[HN Gopher] What are some interesting uses of WebUSB you have co...
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       What are some interesting uses of WebUSB you have come across?
        
       The stadia controller bluetooth firmware unlocker was the first
       time I experienced WebUSB
       https://stadia.google.com/controller/index_en_US.html  Today I
       discovered the VIA project can configure my QMK keyboards
       https://www.usevia.app/  Both of these implementations worked
       perfectly on my framework Chromebook. What are some other cool
       examples folks have seen?
        
       Author : moondev
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2023-01-28 21:41 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
       | iuafhiuah wrote:
       | Similar to your examples. The NReal Air AR glasses are activated
       | and the firmware is patched using WebUSB:
       | 
       | https://activation.nreal.ai/en/nreal-air-upgrade-plus.html
        
       | BiteCode_dev wrote:
       | This is cool, but both safari and firefox will not implement it:
       | 
       | https://usefulangle.com/web-updates/post/80/firefox-decines-...
       | 
       | I assume this is because of security concerns.
        
       | beyondcompute wrote:
       | Web MiniDisc:
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       | https://github.com/asivery/webminidisc
        
       | favourable wrote:
       | GrapheneOS uses WebUSB to flash Pixel phones:
       | 
       | https://grapheneos.org/install/web
        
         | c7DJTLrn wrote:
         | https://flash.android.com/
         | 
         | as well. I don't use Android anymore, but it's seriously cool
         | that you can reflash the OS from a webpage.
        
       | c0nfusedpengu1n wrote:
       | Changing settings on an electric open source powered paraglider.
       | Easy to interface with Arduino
       | 
       | Eg. https://config.openppg.com
        
       | roxgib wrote:
       | Does a device need to specifically support WebUSB, or will it
       | work with any USB device so long as the web page supports it? Or
       | is it the browser that needs to support the device? I found
       | contradictory information on this when searching.
        
       | scrollaway wrote:
       | I suspect WebUSB will allow eID readers to work natively without
       | having to install custom firmware in the future. This affects all
       | EU countries.
        
       | bradly wrote:
       | I've seen it used as a POS with a chip reader.
        
         | yamtaddle wrote:
         | The magnetic strip kind used to be able to just act as a
         | keyboard. Didn't need WebUSB to use one with a web site.
        
         | ozfive wrote:
         | Can you elaborate on this solution? It sounds interesting.
        
       | ThrowawayTestr wrote:
       | The online flasher for WLED uses it. install.wled.me
        
       | simonjgreen wrote:
       | Not a direct answer, but ESPHome uses WebSerial to flash images
       | which is similar.
        
       | severak_cz wrote:
       | Updating firmware of synth.
        
       | rxyz wrote:
       | Wooting added a web app option for setting up their newer
       | keyboards. Full feature parity with the desktop version
        
       | kinlan wrote:
       | We track some interesting examples here too
       | https://developer.chrome.com/blog/fugu-showcase/?api=webusb
        
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