Apple Jumps On the WebRTC Bandwagon

Excitement is in the air! Apple has given their seal of approval by placing Web Real-Time Communications into development for Webkit (https://webkit.org/status/#specification-webrtc). Webkit is the engine that powers Apple’s Safari browser. It’s not the type of announcement you would expect coming from Apple. There weren’t any big press releases nor were there artists performing hit songs. Apple simply placed the notice on the Webkit status page for all to see.

If you are unfamiliar with WebRTC as a technology, in simple terms, it gives you the ability to add live audio and video streaming into your web and mobile applications essentially for free. It comes chock-full of other capabilities such as the ability to make phone calls directly from your browser, share documents and contextual data securely as well as screen sharing to name a few. WebRTC provides all of this functionality without having to download a plugin or installing an application. Just a little bit of tech magic made it all possible via HTML5 and JavaScript.

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