Call Detection & How It Works
How Tenali detects meetings on macOS and Windows using active-window monitoring.
Tenali uses active-window monitoring to detect when you're in a meeting. Detection works on both macOS and Windows.
How Detection Works
- Tenali watches your frontmost active app and window.
- It classifies the platform from app metadata and browser URL patterns.
- Based on the platform, Tenali routes to the appropriate recording mode (fully supported or universal capture).
- For unrecognized platforms, Tenali falls back to generic meeting handling.
macOS vs Windows Detection
On macOS, detection uses AppleScript and active-window signals.
On Windows, Tenali uses PowerShell and Win32 APIs to enumerate processes and window titles. This also works for browser-based meetings in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, and Arc. The Windows app detects several additional platforms not available on macOS, including Phone Link for mobile calls.
For the full list of supported platforms and what level of support each receives, see the Meeting Platforms Grid.
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