How can I set up the Jitsi RN mobile app to open the wide-angle camera option by default or at least provide me with the ability to select which camera to use?
ChatGPT’s answers that didn’t work:
To use an ultrawide angle camera in a React Native Jitsi app, you can use the setVideoInputDevice method from the Jitsi Meet API. This method allows you to specify the video input device that should be used for the video call, including the ultrawide angle camera if it is available on the device.
Here is an example of how you can use this method to set the video input device to the ultrawide angle camera:
import { JitsiMeet } from ‘react-native-jitsi-meet’;
// Get a list of available video input devices
const devices = await JitsiMeet.getVideoInputDevices();
// Find the ultrawide angle camera in the list of devices
const ultrawideCamera = devices.find(device => device.label.includes(‘ultrawide’));
// Set the video input device to the ultrawide angle camera
if (ultrawideCamera) {
JitsiMeet.setVideoInputDevice(ultrawideCamera.deviceId);
}
Note that this will only work if the device has an ultrawide angle camera and if it is supported by the Jitsi Meet API. You may also need to handle any errors that may occur when setting the video input device.
To use an ultrawide angle camera on a React Native Jitsi app, you will need to follow these steps:
First, ensure that you have the latest version of React Native Jitsi installed on your device. You can check this by going to the project’s GitHub page and looking for the latest release.
Next, you will need to modify the configuration of the Jitsi Meet app to enable the use of an ultrawide angle camera. This can be done by adding the following lines to the app’s configuration file:
const jitsiConfig = {
// Other config options
devices: {
camera: {
// Enable the ultrawide angle camera
facingMode: ‘environment’
}
}
};
Once you have modified the configuration, you will need to rebuild the app to apply the changes. You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:
react-native run-android
After rebuilding the app, you should now be able to use the ultrawide angle camera in your Jitsi Meet sessions. To switch between cameras, you can use the camera toggle button in the app’s interface.
To use an ultrawide angle camera, you will need to pass the cameraDeviceId prop to the JitsiMeet component with the device ID of the ultrawide angle camera. You can get the list of available camera devices using the JitsiMeet.getCameras() method, which returns a Promise that resolves to an array of camera objects containing the device ID and label of each camera.
JitsiMeet.getCameras().then(cameras => {
console.log(cameras);
// cameras is an array of objects containing the device ID and label of each camera
});
Once you have the device ID of the ultrawide angle camera, you can pass it to the JitsiMeet component like this:
To use an ultrawide angle camera in a React Native Jitsi app, you will need to use the getCameras method provided by the Jitsi Meet API. This method returns an array of objects representing the available cameras on the device, including their type (front or back) and their label (e.g. “Ultra Wide” or “Wide”). You can then use the switchCamera method to switch to the ultrawide camera.
Here’s an example of how you might use these methods in your React Native app:
import { JitsiMeet } from ‘react-native-jitsi-meet’;
// Get the list of available cameras
const cameras = await JitsiMeet.getCameras();
// Find the ultrawide camera
const ultrawideCamera = cameras.find(camera => camera.label.includes(‘Ultra Wide’));
// Switch to the ultrawide camera
if (ultrawideCamera) {
JitsiMeet.switchCamera(ultrawideCamera.deviceId);
}
Keep in mind that this will only work if the device has an ultrawide camera and if it is supported by the Jitsi Meet API. Also, make sure to handle the case where the ultrawide camera is not found, as it may not be available on all devices.