Can't use steam browser to talk to people on Discord

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Scrungusbungus Oct 1, 2018 @ 11:05am

Can't use steam browser to talk to people on Discord

I do find the steam browser to be very handy for a lot of things because it allows you to talk on Discord and other things without having to switch to another workstation/desktop to go and chat with folk, my only issue with the steam browser is it is it is very limited. There is no settings to customise it or anything - all you have is clear browser history/cookies. This is unhelpful if your like me and use steam browser to chat to people on Discord because you can't talk to anyone - It will, by default, mute your mic and when you go to unmute it it says "allow Discord to access your microphone". This is caused because the browser is not letting you use your microphone and because there is no settings to change it, you can't unmute yourself. You can see where this is going, any thoughts?

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Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Oct 1, 2018 @ 11:18am

So you wanted to voice chat???

Use a normal broswer like firefox, chrome, or etc, OR download the discord client.

If you wanted to look at something, or text on discord, get a smart phone, download the discord app, and you can view, and text all you want, without getting in the way of anything, while you're gaming, or doing anything else.

Scrungusbungus Oct 1, 2018 @ 11:43am

I do use firefox for Discord and it works fine I just find it more time-consuming because I can't just "shift + tab" to draw up Discord.

Scrungusbungus Oct 1, 2018 @ 11:51am

It would be nice if the Steam tech-guys could make this possible?

Spawn of Totoro Oct 1, 2018 @ 12:04pm

Chances are it is due to Steam using a very old version of Chromium, that may not fully support Discord. They may be updating that sometime early next year.

Last edited by Spawn of Totoro; Oct 1, 2018 @ 12:04pm

Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Oct 1, 2018 @ 12:05pm

Originally posted by Scrungusbungus:
I do use firefox for Discord and it works fine I just find it more time-consuming because I can't just "shift + tab" to draw up Discord.

How about start your Firefox up with discord , or use the discord app 1st before starting your game, this way you wouldn't have to "shift + tab" because it would be already open, and you're in the voice chat with your friends.

agawaga Aug 14, 2020 @ 6:39pm

Originally posted by Scrungusbungus:
I do find the steam browser to be very handy for a lot of things because it allows you to talk on Discord and other things without having to switch to another workstation/desktop to go and chat with folk, my only issue with the steam browser is it is it is very limited. There is no settings to customise it or anything - all you have is clear browser history/cookies. This is unhelpful if your like me and use steam browser to chat to people on Discord because you can't talk to anyone - It will, by default, mute your mic and when you go to unmute it it says "allow Discord to access your microphone". This is caused because the browser is not letting you use your microphone and because there is no settings to change it, you can't unmute yourself. You can see where this is going, any thoughts?

Does this have a fix yet?

Zekiran Aug 14, 2020 @ 8:00pm

Yeah, start your discord separately.

Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Aug 14, 2020 @ 8:03pm

Originally posted by Crisp:
Does this have a fix yet?

You tell us, just launch Game, and try to use discord. If it doesn't work, then means browser is not supported, either out of date, or not able to support such thing. Plus I don't believe you can use mic with your Steam overlay.

Either open an actual browser, or download the discord app.

Zekiran Aug 14, 2020 @ 8:05pm

I can't even run discord through my browsers, at all. I just start it up from its own exe, like you're meant to... *shrug*

Scrungusbungus Aug 16, 2020 @ 7:48am

Wait how long ago did I make this post?

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Judgmental Amaterasu Aug 16, 2020 @ 8:29am

Originally posted by Scrungusbungus:
Wait how long ago did I make this post?

2 years. People can't read dates apparently.

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EpicWinNoob Apr 19, 2021 @ 1:07am

Originally posted by Damp Wizard Sleeve:
Originally posted by Scrungusbungus:
Wait how long ago did I make this post?

2 years. People can't read dates apparently.

It's a problem that needs fixing, to this day. literally just allowing microphone access would be the solution, which, if it's built on chrome, should easily be possible.

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