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How to enable the camera on Omegle?

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Omegle is a free online video and text chat website on which users can socialise with other users using Omegle without doing any registration. Omegle randomly connects you with users in one-on-one chat where they can chat anonymously.

Omegle also have a college student chat option that connects you with other college students, if you choose that option, it will ask for your college email address to verify that you are a student.

If you are having trouble enabling your camera for Omegle, then follow the steps in this article on how to enable the camera on Omegle.

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How to turn on the camera on Omegle through the pop-up box?

When you choose the video chat option on Omegle it will automatically ask you to enable the camera and microphone. If you missed it, follow these steps to enable it through the pop-up box.

Step 1: Open Omegle.com and scroll down to the Start chatting option and then click on the Video button.

How to enable the camera on Omegle?

Step 2: A pop-up box will appear asking whether you are 18 years and above or not. Check both boxes and then click on Confirm and continue button.

How to enable the camera on Omegle?

Step 3: New pop-up box will appear just below the address bar asking for permission to enable the camera and microphone; click on Allow button to enable the camera and microphone.

How to enable the camera on Omegle?

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How to enable the camera through browser settings?

If you are unable to enable your camera on through the steps mentioned above, then the camera might be blocked from the browser settings because sometimes your browsers blocks access to the camera because of some complications, so in that case, follow these steps to enable the camera on through browser settings:

Step 1: Click on the Triple dot button at the top right corner of the browser, and a drop-down menu will appear. In that menu, click on the Settings option.

How to enable the camera on Omegle?

Step 2: In the settings menu click on the Privacy and Security option and then click on the Site settings option on the right side of the settings menu.

How to enable the camera on Omegle?

Step 3: Click on the Camera option under the Permissions section in the site settings menu.

How to enable the camera on Omegle?

Step 4: In the camera setting click on Sites can ask to use your camera option.

How to enable the camera on Omegle?

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Fix: Omegle Camera not found issues

If you’re facing issues while starting your camera on Omegle, here are four fixes you can try.

Restart your laptop

This is one of the most common fixes for every technical device, this will reset all the apps on your laptops and it might resolve the issue with your camera.


Clear browser cache memory and cookies

Sometimes cache and cookies start causing problems with sites and affect the camera and other functioning of the browser, so clearing cache memory and cookies might resolve the issue.


Use another browser

If the above methods do not work for you, the problem is in the browser you are using; it can be outdated or not working properly. You can try using other browsers to access Omegle without camera issues.


Update your browser

You may be using an outdated browser version that stops functioning correctly, so keep your browser up-to-date.

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Akash Singh

Akash Singh

Akash is a law graduate who likes to go for bike rides on the weekends soul-searching for answers to his many existential questions. You can contact him here: singhakash95@pm.me

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