H.264 is a video codec used by some real-time video conferencing services in WebRTC. Firefox for Android, prior to version 68, would automatically install [https://www.openh264.org/ Cisco’s OpenH264 plugin] for WebRTC calls. As of Firefox 68 this plugin will no longer be available for new installations of Firefox on Android. Some websites that utilize H.264 for video calls may not work properly on new installations of Firefox for Android after version 68. =Firefox 67 and older= If Firefox was installed on a device prior to version 68, OpenH264 will continue to work. OpenH264 was installed automatically for older Firefox versions and will not be removed unless Firefox is deleted from the device. Users of existing installations should expect websites utilizing H.264 for video calls to continue to work as they previously did. Understanding this change will affect some users, Mozilla is considering future options to continue support for the H.264 video codec in WebRTC calls on Android. =To identify if a version of Firefox is using the Open H264 plugin from Cisco= Visit [https://mozilla.github.io/webrtc-landing/pc_test_no_h264.html this test page] and press the {button Test!} button. Regular updates to Firefox should not remove this add-on from the device, if already installed.

H.264 is a video codec used by some real-time video conferencing services in WebRTC. Firefox for Android, prior to version 68, would automatically install Cisco’s OpenH264 plugin for WebRTC calls. As of Firefox 68 this plugin will no longer be available for new installations of Firefox on Android. Some websites that utilize H.264 for video calls may not work properly on new installations of Firefox for Android after version 68.

Firefox 67 and older

If Firefox was installed on a device prior to version 68, OpenH264 will continue to work. OpenH264 was installed automatically for older Firefox versions and will not be removed unless Firefox is deleted from the device. Users of existing installations should expect websites utilizing H.264 for video calls to continue to work as they previously did.

Understanding this change will affect some users, Mozilla is considering future options to continue support for the H.264 video codec in WebRTC calls on Android.

To identify if a version of Firefox is using the Open H264 plugin from Cisco

Visit this test page and press the Test! button. Regular updates to Firefox should not remove this add-on from the device, if already installed.