Webcam chat rooms on PEE.CHAT are public live rooms where people talk on camera and in a text chat, right in the web browser of a computer, an iPhone or an Android phone. There is nothing to install: the browser handles your webcam and microphone itself. Anyone can open a room and watch without an account and without a camera. To write in the chat or switch on your own camera, you need a free account, and the browser then asks your permission before the site can use your camera or microphone. This page is about that side of webcam chat: how the permission works, what to do when the picture stays black, which privacy controls stay in your hands, and the manners that keep a webcam room pleasant.

How your browser asks for camera access

Once you have a free account, open a room and choose to turn on your camera. Your browser then shows a small prompt asking whether PEE.CHAT may use your camera and microphone. Choose Allow and your picture appears; choose Block and the site gets no access at all. Until you answer, the camera stays off.

Many browsers remember your choice for the site, so you may not be asked every time. If several cameras or microphones are connected, for example a laptop webcam and a headset, your browser's settings usually let you choose which one to use. On a phone, the browser may also need permission from the phone itself the first time.

When your camera stays black

If your picture does not appear, check these points in order.

First, the site permission: open the site settings from the icon next to the address bar, set the camera and microphone to Allow, then reload the page. Second, another app may already be using the camera, such as a video call or a recording app; close it and try again. Third, your system can block the browser itself: on a computer, look at the camera and microphone section of the privacy settings; on a phone, open the settings, find your browser and allow the camera and microphone. If an external webcam is plugged in, make sure it is the one selected. As a last step, try another up-to-date browser.

Privacy controls that stay in your hands

You decide when your camera and microphone are used, and you can take that permission back at any time in the site settings. Your device also tells you when they are on: browsers show a camera or recording icon in the tab or the address bar, an iPhone shows a green dot at the top of the screen for the camera and an orange one when only the microphone is in use, and most laptops light a small lamp next to the lens.

Remember that rooms are public: anyone can watch, even without an account, and, as on any website, a viewer can take a screenshot. Show only what you would be comfortable seeing shared. Pick a username that does not reveal your full name, turn on two-factor authentication (2FA), and block or report anyone who bothers you.

Webcam manners: respect on both sides

Behind every camera is a real person, so talk the way you would face to face. Say hello, stay on the topic given by the room's name and description, and let the hosts and moderators keep things on track. Never pressure anyone to turn on their camera: watching or typing is a perfectly good way to take part.

Respect the people around you, too. Ask before a housemate or a family member appears in your picture, and never record or share anyone's image without their agreement. Wear headphones when your microphone is on to avoid echo, and keep background noise down. Rooms are meant for everyone, so show yourself as you would in a public place. If someone crosses the line, block, report and switch rooms.