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We have version 1.0 for it. Is there any new one or app that corrects image on front camera? Because it takes mirrored image and there is no option for mirror mode.
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cline2 said:
We have version 1.0 for it. Is there any new one or app that corrects image on front camera? Because it takes mirrored image and there is no option for mirror mode.
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I'm not sure this is something that actually needs to be corrected. The image is mirrored to give the individual you are video calling with a correct view of what they should be seeing on their end. If you're trying to patch the camera to make it non-mirrored, the image would appear mirrored on the other end during a video call. All phones with front facing cameras mirror.

Ummmmn no! The screen shows an image as if you were looking in a mirror. As in you raise your right arm and the arm on your right of the screen raises. And as in words on your tshirt are backwards. Try it. The op is right.
I don't know if this is done to make self portraits seem more natural. And I don't know if the other end during a video call is also mirrored or if it is shown as if they were looking at you and the mirroring is isolated to the users screen but I'm sure somone at Samsung thought it was a good idea. Thats a pretty big mistake to make.

Dani897 said:
Ummmmn no! The screen shows an image as if you were looking in a mirror. As in you raise your right arm and the arm on your right of the screen raises. And as in words on your tshirt are backwards. Try it. The op is right.
I don't know if this is done to make self portraits seem more natural. And I don't know if the other end during a video call is also mirrored or if it is shown as if they were looking at you and the mirroring is isolated to the users screen but I'm sure somone at Samsung thought it was a good idea. Thats a pretty big mistake to make.
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That's the point I'm making. If it wasn't mirrored on your end it would be on the end of the people you're video chatting with. If you take a snapshot, it shouldn't be mirrored in a still.
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What do you want to see your right mole on your left cheek? Jk
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sdricke said:
That's the point I'm making. If it wasn't mirrored on your end it would be on the end of the people you're video chatting with. If you take a snapshot, it shouldn't be mirrored in a still.
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you mis-understand. if you take a still the text is backwards on you t-shirt. it should be like any other camera but is not, instead it acts like a mirror would,
normally if the camera and screen are facing the same direction and you raise your right hand it would appear that you are standing facing your self raising your right hand (the hand to the left of your view being that you are facing opposite directions.)
what the infuse does it the hand to the right of your view raises. in feels intuitive as if you are using a mirror but rather than only mirroring the screen output on your end to hel it feel more natural it actually saves the image like that, and though i havent tried video chatting it seems it would be sending the image the wrong way as well.
if you are doing this on purpose to see how many people you can confuse, im gonna f-ing scream! i know all about perspective, you cant throw me off.
if you are confused then put on a t-shirt with a logo and take a still of yourself, then try to read it in the galery.

Yeah. Once you snap the picture, it still remains mirrored, and why should the camera app be mirroring it in the first place? It doesn't do any video chatting (correct me if I'm wrong).

Farjad_ said:
Yeah. Once you snap the picture, it still remains mirrored, and why should the camera app be mirroring it in the first place? It doesn't do any video chatting (correct me if I'm wrong).
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it does in video chat in 3rd party apps, but you wouldnt want it mirrored for that, that would be wierd. the only reason i can come up with is a mirror feel more intuitive to focus on your self than a camera so they mirrored the image, they should have only mirored the screen image within the camera app though, instead it seems the firmware outputs a backwards image to file and likely any software using it.
that brings up another point though. can we pull the phone apk from the i9000 for video calling in the dialer and would that work on the infuse and on att's network?

sdricke said:
I'm not sure this is something that actually needs to be corrected. The image is mirrored to give the individual you are video calling with a correct view of what they should be seeing on their end. If you're trying to patch the camera to make it non-mirrored, the image would appear mirrored on the other end during a video call. All phones with front facing cameras mirror.
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I would like to know what applications can you use to video call as you mentioned here. I have tried Fring and Yahoo "Messenger" and both utilize the back camera and there are no settings or button to switch to front facing camera.
I am running the Infused rom, I wonder if that has something to do with it. I would like to make video calls, but at the moment haven't been able to.

You can use Qik. I tested it with my friend who has an EVO.
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ooVoo
I use ooVoo to video chat. It is not officially supported yet, but I changed the model number in the build.prop file to the Galaxy S 4G

sdricke said:
I'm not sure this is something that actually needs to be corrected. The image is mirrored to give the individual you are video calling with a correct view of what they should be seeing on their end. If you're trying to patch the camera to make it non-mirrored, the image would appear mirrored on the other end during a video call. All phones with front facing cameras mirror.
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Wrong!! My buddy has an iphone 4 and i used to use a dell streak and the dell was mirrored. Once i got the infuse i told him his phone was screwed up because the infuse was mirrored too, so i tried to con him into the thought that his should be mirrored too. he took a pic of his t shirt with his and it showed a correct pic. he took a pic with my infuse and his t short was morrored. RETARDED !!!!

This camera is awesome! I used this on the S.U.R.F.A.C.E. rom because my kept force closing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1231343

TW4 Actually has video calling on it but you need root access first

video chatting

hey guys, i just got my charge and downloaded the app "tango", which allows video chatting.
but when i try it and i turn on the video my friend cannot hear me.
i remember when i got my phone the guy at best buy said the charge cannot send data and voice at the same time
so i am amusing this is the problem.
my friend has the Tbolt and it works fine.
If video chatting is out of the question for the charge why did they even include the front facing camera.
also is there a way around this? how can i get video chatting to work on my charge.
any ideas
thanks guys.
i've found this thats how i came upon tango but it doesn't seem to be working for me.
is it just my phone or all charges?

Make sure your friend does not have mute selected, and does have the speaker selected.

frogdod said:
hey guys, i just got my charge and downloaded the app "tango", which allows video chatting.
but when i try it and i turn on the video my friend cannot hear me.
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The developers of Tango are aware of the audio issues associated with the Charge, and are working to resolve it. Here's a post from another site:
http://androidforums.com/samsung-droid-charge/342720-oovoo.html

Hey all,
Yea, I think I'm having the same issue.

Tango doesn't work, yahoo mess doesn't work. Fring DOES work!
Thanks for the help.

Hughes4123 said:
Tango doesn't work, yahoo mess doesn't work. Fring DOES work!
Thanks for the help.
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something new with Fring, because when I used it, it wouldn't use the front facing camera.

Yeah Fring was update a few hours ago. But the volume is too low for the program to be honestly useful.
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Has anyone been able to get skype video to work on the charge? I just got an upgrade available and I'm debating whether to get this or the thunderbolt which can use skype but the battery life is a major concern.

omnia38 said:
Yeah Fring was update a few hours ago. But the volume is too low for the program to be honestly useful.
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It is low. If you are outside or in a noisy place you'll have issues. But for me it's not too bad. I use it at work to talk and cheack on my son at home. If I don't call him he'll never take a bath. Hell when I was his age I was ironing my clothes and smelling fine. Had girls all over the place. This boy don't give to you know whats.

rsjet said:
Has anyone been able to get skype video to work on the charge? I just got an upgrade available and I'm debating whether to get this or the thunderbolt which can use skype but the battery life is a major concern.
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Don't look like it. I just checked the reviews in the market place and as of 6-8-11, people are still rating it poorly because of that.

frogdod said:
i remember when i got my phone the guy at best buy said the charge cannot send data and voice at the same time
so i am amusing this is the problem.
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Not sure if you're aware, but that just means you can't use data while on voice CALLS only. Data doesn't disable your microphone.
I've downloaded Qik but haven't tried it yet. Anyone have any luck?

[Q] Video call

Complete noob here so maybe I've missed something glaringly obvious, but how do you make a video call with the one s? I can't find any option for it and a google search only brings up ways to do it using an app or skype. My video call time comes out of my monthly calling minutes so when I'm travelling it makes sense to use it rather than skype as I have a capped data allowance and more minutes than I need.
Thanks

when you are calling someone, check options... is there any option for video call?

Stiflerlv said:
when you are calling someone, check options... is there any option for video call?
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Nope, nothing there to initiate a video call. And then when in call I cannot find any option to turn on the camera for a video call. I've looked and looked (before and during a call) but I can't find any option to do so.

Ok I emailed HTC and asked and their response was:
I’m sorry to hear that you are experiencing difficulties with making a video call.
I believe that the reason for this is because the phone does not make video calls via the normal phone function. It makes video calls using 3rd party software e.G. Skype etc. But as we do not support 3rd party software I would be unable to help you set this up. I apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Bit of a disappointment personally, but I suppose video calling isn't very popular so most people won't care. Still, was it really that difficult to add a video calling option/function?

But if your phone did support it, and not through a 3rd party app using internet, The receiver would also have to have the same set up right ?
And video calling isnt that popular.. Can you not speak with your provider and see if they can change the video call allowance into internet allowance instead ? Then you could use a 3rd party app like skype... Much more popular

ccart said:
Ok I emailed HTC and asked and their response was:
I’m sorry to hear that you are experiencing difficulties with making a video call.
I believe that the reason for this is because the phone does not make video calls via the normal phone function. It makes video calls using 3rd party software e.G. Skype etc. But as we do not support 3rd party software I would be unable to help you set this up. I apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Bit of a disappointment personally, but I suppose video calling isn't very popular so most people won't care. Still, was it really that difficult to add a video calling option/function?
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LOL! Making phone with 2nd camera and not even bothering to add software option for video call? HAHHA Thats just lame! But I guess its for most "android" phones.

azzledazzle said:
But if your phone did support it, and not through a 3rd party app using internet, The receiver would also have to have the same set up right ?
And video calling isnt that popular.. Can you not speak with your provider and see if they can change the video call allowance into internet allowance instead ? Then you could use a 3rd party app like skype... Much more popular
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Yes, but whilst I'm no expert, most phones I have come across with front facing cameras do support video calling and more importantly the people who I would be calling have this option on their phones.
Not to worry though, not a major issue. Just seemed a bit odd to me to put a front facing camera on there and not support it without a 3rd party app. I can manage and with all the free wifi hotspots I get access to through my package it shouldn't be a big issue.

i totally agree, It is a bit stupid to have the FFC, if they wernt gunna support video calls, they could have removed the camera and added something else instead.
like a external sd slot. or a laser beam what kills people... who knows ?
I dont use video calling, I hate people looking at me im the sort of dude that walks in the shadows with a hood covering my face lol

Setup a Google Voice account and then you can do video calls to other users over Google Talk.

I was able to initiate a video call to the wife's One S using Google Talk on my Samsung Note 2 with no problem but the front camera image quality of the HTC is so bad the feature is useless. I found this thread while searching to see if others had better results. The image on the HTC is dark and grainy on the phone's own screen and is so pixilated after being transmitted to mine it totally useless , the Samsung's is crystal clear.

Stiflerlv said:
LOL! Making phone with 2nd camera and not even bothering to add software option for video call? HAHHA Thats just lame! But I guess its for most "android" phones.
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Fanboy maybe...of the iPhone type perhaps?
Considering they are the only mfgs to add said software.
Goggle+ works great and so does google voice which is a preinstalled app of android systems...
Which means making your post is a waste of time
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gatorrph said:
I was able to initiate a video call to the wife's One S using Google Talk on my Samsung Note 2 with no problem but the front camera image quality of the HTC is so bad the feature is useless. I found this thread while searching to see if others had better results. The image on the HTC is dark and grainy on the phone's own screen and is so pixilated after being transmitted to mine it totally useless , the Samsung's is crystal clear.
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The front camera isn't actually that had. You just have to try to remove some dust from it. It's terrible design to hide the camera down there, it gets full of dust in no time
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2 megapixel front facing camera ain't shabby compare to other high end devices
The one x "superphone"...having a 1.3 mp....front face. Does that make it better than 2.0 without so called 720p?
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green/black video on skype

Hi all.
As the title says, I have tryed to make skype calls but the image that the oter person gets from me is very greeny. On my Sensation's display it looks like it should be but at the recepient I see my self like I am being watched thru night vision devices.
Could this be a skype problem or a phone problem? outside the skype both front and back cameras are working just fine.
I don't know if it has any importance but I am on ARHD 6.6.3.
Thank you very much.

petronelduca said:
Hi all.
As the title says, I have tryed to make skype calls but the image that the oter person gets from me is very greeny. On my Sensation's display it looks like it should be but at the recepient I see my self like I am being watched thru night vision devices.
Could this be a skype problem or a phone problem? outside the skype both front and back cameras are working just fine.
I don't know if it has any importance but I am on ARHD 6.6.3.
Thank you very much.
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This is a known issue for sensations on ics. There are multiple threads documenting this, please use the search function on this forum, its surprisingly effective
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I did search as much as possible, but I did not find any info about this issue on sensation. Thank you.
I'll keep searching.

petronelduca said:
I did search as much as possible, but I did not find any info about this issue on sensation. Thank you.
I'll keep searching.
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Hi,
For some reason it is a problem on the Sensation running ICS.
On my Transformer Prime,running ICS,it works absolutely fine.

petronelduca said:
Hi all.
As the title says, I have tryed to make skype calls but the image that the oter person gets from me is very greeny. On my Sensation's display it looks like it should be but at the recepient I see my self like I am being watched thru night vision devices.
Could this be a skype problem or a phone problem? outside the skype both front and back cameras are working just fine.
I don't know if it has any importance but I am on ARHD 6.6.3.
Thank you very much.
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It is an ICS problem with the Sensation. Just wait for skype to fix it

Question Z Flip 3 and True Phone application

Hello! I use Z Flip 3 and I'm very upset that I can't use the True Phone app, due to the fact that I can't see who is calling when the phone is foldable. Is there a solution to this problem?

Anghel Botta said:
Hello! I use Z Flip 3 and I'm very upset that I can't use the True Phone app, due to the fact that I can't see who is calling when the phone is foldable. Is there a solution to this problem?
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Use the Samsung phone app or deal with it, I use the Google dialer and am having the same issue

I am using true phone and have no problem. Just set in true phone settings the default incoming call screen from Samsung.

luigi90210 said:
Use the Samsung phone app or deal with it, I use the Google dialer and am having the same issue
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wow... XDA is such a heart warming place where people can ask questions

apatcas said:
wow... XDA is such a heart warming place where people can ask questions
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Do I have to be soft and sweet when telling him the truth here on xda? If telling someone the truth straight up is so mean and offensive to you than maybe you shouldn't be on the internet
The feature he wants(answering the phone using his preferred dialer app on the cover screen ) isn't supported on this device. Either use the app that supports the feature he wants or deal with the fact that he has to open his phone to answer the phone. Those are his options, unless you have another solution

I too was surprised by your tone - it seemed unnecesary to me, plus the fact you answered but didn't offer a solution. We don't need to be soft and sweet - just correct. If you spoke like that to a stranger in real life, it wouldn't end well...
Actually, zorantomas' post is the solution - so you dial out with True Phone, and incoming calls are handled via the Samsung phone app. That works, you can answer from the small display directly, and use the True Phone UI to make calls.
In short I doubt we will ever see 3rd part widgets for the small display since there will be security concerns about what is displayed without having to unlock the device, and it's a capability for - atm - a single product line.

zorantoma said:
I am using true phone and have no problem. Just set in true phone settings the default incoming call screen from Samsung.
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How did you set this? I can find an option to use True Phone for incoming calls only, but not the other way around. Thanks!

greenemage said:
How did you set this? I can find an option to use True Phone for incoming calls only, but not the other way around. Thanks!
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