Public bug reported: WebMIDI does not work when chromium is installed from snap package. However, it works when installed via apt install.
Chromium version: Version 93.0.4577.82 (Offizieller Build) snap (64-Bit) Channel: stable OS Version: Ubuntu 20 Steps to reproduce the problem: 1. Execute in brower's console if (navigator.requestMIDIAccess) { navigator.requestMIDIAccess({sysex: false}) .then(m => alert("WebMIDI ready")) .catch(m =>alert("WebMIDI failed")); } else { alert("Sorry, no WebMIDI support in your browser."); } What is the expected behavior? alert: WebMIDI ready What went wrong? alert: WebMIDI failed, WebMIDI cannot be used at all Without the catch-clause the error message is: Uncaught (in promise) DOMException: Platform dependent initialization failed. Did this work before? Yes Version 90.0.4430.72 (Offizieller Build) Built on Ubuntu installed via apt install. See also: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1254727&q=reporter%3Ajofeux%40gmail.com&can=1 ** Affects: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: snap webmidi -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1953010 Title: [snap] WebMIDI not working Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: WebMIDI does not work when chromium is installed from snap package. However, it works when installed via apt install. Chromium version: Version 93.0.4577.82 (Offizieller Build) snap (64-Bit) Channel: stable OS Version: Ubuntu 20 Steps to reproduce the problem: 1. Execute in brower's console if (navigator.requestMIDIAccess) { navigator.requestMIDIAccess({sysex: false}) .then(m => alert("WebMIDI ready")) .catch(m =>alert("WebMIDI failed")); } else { alert("Sorry, no WebMIDI support in your browser."); } What is the expected behavior? alert: WebMIDI ready What went wrong? alert: WebMIDI failed, WebMIDI cannot be used at all Without the catch-clause the error message is: Uncaught (in promise) DOMException: Platform dependent initialization failed. Did this work before? Yes Version 90.0.4430.72 (Offizieller Build) Built on Ubuntu installed via apt install. See also: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1254727&q=reporter%3Ajofeux%40gmail.com&can=1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1953010/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp