Cannot Screenshare with Zen (Teams, Meet, Jitsi, and alike)

[default-student]

Captchas

• [x] I have read the instructions.
• [x] I have searched existing issues and avoided creating duplicates.
• [x] I am not filing an enhancement request.
• [ ] I have checked that this issue cannot be reproduced on Mozilla Firefox.
• [x] I have checked that this issue can be reproduced once I removed all my Mods and Custom CSS.

What happened?

https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/5464

reopening this previously closed issue because its still present

Version

1.10.3b

What platform are you seeing the problem on?

Linux (Flatpak)

What component is this issue related to?

Other

Relevant log output if applicable

[shiftgeist]

I had the same issue. Removing and (auto) re-adding/enable the entry Zen Browser from the System Settings helped. I did it in the following order:

1. Start screenshare in Google Meet
2. Allow Zen prompt (see B below)
3. System error happend (see C below)
4. Error happend (see D below)
5. Removed Zen Browser entry from list (see A below but removed not just disabled)
6. Restarted Zen
7. Start screenshare in Google Meet
8. Allow Zen prompt (see B below)
9. System error happend (see C below)
10. Click Open System Settings
11. Zen Browser is added to the list of Screen & System Audio Recording but is disabled
12. Enable Zen Browser in list
13. Prompt to restart Zen
14. Restart Zen
15. Start screenshare in Google Meet
16. Screenshare works

My guess is that the system settings can't be migrated automatically.

Details of the issue before fix

• Google Meet
• macOS 15.3.2
• Zen Browser 1.11.2b (Firefox 137.0.1) (aarch64)

A: Permission Privacy & Security - Screen & System Audio Recording is enabled for Zen:

B: Google Meet asking for permission in Zen:

C: System error:

D: Google Meet error:

[keramblock]

1.11.2b on macos issue still here =( Also I could confirm that firefox itself is working fine with that. @mauro-balades could I ask you to also add macos label to this issue?

P.S. system settings screen:

[shiftgeist]

@keramblock did you try my fix?

[keramblock]

@shiftgeist thanks a lot! I tried to do the same before, but I didn't know, that you can delete app from there completely, not just turn it on and off again.

[dosubot[bot]]

Hi, @default-student. I'm Dosu, and I'm helping the desktop team manage their backlog. I'm marking this issue as stale.

Issue Summary

• Screensharing issue reported on Zen browser for Linux (Flatpak).
• Shiftgeist shared a workaround involving system settings adjustments, resolving the issue on macOS.
• Keramblock confirmed the issue on macOS version 1.11.2b and successfully applied Shiftgeist's solution.

Next Steps

• Please confirm if the issue is still relevant to the latest version of the desktop repository by commenting here.
• If no updates are provided, the issue will be automatically closed in 7 days.

Thank you for your understanding and contribution!