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Askable Sessions Troubleshooting (Participants)

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Updated over 3 weeks ago

☝️Heads Up! If you are using anything other than Google Chrome, we recommend you switch now. Although we do our best to support all browsers we much prefer Chrome based browsers.

Askable Sessions works on a computer and mobile.

🙅 My microphone and camera are not working?

Askable Sessions needs permission to use your camera and microphone. If you are presented with the following pop-up, click Allow to enable access:

To make sure you have microphone and camera access enabled:

  1. In Google Chrome: click the lock icon in the top left of your browser next to the Askable website URL

  2. Select ‘Site Settings’

  3. Click the toggle for both camera and microphone

🙅 My camera or microphone still isn’t working?

  1. Make sure your camera and microphone are enabled either before or during the call

  2. Make sure no other applications or websites are using your camera

🙅 I don't know how to share my screen?

To share your screen you'll need to simply click the 'Share your screen' button at the bottom of the video call.

  1. Upon clicking the 'share' button, you'll be presented with the browser's pop-up window.

  2. Select the actual screen, window or tab you want to share by clicking on it:

☝️ Top Tip: For privacy reasons, we recommend selecting a window or Chrome tab to prevent sharing your full screen. If you do share your full screen, make sure you don't have sensitive information visible to others.


🙅 Permission to share my screen is still denied?


For Apple macOS


If you’re not able to share your screen in an Askable Session call, your browser might not have screen recording permission on your computer.

Go to to Mac's System Settings, and go to Privacy & Security

Make sure your browser is enabled for Microphone, Camera, and Screen & System Audio Recording



For Windows

  1. Head into your computer Settings

  2. Find "Privacy" or "Applications"

  3. Navigate into "Application/App Permissions" and find Camera & Mic and Screen Recording

  4. Please ensure your browser is turned on and allowed



🙅 I’ve enabled screen share permissions but still can’t share

  1. Make sure you have shared your screen during the call

  2. Make sure you are sharing the correct window or tab

More screen sharing information and tips can be found HERE

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