Google Hangouts is a chat service associated with a Gmail account. Not only chat but also, you can make voice and video calls using the device camera and microphone. It provides a high-quality voice and video call service, you can connect with another Gmail user without any hassle. But there are times when you may see some problems while making video calls due to poor internet or camera issues. Just in case, if your Google Hangouts camera not working and you are seeing some issue in communication, you can go through the information mentioned below.
What to Do Google Hangouts Camera Not Working?
- First of all, you need to check that the camera, microphone, and speakers are turned or connected to your computer.
- If you are able to see the video but no sound, you should make sure that your Mic is turned on.
- You should also check the installed driver or software of the device if the device that you're using is connected through USB.
- You are also required to make sure that no other programs or application is running through your camera while using Google Hangouts.
- Besides, you can check the microphone or camera icon at the bottom of the Google Hangouts video call window that it is turned on.
Also, if you have checked all of the above instructions and you are still wondering how do I enable my camera on Google Hangouts, you should go through the steps mentioned below.
Follow the Steps to Enable Camera or Microphone on Google Hangouts on Chrome
- To begin with, you should redirect to the hangout.google.com page.
- There you have to click the Video Call option. You will see a message on the video call window.
- Next, you should click Allow. In this way, you can use your camera to use the video calls and the microphone for recording.
Moreover, if you're willing to use Google Hangouts for a video call or send a live picture using the camera on Safari but Google Hangouts camera not working, you can go through the steps mentioned in the next segment to fix the issue.
Follow the Steps to Enable Camera or Microphone on Google Hangouts on Safari
- To begin with, you need to open the Hangouts plugin page and download the plugin.
- Next, you should open it and install the plugin.
- Then you have to open the hangout.google.com.
- And click the Video Call option also, click the Trust option.
- After that, you have to reload the Video call window and change the setting to Allow Trust.
- Just in case, you don't find the Trust option or mistakenly canceled the option before, you still have an option to change the settings.
- Further, in Safari, you should choose the Preferences option.
- And then, click the Security section and go to the Plug-in Settings option.
- In this way, you need to search the Hangouts plugin and click On.
After performing the above steps, you will be able to access Google Hangouts video calls and voice calls without much of a stretch. On the off chance, still, the Google Hangouts camera not working even after doing the above changes in settings, in that case, you should contact the customer service. The technical support team can only help you if the above information fails to fix your problem.
