From Firefox, you can enable or block sites from accessing any one of your device’s cameras and microphones. There are many different ways to enable or block camera and microphone permissions, depending upon the device that you’re using. This article outlines each method below.
Table of Contents
- 1 Use prompts to allow or block camera and microphone permissions for a site
- 2 Use the Firefox Settings menu to change camera and microphone permissions
- 3 Use Firefox’s address bar to clear camera or microphone permissions for a site
- 4 Use Firefox's Page Info Permissions dialog to change camera and microphone permissions
- 5 Use your Android device’s settings menu to change camera and microphone permissions
- 6 Use your iOS device’s settings menu to change camera and microphone permissions
Use prompts to allow or block camera and microphone permissions for a site
To use prompts to allow or block camera and microphone permissions for a site that uses these features:
- Open Firefox and go to the desired site.
- A confirmation pop-up displays asking if you want to share your device’s camera and microphone with that site.
- Select the checkbox if you want Firefox to remember your selections for this site so that they can be used by default in the future.
- Click the button if you want to share these devices with the site.
- Click the button if you don’t want to share these devices with the site.
Use the Firefox Settings menu to change camera and microphone permissions
Change camera permissions
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Click on the left.
- Scroll down to the Permissions section.
- Click the
Firefox displays the websites with saved or permission. button for the Camera option. - Use the Allow/Block selector to change permission for the website. You can remove the site by selecting it from the list and clicking the .
- Select the checkbox if you do not want to give any other sites access to your camera.
- Click the button.
Change microphone permissions
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Click from the left menu.
- Scroll down to the Permissions section.
- Click the
Firefox displays the websites with saved or permission. button for the Microphone option. - Use the Allow/Block selector to change permission for the website. You can remove the site by selecting it from the list and clicking the .
- Select the checkbox if you do not want to give any other sites access to your microphone.
- Click the button.
Use Firefox’s address bar to clear camera or microphone permissions for a site
- Click the permissions icon that displays in the address bar on the left.
- Any relevant permission statuses for the current site are displayed in the Site Permissions panel.
- Click the next to Allowed, Allowed Temporarily, Blocked or Blocked Temporarily to clear the status so that Firefox will ask again for permission when you next visit the site.
Use Firefox's Page Info Permissions dialog to change camera and microphone permissions
If a page does not prompt you for permission, you can use the Page Info window to set a custom permission for the Use the camera or Use the microphone setting.
panel in Firefox's- Open the Page Info (you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + ICommand + I while you are on the page; for other ways, see Firefox Page Info window).
- At the top of the Page Info window, select
- To set a custom permission, uncheck Use Default for the setting and then choose Allow or Block.
Use your Android device’s settings menu to change camera and microphone permissions
If you’ve turned off camera or microphone access, you can turn on those permissions by accessing the Apps menu in your device Settings. From there, you can enable the camera and microphone permissions from the Permissions submenu for the Firefox app.
Use your iOS device’s settings menu to change camera and microphone permissions
If you’ve turned off camera or microphone access, you can turn on your microphone or camera permissions by accessing the Privacy menu in your device Settings.