Update the About page to remove Safari/iPad notes
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<h1 id="browsers">Supported Browsers</h1>
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<p>
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Currently, BareRTC works best on <i class="fab fa-chrome"></i> Chromium browsers (including Google
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Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Brave, and other Chromium derivatives) as well as
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<i class="fab fa-firefox"></i> Mozilla Firefox.
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</p>
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<p>
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It works in these browsers on desktop operating systems (including <i class="fab fa-windows"></i> Windows,
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<i class="fab fa-apple"></i> Mac OS and <i class="fab fa-linux"></i> GNU/Linux) as well as on
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<i class="fab fa-android"></i> Android devices.
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</p>
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<p>
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Feature support matrix of browsers currently tested:
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</p>
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<table class="table table-striped mb-5">
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th>Device Type</th>
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<th>Web Browsers</th>
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<th>Chat works?</th>
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<th>Video works?</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td><i class="fa fa-computer"></i> All Desktops</td>
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<td><i class="fab fa-firefox"></i> Mozilla Firefox</td>
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<td><i class="fa fa-check has-text-success-dark"></i></td>
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<td><i class="fa fa-check has-text-success-dark"></i></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><i class="fa fa-computer"></i> All Desktops</td>
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<td><i class="fab fa-chrome"></i> Chromium (Chrome, Edge)</td>
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<td><i class="fa fa-check has-text-success-dark"></i></td>
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<td><i class="fa fa-check has-text-success-dark"></i></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><i class="fab fa-apple"></i> Mac OS Desktop</td>
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<td><i class="fab fa-chrome"></i> Safari</td>
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<td><i class="fa fa-check has-text-success-dark"></i></td>
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<td><i class="fa fa-asterisk has-text-warning"></i></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><i class="fab fa-android"></i> Android</td>
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<td><i class="fab fa-firefox"></i> Mozilla Firefox</td>
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<td><i class="fa fa-check has-text-success-dark"></i></td>
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<td><i class="fa fa-check has-text-success-dark"></i></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><i class="fab fa-android"></i> Android</td>
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<td><i class="fab fa-chrome"></i> Chromium (Vanadium)</td>
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<td><i class="fa fa-check has-text-success-dark"></i></td>
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<td><i class="fa fa-check has-text-success-dark"></i></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><i class="fab fa-apple"></i> iPhone & iPad</td>
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<td><i class="fa fa-globe"></i> All browsers</td>
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<td><i class="fa fa-check has-text-success-dark"></i></td>
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<td><i class="fa fa-asterisk has-text-warning"></i></td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<h5 id="safari"><i class="fa fa-asterisk has-text-warning"></i> Apple Safari Browsers</h5>
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<p>
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This section applies to web browsers based on Safari, which includes <strong>every</strong> web
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browser on iPad and iPhone. There are some more nuances to the support level of these browsers on
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BareRTC.
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</p>
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<p>
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The regular chat features (logging in, chatting, sharing pictures) are 100% supported on Safari,
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but webcam sharing may be more difficult to get working. On iPad, iPhone, and Safari browsers,
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connecting to somebody's webcam may <strong>only</strong> work correctly if you follow exactly
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these steps:
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</p>
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<ol>
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<li>
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First, you need to share your own local webcam first (by clicking on the green "Share webcam"
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button at the top of the chat page).
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</li>
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<li>
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Then, you may only be able to view somebody else's camera <strong>IF</strong> they have marked
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the setting "When somebody opens my camera, I also open their camera automatically."
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</li>
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</ol>
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<p>
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This is because Apple Safari only supports two-directional video calls, which is in contrast to the
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way that BareRTC was designed to work: it is intended to be possible that somebody can start their webcam
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and be watched by anybody who wants to tune in, without it always needing to be a two-way video call. But
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for Apple Safari browsers, uni-directional video channels are not supported, so iPads and iPhones are only
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able to successfully connect to a video <strong>if</strong> that person opts-in to open your video in
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return (thus making it a two-way video call).
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</p>
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<p>
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For <i class="fab fa-apple"></i> <strong>macOS users</strong>, it is recommended to use a Chromium or
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Firefox browser instead of Safari for the best experience. It is only Safari-based browsers that have
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this limitation. Unfortunately, there is no alternative for iPad or iPhone: <em>every</em> web browser on
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iOS is based on Safari per Apple's app store guidelines. (Chrome and Firefox on iOS were not allowed to
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bring their <em>actual</em> web browser engine to Apple's mobiles).
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All features of the chat room, including webcam sharing, should generally work on all current
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web browsers and devices (Firefox, all Chromium browsers including Google Chrome or Microsoft
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Edge, Safari, Androids and iPads).
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</p>
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<h1 id="privacy">Privacy</h1>
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<ul>
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<li>
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The server does not maintain long-term state of chat history. Messages are pushed out as
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soon as they come in.
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soon as they come in, and users are forgotten when they log off.
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</li>
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<li>
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However, the server does keep temporary <strong>log files</strong> to help the server admin
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the contents of DMs may be logged since debug mode will record the low-level chat protocol
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messages sent between the server and clients.
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</li>
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<li>
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If the administrator has enabled it, your <strong>recent direct message</strong> histories
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may be recorded (for your convenience) in a database. Old messages expire off after about 90
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days, and you can clear all your DMs history from the Chat Settings -> Misc tab. DMs are only
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logged when the associate website logs you in to the chat room, so that only you can access
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them to remember where you left off with a chat partner.
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</li>
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<li>
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Chat moderators <strong>DO NOT</strong> get to see the contents of your Direct Message
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conversations - that feature is not programmed in to this chat room. The server logs which
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