Unblock your camera & microphone in Google Chrome

Created by Ryan Harnwell, Modified on Sun, 19 Nov, 2023 at 10:22 AM by Ryan Harnwell

This KB will step you through Unblocking your camera & microphone in Google Chrome.


  1. Open Chrome Chrome.
  2. Go to a site that wants to use your microphone and camera.
  3. When prompted, choose Allow or Block.
    • Allowed sites: Sites can start to record when you're on the site. If you're using a different Chrome tab or a different app, a site can't start recording.
    • Blocked sites: Some sites won't work if you block them. For example, you won't be able to join a video conference

Change a site's camera & microphone permissions

  1. Open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More More and then Settings.
  3. Under "Privacy and security," click Site settings.
  4. Click Camera or Microphone.
    • Turn Ask before accessing on or off.
    • To remove an existing exception or permission, to the right of the site, click Delete Delete .



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