# Built-in WebRTC video and audio calls removed in v5.6 in favor of open source plugins

**URL:** <https://forum.mattermost.com/t/built-in-webrtc-video-and-audio-calls-removed-in-v5-6-in-favor-of-open-source-plugins/5998>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [October 24, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/built-in-webrtc-video-and-audio-calls-removed-in-v5-6-in-favor-of-open-source-plugins/5998 "2018-10-24T23:32:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![jasonblais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/jasonblais/32/720_2.png) [@jasonblais](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/jasonblais)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/built-in-webrtc-video-and-audio-calls-removed-in-v5-6-in-favor-of-open-source-plugins/5998/3 "2018-10-25T11:15:39Z")

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Great question.

Plugin support on mobile clients is planned. We are exploring different options, and plan to dive into a deeper investigation in the near term.

Moreover, the built-in WebRTC video and audio calling wasn’t in fact supported on mobile.

Hence our focus on plugin support which will help towards a wider ecosystem of video conferencing plugins, including on the mobile clients.

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