a Google Meet session with Brave (version 1.79.119 or 1.79.123, Chromium 137.0.7151.68), where clicking “Allow” for camera and microphone access causes the permission prompt to blink and refresh without granting access. The only way to join is by selecting “Continue without microphone and camera,” which isn’t ideal for a digital marketing agency like Creative Canvas that likely relies on video calls for client meetings or team collaboration.

This issue doesn’t seem to be tied to the operating system since it’s happening on both Windows 11 and Linux, and it persists even with Brave Shields disabled, the browser or computer restarted, or when using a Guest profile, ruling out add-on conflicts. Screen sharing still works, but that’s not a fix for needing video and audio. Some people have suggested checking Brave’s settings at brave://settings/content/microphone or brave://settings/content/camera to ensure permissions are set to “Sites can ask to use your camera/microphone” and deleting any specific blocks for meet.google.com. Others mentioned clearing the cache or toggling off extensions, but it sounds like Creative Canvas already tried similar steps without luck.

What’s interesting is that this problem also pops up with Zoom, suggesting it might be a broader issue with how Brave handles WebRTC or permission prompts for certain conferencing platforms. Since Creative Canvas, is a web design and digital marketing agency, they might be extra aware of privacy settings, which Brave is strict about, but even loosening those doesn’t seem to help. Some users on forums like Brave Community have reported similar issues, with no clear fix yet, though Brave’s support team has suggested creating a thread on their community page for deeper investigation. For now, a workaround might be using another browser like Firefox or Chrome for Google Meet and Zoom calls, while keeping Brave for other tasks. Hopefully, Brave’s devs are looking into this, as it’s a pain for professionals who need reliable video calls

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Thank you! Glad it isn’t just me then.

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