Users of Mozilla's Firefox browser may soon be able to hold audio and video chats with each other with no need for third-party software or plugins.

Chad Weiner, director of product management for Firefox, said this will address the "increasing fragmentation" among various chat and messaging services now available.

"No plug-ins, no downloads. If you have a browser, a camera and a mic, you’ll be able to make audio and video calls to anyone else with an enabled browser. It will eventually work across all of your devices and operating systems," Weiner said in a blog post.

Weiner said Firefox, with "near universal adoption," could become a "keystone of an open, interoperable communications system."

Mozilla is coming up with the feature in its Firefox Nightly (early test) channel.

The technology will be based on WebRTC, a standard for sending real-time data, audio and video among browsers.

A report on TechCrunch said Firefox and Chrome both support the feature "out of the box."

Weiner noted Mozilla's effort is in partnership with TokBox.

"We’re excited to start testing this feature in our Nightly channel and look forward to providing frequent updates as we develop this service," Weiner said. — Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News

source: gmanetwork.com