Browser Support
On a computer: Chrome or Edge
The studio runs on Chrome and Chromium browsers such as Edge. Any other desktop browser is stopped at the door by a “please use Chrome” screen instead of the studio:
- Safari on macOS — blocked, always.
- Firefox on desktop — blocked. Some accounts have an internal flag that lets Firefox through for testing, but it is off by default and not a supported configuration.
- Very old Chrome versions (below 115) load, but warn that the version is outdated.
On a phone or tablet: iOS is allowed in, and iOS means Safari
iPhone and iPad are not blocked — they open the studio in its mobile form. This matters for a common confusion: on iOS, every browser (Safari, Chrome for iPhone, Firefox for iPhone) is Safari underneath, because Apple requires all iOS browsers to use WebKit.
So in practice the only Safari that ever reaches the studio is a mobile one. When something says “not available in Safari”, it means iPhone and iPad users, not Mac users — a Mac user was never able to open the studio in Safari to begin with.
What this means for features
Anything documented as unavailable in Safari is unavailable on iPhone and iPad:
- Virtual background and blur — desktop Chrome/Edge only. The Virtual Background section is not even shown on tablets and phones.
- Other camera-processing features (beautification, chroma key on layers) are likewise desktop features.
Guests joining a broadcast have the same rules: they should join from Chrome or Edge on a computer for the best result, and an iPhone/iPad guest works but with the mobile feature set.
Answering questions about browsers
- “Does it work in Firefox?” → Not on a computer; the studio asks for Chrome or Edge.
- “Does it work in Safari?” → Only as the iPhone/iPad experience. On a Mac, Safari is blocked; use Chrome or Edge.
- “Does virtual background work in Safari?” → No — that is the iPhone/iPad case, where the feature does not exist at all.