topic Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook? in Collaboration Applications

Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

Saqib Ali — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:11:33 GMT

What is the ETA for Webex Meetings client for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

mkee1 — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:01:12 GMT

Hello,

Thank you for your inquiry. Currently the WebEx Meetings client does not support ChromeOS/Chromebook. However, this is indeed something we are looking to add to our roadmap. Exact timing of availability is still TBD.

Best,

Melody

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

Saqib Ali — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:55:19 GMT

Thanks Melody. Would really appreciate an ETA as soon as you are can provide one.

Webex is the ONLY app that our users can't use from ChromeOS. Rest of the windows apps can be accessed using Citrix App on the Chromebook.

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

adam4it10 — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:23:42 GMT

Hi Saqib,

Ericom has a solution for running WebEx from Chromebooks. Using Ericom AccessNow, you can run a WebEx session on your Chromebook by running WebEx inside Internet Explorer running from within your Chrome browser.

For a demo of how this solution works, open your Chrome browser, go to http://CloudInternetExplorer.com, click on the clipboard icon on the top right side of the screen, paste the URL for a WebEx session, and then within IE in the remote session click on the address bar and press Ctrl+V, and then enter. Your WebEx session will open up within your Chrome browser.

Cloud Internet Explorer is a demo service which has a 5 minute inactivity timeout, so you would have to interact with IE in order for the WebEx session to continue working.

Adam

Note: I work for Ericom

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

Saqib Ali — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:53:15 GMT

Hi Adam,

Very cool demo. However we were hoping for a pure HTML 5 webex client. We already have Citrix infrastructure so we can publish IE for webex. But that wouldn't be as elegant of a solution as a native HTML 5 Webex client

Thanks,

Saqib

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

adam4it10 — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:50:15 GMT

Hi Saqib,

I agree that a pure HTML5 WebEx client is the ideal solution. But until then you can use Ericom’s free Cloud Internet Explorer service for using WebEx (without having to use your expensive Citrix concurrent licenses even if you already own them).

By the way, Ericom already has an HTML5 client (AccessNow) for Chromebook/ChromeOS and other HTML5 compatible environments, that has been on the market for several months and which is already deployed at large organizations. You may want to look into it.

Adam

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

Saqib Ali — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:32:16 GMT

Hello Webex Team,

Any updates on this?

Saqib

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

miro@cisco.com — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:50:44 GMT

Google Chrome OS requires a client that is web based only (the entire OS is one big browser).

Since our meeting application is a thick client (application that is coded using the native OS function calls) we are not able to support Chrome OS at this time.

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

Saqib Ali — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:32:58 GMT

Thanks Miro. Are any plans for a pure HTML 5 client for Webex?

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

miro@cisco.com — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:15:18 GMT

I can't say if there are any plans or not, however we are aware of the pure HTML 5 client needs and the market trends.

Thank you,

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

Saqib Ali — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:17:23 GMT

Thanks Miro.

Is there a place where I can officially submit this a feature request?

Saqib

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

miro@cisco.com — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:24:23 GMT

Saqib, there is no need for this one, we already have it as the feature request.

Thanks,

-m

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

Saqib Ali — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:05:48 GMT

miro / mkee,

Any updates on this? With the release of the new Chromebooks there is a lot of interest in using Webex on these devices.

Thanks,

Saqib

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

miro@cisco.com — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:04:55 GMT

Saqib,

as of today, there are no changes to my previous comments. If you have sizible opportunity for the chrome OS, please provide mi with more details. I do not expect to have more details till fall.

Thank you,

-m

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

Saqib Ali — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:30:09 GMT

miro,

Unfortunately we are in a chicken-and-egg vicious cycle — business users don't want to purchase Chromebook till popular conferencing apps such as Webex work on Chromebooks, and vendors like Cisco don't want to invest development time in developming a pure HTML 5 client until they see a sizable opportunity.

I think Cisco, being a innovative leader in this space needs to break this vicious cycle and provide a pure HTML 5 app for Webex that works on Chromebook.

Saqib

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

Saqib Ali — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:14:50 GMT

miro,

any updates on this? Google just announced the new lower cost Chromebooks running ChromeOS, which will definitely aid in the faster adoption of the Chromebooks. A pure HTML5 Webex client that works on ChromeOS would be nice.

Thanks,

Saqib

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

priceja — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:40:24 GMT

Miro,

I do have a sizable opportunity. We are looking at just under 1,000 CB's. We also have webex available to us through our Telepresence\UC\CUWL licensing. We utilize Google Hangouts but that service is limited in attendee count. We would very much like to have webex as a cross platform option because of that.

Thanks

Jamie

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

Saqib Ali — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:10:03 GMT

Thanks for the support Jamie. Please contact your Cisco Account Manager regarding this as well. Cisco really needs to build HTML 5 only Webex Client.

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

Laura Douglas — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:12:53 GMT

Saqib and Jamie,

Thanks for your participation on the community. Miro is checking status and will get back to your shortly.

Laura Douglas

Cisco Collaboration Community Manager

Re: Support for ChromeOS / Chromebook?

shadow1138 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:00:13 GMT

I am a new chromebook owner and am VERY surprised this is not supported.. My iphone, ipad all work just fine with webex. Chromebooks are getting way to popular to ignore guys.