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Remove WebRTC RTP data channels

Category

WebRTC

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Removed (Chrome 90)

Intent stage

Shipped

• Breaking change: No
• Enterprise impact: None
• Spec maturity: Pre-incubation
• Web Platform Tests: No

WPT details: Nonstandard feature. Removal will not affect WPT.

Summary

Removes support for the non-standard RTP data channels in WebRTC. Users should use the standard SCTP-based data channels instead.

Standards & signals

• Specification: https://example.org/dev/null
• Firefox: No signal
• Safari: No signal
• Web developers: No signals
• Tracking bug: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/webrtc/issues/detail?id=6625

Ecosystem

• Web Platform Tests: https://wpt.fyi/results/?q=remove-webrtc-rtp-data-channels
• Chrome Platform Showcase: https://chrome-platform-showcase.paulkinlan-ea.deno.net/features
• GenDN reference: https://gendn.paulkinlan-ea.deno.net/features
• chrome.dev demos search: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Achrome.dev+Remove%20WebRTC%20RTP%20data%20channels
• MDN Web Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=Remove%20WebRTC%20RTP%20data%20channels
• Baseline status: https://webstatus.dev/?q=Remove%20WebRTC%20RTP%20data%20channels

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