[FEATURE REQUEST] Enable multiple screen sharing at the same time

[cruffinoni]

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Tell us about your request

What do you want us to build?

Currently, only one user can enable screen sharing. The idea here would be to allow multiple users to share their screen at the same time.

Which Amazon Chime SDK or feature area is this request for?
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Tell us about the problem you are trying to solve and why is it hard?

Sharing one screen at a time is very restrictive for users in meetings where it is necessary to show work or that kind of thing. Users are forced to take turns showing their screens instead of being able to show them at the same time without interrupting the continuous flow of the meeting.

How are you currently solving a problem?

We limit the functionality of screen sharing to one user.

Additional context

N/A

[simmkyu]

Thanks for creating a feature request.

The Chime SDK for JavaScript supports up to two simultaneous screen shares per meeting. See the "Content shares per meeting" in the Amazon Chime SDK quotas: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/chime/latest/dg/meetings-sdk.html#mtg-limits

However, the Chime SDK React Components Library (this repository) only allows a single screen share. The ContentShareProvider stops sharing screen when a new screen becomes available.

amazon-chime-sdk-component-library-react/src/providers/ContentShareProvider/index.tsx

Lines 56 to 63 in f74f0e1

	if (
	!isLocalUser &&
	localUserTileIdRef.current &&
	localUserTileIdRef.current < tileState.tileId
	) {
	audioVideo.stopContentShare();
	localUserTileIdRef.current = null;
	}

As a workaround, you can implement the custom ContentShareProvider using the Chime SDK for JavaScript. See the following example too: https://github.com/aws/amazon-chime-sdk-js#screen-and-content-share

We will keep you posted once we support two screen shares in the Chime SDK React Components Library.

[dragonballa]

is it possible to share more than 2 screens? what is the theoretical maximum?

[Merikanto]

I'd also like to request multiple screen share feature

[chrislittera]

I would like this feature request to be implemented too. Thanks!