Chrome To Soon Acquire Real Time Communication Features

In a step which could further enhance the popularity of the Chrome browser, Google plans to add real time communication (RTC) features in Chrome browser. As per the comments on Google developer forum, Google Chrome will shortly be accompanied by built-in voice and video chat functionality. It will permit any third-party developer to generate RTC apps for Chrome with the help of JavaScript APIs. WebRTC, an open-source project will be powering the technology and will allow users to carry out voice and video calling with the need for a plug-in or application such as Skype.

Equipping Chrome With RTC Capabilities

In the Chromium Developer blog post, Henrik Andreasson, Google GIPS programmer said that their goal is to equip Chrome with RTC capabilities with the help of simple Javascript APIs. He further added that Google is working to provide full RTC support in Chrome. Chrome OS and more importantly Gmail will be benefitting most out of the initiative. It is to be noted that Gmail already offers voice and video chat through a proprietary plug-in.

Now the plan of Google will help to integrate Gmail Chat with the ever rising Google Voice service. It is anticipated that other browsers such as Firefox and Opera might also implement the new technology within themselves. A couple of GIPS audio codecs along with VP8 video codec is being implemented in the open-source project.