I keep getting a force closes or my front facing camera doesn't' seem to work when i try any of the video chat applications. Tango, Qik, and Fring all don't work for me. Fring and Qik get forces closes and Tango just doesn't show any video. I have a Verizon Xperia play.
Same here can't figure out what the problem is
digitalpirate said:
I keep getting a force closes or my front facing camera doesn't' seem to work when i try any of the video chat applications. Tango, Qik, and Fring all don't work for me. Fring and Qik get forces closes and Tango just doesn't show any video. I have a Verizon Xperia play.
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u know its funny i use yahoo and for some reason it uses my back camera. there is no option to use the front camera! so i guess i am suffering from the same pain! lol.
but yahoo video works as long as u use the back camera.
I have the same problems. I guess it's a verizon Xplay specific thing?
elinscheid said:
I have the same problems. I guess it's a verizon Xplay specific thing?
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Im from canada. With rogers. So its general
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Doesn't Verizon's Xperia Play has Skype with Video?
well i had read in some reviews that the front camera cannot be used for any kinds of videos calls it was in gsm arena i suppose
Yahoo Messenger or Vtok?
I tried Yahoo Messenger (with Video add-on from the market) from my Xplay to my sister's laptop and it would ring her and vice versa but would always give a message that she could not answer the call, neither video nor voice. The only video I could see is that from my Xplay's back facing camera and I could not change it to the front facing video. For a photo for my profile however the yahoo messenger took the snapshot from the front facing camera. I tried both over 3G and Wifi - if anyone had better experience please let me know so that I can see if it was some network issue or my sister's laptop issue.
Has anyone tried to use vtok from Xplay to Google video chat? Apparently it works and is free and does not require additional sign-in besides Google’s – I wonder if someone could confirm how well before I try to convince my sister to install gtalk on her laptop.
mamallica said:
u know its funny i use yahoo and for some reason it uses my back camera. there is no option to use the front camera! so i guess i am suffering from the same pain! lol.
but yahoo video works as long as u use the back camera.
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just noticed your post - had same thing with my video but also could not get the video or voice from the counterparty. Maybe a problem with my sister's yahoo messenger installation on her laptop? Did you do it over Wifi or 3g or both please? Thank for your help in advance
digitalpirate said:
I keep getting a force closes or my front facing camera doesn't' seem to work when i try any of the video chat applications. Tango, Qik, and Fring all don't work for me. Fring and Qik get forces closes and Tango just doesn't show any video. I have a Verizon Xperia play.
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There was a leaked Skype apk with Video for android exclusive for verizon back in April - I saw people tried to modify it for other handsets and networks - I hope one of those mods will work for you given that you are on Verizon.
fring seems to have been updated and works now but nobody really uses fring that I know ..
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Doesn't Verizon's Xperia Play has Skype with Video?
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That is a big NO. Nobody on android has an official Skype with Video. There was a leak that was specifically for the Thunderbolt (4G-LTE phone, same CPU/GPU combo I think though), but didn't come stock and is not on the market.
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There was a leaked Skype apk with Video for android exclusive for verizon back in April - I saw people tried to modify it for other handsets and networks - I hope one of those mods will work for you given that you are on Verizon.
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From my knowledge, the most prominent threads I've found on that... It was leaked for the Thunderbolt (same CPU/GPU as far as I know as Xperia Play) but it was never officially released. The modded one removed a few things that were causing device specific checks, but the app still FC'd upon launch or sign-on.
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From my knowledge, the most prominent threads I've found on that... It was leaked for the Thunderbolt (same CPU/GPU as far as I know as Xperia Play) but it was never officially released. The modded one removed a few things that were causing device specific checks, but the app still FC'd upon launch or sign-on.
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Thanks - I looked into it more now too - and saw all the problems which maybe hard to fix - just not sure if people who were trying to mod it were on Verizon or not - was hoping that if someone on Verizon could get it to work on Xplay first then it would be easier for other developers to remove network lock too. Hope Verizon is still planing to issues Skype Video for Xplay themselves soon. Or maybe Sony will be unhappy with supporting Skype now that Microsoft bought it
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just noticed your post - had same thing with my video but also could not get the video or voice from the counterparty. Maybe a problem with my sister's yahoo messenger installation on her laptop? Did you do it over Wifi or 3g or both please? Thank for your help in advance
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Hi. I used both wifi and 3g. Works perfectly. ItsbCtually amazing! I tried it more than five six times already with ppl using yahoo on pc. Worked fine. If u see ur pic on the bak and u can call her, then ur part works fine. She must reinstall orbupdate her yahoo. Try it on other computer and u should see the result
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I have searched everywhere but can not find an answer,
Can the nexus s do video call through 3g from within the dialler like all the old phones used to do.
My wife really wants the phone but she is always doing video calls from her n97.
It doesnt say anything in the gingerbread manual about video calls so Im not sure if it will.
Anybody Know.
Yes. It will. Else whats Front Facing Camera for ?
suhas_sm said:
Yes. It will. Else whats Front Facing Camera for ?
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Taking MySpace pics without the mirror in the bathroom, duuhh.
Rotflol.. Thats the best thing I have ever read !! hats off you man yes, they include FFCs to take own pictures !! LMAO !
just a question .. since when ? :O
Well the htc Evo had front facing cam, and you couldnt do normal video call.
Thats why im asking if anyone knows for sure yet.
Also iPhone has front can but can only do face time not
Proper 3g video call to anybody.
And in the gingerbread manual under calling it doesn't have an option for
Video call but it does have an option for voip call,
That's why I'm wondering if anybody knows.
Oh so u meant without any application ? My bad.
I doubt then. Nothing on the internet that suggests there is an android phone that does video calling without any application like Qik, Fring etc
But still .. taking pics was myspace was hilarious EPIC !
Dam man that sucks, so there is no point of the front cam in the end.
Is there an app dialer which can do normal video chat through 3g in which both phones dont need app ?
I really want my wife to get this phone but that is a deal breaker for her.
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Oh so u meant without any application ? My bad.
I doubt then. Nothing on the internet that suggests there is an android phone that does video calling without any application like Qik, Fring etc
But still .. taking pics was myspace was hilarious EPIC !
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Galaxy S GTi9000.
Is there any way to rip that dialer apk and put it on the nexus s ???
or put it on any phone for that matter.
mrevanx said:
I have searched everywhere but can not find an answer,
Can the nexus s do video call through 3g from within the dialler like all the old phones used to do.
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I'd guess, not at the beginning. From what I understand, front-facing camera (FFC) support is now enabled in the Camera application only, and possibly Video too.
The first app that will get video support is probably Google Talk; the current VoIP support seems, from all descriptions, to be voice-only. Hopefully we'd soon get video calls in Skype too, but that might take a while seeing as they just got around to releasing the voice-only client not too many months ago.[/QUOTE]
there is no application for video chat in stock gingerbread, You'll require a third party application such as yahoo messaging for video chat.
google supported video chat is coming with honeycomb, or possibly earlier with a google talk/voice update.
Did a search here and elsewhere, but didn't find any options as of yet. Granted, the Sidekick 4G has Qik installed, I'd like to find an alternative that allows my wife and I to converse via video chat (Sidekick 4g to/from desktop webcam) when she's away from home.
We've tried a few alternate apps, such as Oovoo and Yahoo Messenger, which will both load on the Sidekick 4G ... but neither of them seem to recognize the front facing camera. They just show video input from the rear camera. Possibly Samsung and/or T-Mobile tinkered with the stock Qik app to allow it to recognize the Sidekick's front facing camer (just my guess).
Has anyone found (not just "it should work") an alternate video chat app that actually works on the Sidekick 4G, being able to recognize its front-facing camera?
Since we are both deaf, we communicate visually and its great that the Sidekick 4G now has video chat. Unfortunately, my Droid X only has a rear facing camera and doing the 'mirror trick' just plain sucks for our kind of usage. If we can't find an alternate video chat app for the Sidekick, then I might go ahead to upgrade my Droid X to one of the newer Verizon phones that has a front-facing camera now that the Qik app is available to a wider range of phones.
yahoo is an option
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yahoo is an option
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Do you mean the Yahoo Messenger app w/ plug-in? If so, when we tried that, it was not recognizing the front-facing camera...just the rear one? If there's another way to use Yahoo so it can 'see' the front-facing camera, please let me know how you did it. Thx!
its still in development... to get it fully functional im goin to send a request to the developer and use my device as a test device
Skype video chat may work.
Fring may work.
Tango may work, although im not sure if they have a Desktop version.
Only those 3 come to mind. Skype is a MUST try.
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its still in development... to get it fully functional im goin to send a request to the developer and use my device as a test device
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Thanks, glad to hear its being looked into. I'll keep an eye on this thread for any update.
Skype?
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So,
One of the reasons I picked up the transformer was the hope that I could make video calls of some sort with it. I remember some youtube of the TF101 doing it at CES and now that I own one, I'd like to see it work.
Can anyone step me through how they have done it, or if it's not workable or ....
Cheers,
gpearson1968
Dunno about other apps but I know Google talk video chat works great.
You do this in Google Talk, find one of your Gtalk contacts that has a little camera icon beside their name, and click on Video call.
If you dont have any, pm and you can add me as a Google Chat friend, and test a video call.
R.
I tried out fring today and it worked amazing!
There's always Skype too of course.
stuntdouble said:
There's always Skype too of course.
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No video on Skype at the moment.
Does anyone want to try out Fring's group video chat with a few members?
EP2008 said:
No video on Skype at the moment.
Does anyone want to try out Fring's group video chat with a few members?
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My mistake.
You can install Tango, this one allows video call cross platform i.e. iPhone users too.
The quality is excellent if you have a strong WiFi connection ( and the person your calling) also works from 3g if used from a handset or tab that uses it.
Also try qik.
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Also try qik.
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The qik app force closes whenever I try doing a video chat on the transformer. Anyone else have any luck?
raerae28 said:
You do this in Google Talk, find one of your Gtalk contacts that has a little camera icon beside their name, and click on Video call.
If you dont have any, pm and you can add me as a Google Chat friend, and test a video call.
R.
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Google Video Talk worked EXCELLENTLY. I showed it to my kids and they ran with it for the last few days. Then, they wound up teaching their mother how to do it.
Thanks for your help folks !
Cheers,
gpearson1968
very new in the android world so can someone list the steps for this to work.
Has anyone managed to get the leaked Skype Mobile with Video apk installed?
When I try it just says "Not Installed" - restoring with TB also fails.
Can someone tell me how to get the video chat to work between my transformer and a windows account using the Google Talk/Chat.
I was able to install the software on the windows machine butr not on my transformer. The google chat software said it was for windows (i.e. xp, win7 etc) only. Android was not mentioned. I also checked Android market and was unable to find anything related.
Thanks
jeffs99 said:
Can someone tell me how to get the video chat to work between my transformer and a windows account using the Google Talk/Chat.
I was able to install the software on the windows machine butr not on my transformer. The google chat software said it was for windows (i.e. xp, win7 etc) only. Android was not mentioned. I also checked Android market and was unable to find anything related.
Thanks
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Google talk is already installed on the transformer, the app icon is named "Talk"
HasC said:
You can install Tango, this one allows video call cross platform i.e. iPhone users too.
The quality is excellent if you have a strong WiFi connection ( and the person your calling) also works from 3g if used from a handset or tab that uses it.
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I also tried Tango on my TF to my wife's Iphone 4. I noticed that the image was up side down. Did you experience this when you are using Tango? I also tried Fring and the image was also upside down. I tried turning the tablet and still doesn't work.
I was getting an upside down video on fring as well.. what a shame
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Finally today managed to make a video call through Gtalk. Very fast and good image quality I would say. The app FC in the beginning, I can't say why... but a quick restart of the TF fixed it.
rio
Do you know if Skype is working with transformer. I have no luck.
mikewong27 said:
I also tried Tango on my TF to my wife's Iphone 4. I noticed that the image was up side down. Did you experience this when you are using Tango? I also tried Fring and the image was also upside down. I tried turning the tablet and still doesn't work.
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I had the same issue with tango and it kept FC'ing if I was connected to my bluetooth headset.
Well, today I finally got my G2x.. The main thing I bought it for is the front cam so I can keep in touch with my family overseas. For some reason I cannot get GTalk 1.3 to make a video call. I've tried CN7, bionic, and eagleblood.. Nowhere I see the option to initiate the video call.. any ideas?
Thanks
Try Tango from the Market.
corrupt05 said:
Well, today I finally got my G2x.. The main thing I bought it for is the front cam so I can keep in touch with my family overseas. For some reason I cannot get GTalk 1.3 to make a video call. I've tried CN7, bionic, and eagleblood.. Nowhere I see the option to initiate the video call.. any ideas?
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Gtalk will only work after the gingerbread update. With Tango you can make free video calls as well.
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Gtalk will only work after the gingerbread update. With Tango you can make free video calls as well.
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Hi, thanks for the replies. I would like to be able to do video calls to computer with gtalk or any program... tango is only phone to phone.. so which rom has the bread update that makes it work?
You need 2.3.4 Gingerbread (CM7) and the correct updated version of GTalk that supports video. I've never used it but I've heard some people have success with it while others can't get it working. Video in GTalk is not yet released officially so your mileage may vary.
I was in the Tango beta which works well now. It is a free download from the Market.
I tried this out on my phone today, running the CM7 RC1, and it did not work. After entering my credentials for login, the app window minimized, then after several seconds came back up asking for the credentials again. I tried several times, making sure I was entering everything correctly. Oh well, no surprise here, nothing seems to work with this phone.
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I tried this out on my phone today, running the CM7 RC1, and it did not work. After entering my credentials for login, the app window minimized, then after several seconds came back up asking for the credentials again. I tried several times, making sure I was entering everything correctly. Oh well, no surprise here, nothing seems to work with this phone.
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maybe if you tried it on a thunderbolt,it might have worked? just a thought.
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maybe if you tried it on a thunderbolt,it might have worked? just a thought.
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The hacked version was reported to be working with a few phones other than the Thunderbolt, which is why I tried it out.
Always gonna be smart a** answers
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Is anyone else actually interested in this? I'd love to be able to actually use the front-facing camera, but I know absolutely no one that uses Qik. Everyone I know uses Skype or Google Talk, but neither of these are doing video calls on our phones. What gives?
devitek said:
Is anyone else actually interested in this? I'd love to be able to actually use the front-facing camera, but I know absolutely no one that uses Qik. Everyone I know uses Skype or Google Talk, but neither of these are doing video calls on our phones. What gives?
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Gtalk via Vtok, YM, Tango and oovoo(with nexus s info) works for me both back and front facing camera.
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jose makalolot said:
Gtalk via Vtok, YM, Tango and oovoo(with nexus s info) works for me both back and front facing camera.
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Vtok, out of the box, does not work at all for me. It gets to the contacts screen and displays all of nothing. As I understand it, those apps all require some sort of package file renaming that I am quickly growing weary of.
I appreciate the info. I'm really looking for a solid phone-to-desktop video chat client that has NOTHING to do with Yahoo--I abandoned them some time ago, and none of my contacts use them, either.
It just feels like the Google and Skype devs don't care whatsoever about our devices. I understand that the Tegra chips are sort of new in the Android world, but it feels like they are just being ignored when it comes to apps that utilize the hardware.
doesn't fring work sans hack?
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doesn't fring work sans hack?
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Unless I'm missing something here, the GTalk part of Fring doesn't allow video calls. I am completely not interested in phone-to-phone video calls, as no one I know has a phone with a front-facing camera. I'm looking for phone-to-desktop solutions, and I don't see a desktop Fring client--not that I'd accept that option because Google and Skype are fully capable of video calls. If my contacts have to sign up and install some new service then this is still a failure.
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Vtok, out of the box, does not work at all for me. It gets to the contacts screen and displays all of nothing. As I understand it, those apps all require some sort of package file renaming that I am quickly growing weary of.
I appreciate the info. I'm really looking for a solid phone-to-desktop video chat client that has NOTHING to do with Yahoo--I abandoned them some time ago, and none of my contacts use them, either.
It just feels like the Google and Skype devs don't care whatsoever about our devices. I understand that the Tegra chips are sort of new in the Android world, but it feels like they are just being ignored when it comes to apps that utilize the hardware.
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Nope. They don't need file renaming. You just need one file to be put in the framework folder and that's it.
Fyi, more phones and tablets are coming out with tegra 2 chips so what you are saying about "ignore" is a myth.
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jose makalolot said:
Gtalk via Vtok, YM, Tango and oovoo(with nexus s info) works for me both back and front facing camera.
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So all four of these work with the front facing camera with the nexus s info?
If I remember correctly, there is a file you have to copy somewhere to put in the nexus s info - you have a copy of that file and know which folder it goes in?
Heck I'll give it a try!
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So all four of these work with the front facing camera with the nexus s info?
If I remember correctly, there is a file you have to copy somewhere to put in the nexus s info - you have a copy of that file and know which folder it goes in?
Heck I'll give it a try!
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Only oovoo needs nexus s info. The rest works without editing build.prop.
The file needed goes to framework folder.
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Only oovoo needs nexus s info. The rest works without editing build.prop.
The file needed goes to framework folder.
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What's the file that's needed?
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Vtok FFC working by using the FFC hack from the Atrix forum? Made it sound like it natively supports it now.