Re: [mediacapture-main] gUM firing repeatedly for the same page load

> However I would expect such platforms to instead expose one camera 
with a facingMode constraint that can be switched between user and 
environment using applyContraints() on the existing stream. This use 
case would then not require a new gUM call to switch between front and
 back camera.

@mhofman that's an interesting idea, and a good way around the current
 spec limitations. Unfortunately, none of the mobile browsers do this 
today. E.g. switching between front and back on Firefox for Android 
does indeed require relinquishing the front camera *before* the user 
is asked for permission for the rear camera, and vice versa, which is 
sub-optimal.

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