Hi Everyone,
I really want to be able to use my EVO to video chat with friends on Skype at thier PC. From all the research I have done this isn't possible anymore since Fring pulled their Skype capabilities. I read that Verizon offers a Skype app, can this be ported over to EVO on Sprint?
Thanks in advance!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695878
i think this question belongs in the questions forum
verizon's skype app did nothing but place calls over voice to skype users...no actual video calls ...although, by the end of this year, skype claims they WILL have a video app for all carriers
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Title says it all, will we be able to do a video call with a pc user who is using a webcam?
Qik allows it, so yes.
kyleblakepeters said:
Qik allows it, so yes.
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I'm assuming private chat, not recorded and posted on my qik page. I can't seem to find much about it, does anyone know where I can find more about it?
yes, new app? w/ Qik...
yes, the official launch they said that "an upgrade" (i believe through Qik, an app maybe?) will enable the phone to utilize phone to phone OR phone to pc video calls..."CALLS"...so it must be the case. i guess they foresaw having to compete w/ skype and verizon in this manner...w/ verizon's upcoming vphone (saygus) offering video conferencing software via android, more options may open up than just offered up front at sprint.
Also remember that the 4th gen iPhone will also have a front facing camera, as well as code in the os that point to iChat intergration.
I can't wait till we have an Android app that works with iChat!
This is an upgrade to the qik app or qik account. I wonder if it will cost. That would sure ruin it.
I'm praying for skype to skype video on the Evo.
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I'm praying for skype to skype video on the Evo.
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same, stupid verizon, buying up skype.....
I know I'm half awake, so maybe I missed something, but from what I can see, Qik doesn't have a full desktop/PC app. They seem to be very phone centric.
They do have an app called "Qik-in-Touch" that runs on the desktop and will tell you when your friends are broadcasting publicly (or maybe privately to all friends?) but last time I played with it (when it first went beta), it didn't support webcam on the PC. So it was receive-only on the desktop.
It's something, but not a direct one to one video calling/chat. But maybe they've updated it since the last time I played with it, or maybe I just missed some things.
-gryffyn
That's what I was concerned about, I haven't seen anything about being able to video chat to a PC
mrono said:
same, stupid verizon, buying up skype.....
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actually google bought Global IP Systems, they allow skype, qik and so on to have video calling and chat XD so we will see.
Wonder if Google Talk will be getting video chat on the PC and Android phones.
I my opinion that would be great. If you have a Android phone you have a gmail account so it only make sense that it should be coming.
davidbrownds said:
Wonder if Google Talk will be getting video chat on the PC and Android phones.
I my opinion that would be great. If you have a Android phone you have a gmail account so it only make sense that it should be coming.
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It does make sense for google to add in video chat. /pray
setite said:
I'm praying for skype to skype video on the Evo.
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Your prayers have been answered. Fring now supports video chatting with Skype.
http://www.androidcentral.com/fring-nearly-excited-about-evo-4g-you-launches-video-calling
Here's another video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YHrK5gg1Pk
Gizmodo demonstrates video calling from Evo to Evo using Fring - http://gizmodo.com/5549494/fring-for...rom-the-future
Qik does it, but its an extra $5/month, like the post above fring will make skype video calls, or atleast recieve them for now, i havent seen it making a video call yet.
davebu said:
Qik does it, but its an extra $5/month, like the post above fring will make skype video calls, or atleast recieve them for now, i havent seen it making a video call yet.
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you can do pc to phone and viceversa it receives and makes calls i have already tested it
dont forget skype is releasing video chat on all android devices this year too
Fring is supposed to do skype with the front camera
Tested it today. Two evos both using fring, worked well on our subpar 3G service around here. I did Skype on PC to Fring (logged into a skype account) on an evo. Worked great all the same. I played with fring on an old windows mobile device, and had problems. Today on my evo, the experience was flawless.
setite said:
I'm praying for skype to skype video on the Evo.
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Grab & install Fring from the Market. I've been using it for the past 2 days to video chat EVO > PC. PC users on Skype.
NYC is still 3G only, so its pretty bad, but switch to Wifi And I found the quality rather acceptable.
Hello everyone,
So, after returning my G2x due the poor battery life, I'm in the market again for a smartphone with Android. My top priority is video chat, since I have some friends that live in Europe who I would like to video chat with. Some of them do not have smartphones and rely on PC applications to video chat.
I am seriously considering the Google Nexus S. I have heard that is has support for GTalk video chat on the 2.3.4 version.
However, I have also heard that has been some issues with the video chat on T-Mobile. Therefore I have a couple of questions about video chat that I would really appreciate if any Google Nexus S answered.
1. Does GTalk Video Chat work on T-Mobile's 3G network? If not, is there any workaround that doesn't require any advanced technical skills and/or rooting?
2. Do other video chats like Yahoo! Messenger and Oovoo work over 3G on the Google Nexus S on T-Mobile? Is it a viable option (i.e. smooth video and reasonable audio)?
3. Has anyone tried to use the Skype leaked .apk for the Thunderbolt that allows video chat?
Thank you in advance.
donatello88 said:
1. Does GTalk Video Chat work on T-Mobile's 3G network? If not, is there any workaround that doesn't require any advanced technical skills and/or rooting?
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No - you can easily resolve this but you need root access to edit gservices.db
donatello88 said:
2. Do other video chats like Yahoo! Messenger and Oovoo work over 3G on the Google Nexus S on T-Mobile? Is it a viable option (i.e. smooth video and reasonable audio)?
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Tango has worked fine for me in the past (it's passable over 3g).
tried gtalk (not living in US) i liked the v/a quality.
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No - you can easily resolve this but you need root access to edit gservices.db
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How do you edit gservices.db to enable talk over 3G?
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How do you edit gservices.db to enable talk over 3G?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13389675&postcount=24
I downloaded SQL Lite. Use RootExplorer to get to the .db file.
so the phone doesnt have a program by itself that can make video calls with its front camera
skype mobile doesnt have video calls, at least not on froyo
google talk doesnt have video calls, at least not on froyo
oovoo doesnt support the TB
tango is the only one i know of but ive read its iffy
what are you all using?
shawnn218 said:
so the phone doesnt have a program by itself that can make video calls with its front camera
skype mobile doesnt have video calls, at least not on froyo
google talk doesnt have video calls, at least not on froyo
oovoo doesnt support the TB
tango is the only one i know of but ive read its iffy
what are you all using?
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some rom/radio combos on froyo allow skype video and apparently the same thign goes for google talk video
If you Google.. you can find the Skype.apk that has video calling
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I prefer Fring over Tango. You can see who is available to call and who is not. And you can do group video chat. Get your menage a trois video chat on y'all!
Oh you can also do Yahoo video chat, never tried that though.
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With my three former phones (Motorola V980, V3xx, Sony Ericson X1) I have been able to to video calls over UMTS/3G. You know, that regular video-calling thing. Not with Skype, Google Talk, whatever. I thought this would be possible with the Sensation, why would it have two cameras otherwise (Yeah, there are other reasons, but still). I have however not been able to find out how to do it. And when initiating a video call to my sensation from another phone, it fails. So is this really a feature the Sensation is missing? Is there any reason? Any way to get that kind of video calling?
No chance for videocalling?
Afaik the video calling was not implemented in Android.
You have to use a video calling application like Skype or tango
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NO way on our sensation, you have to ask directly to google to give us the libs and all stuff to make it working.
Hello from germany -
is there any hack what implements the skype video call option to HTC ChaCha?
Thanks for your help...
Alex
hey there, I don't think there is a hack. You can try downloading Skype and see if the video call functionality is already working out of the box...
or you can also wait for the Skype to implement the functionality on our phone, if you check the Skype android app page, you can see which phones are already available for video calls.
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153285
any updates on this? is skype's video call working for ChaCha?
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any updates on this? is skype's video call working for ChaCha?
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Try the link above you.
it s working normally without set up anything else
I cannot get it to work
Hi. I have a ChaCha running 2.3.5 with S-ON.
I checked the link posted previously, downloaded the app, but still no video settings in Skype settings. I'm sure the phone hardware is ok for video calling, because I can use Tango for video calls, but I will really like to use skype as well. Any help please?
Thanks.
Skype is not working on chacha because it require ARMv7 CPU.
Anyone tried this: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.oovoo
Its cross platform and more importantly free.
Give it a try.
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It's not compatible with the chacha..
Neither Skype nor Google Talk work with Video chat on the Chacha yet (although there is a "Video for Google Talk" app, but this does not work well.
I was able to install Yahoo Messenger with Video but I did not test it, since none of my friends used Yahoo Messenger and also this as always autostarting - so i deleted it. But I think Yahoo video talk should work.
I really don't understand why Google does not improve Google Talk. I like it more than Skype, but it's not clear why it doesn't even support voice talk on some phones.
I usually use Yahoo!