Source note · Troubleshooting headset call controls in softphones
Chrome blocks WebHID access to security-sensitive devices such as FIDO tokens and to protected usages such as generic keyboards and mice.
Checked 2026-10-02
- Vendor
- Product
- Google Chrome
- Subsystem
- WebHID API
- Deployment
- on-premises
- Region
- not restricted
- Release range
- Chrome 89 and later
- Checked
- 2026-10-02
Sources
- Connecting to uncommon HID devices — Google Chrome Developers · tier 2 current vendor documentation · Security and privacy section, blocklist
Cite this note
APA
WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Troubleshooting headset call controls in softphones: source note headset-control-troubleshooting-webhid-blocklist. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/headset-control-troubleshooting-webhid-blocklist
BibTeX
@misc{warmtransfer-claim-headset-control-troubleshooting-webhid-blocklist,
title = {Troubleshooting headset call controls in softphones: source note headset-control-troubleshooting-webhid-blocklist},
author = {{WarmTransfer}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/headset-control-troubleshooting-webhid-blocklist},
note = {Source note headset-control-troubleshooting-webhid-blocklist, checked 2026-10-02}
}