My wife has a Atrix, we have a Acer 500 tablet at home and I am getting my Galaxy Nexus Thursday... I want to be able to start doing video calls, what would be the best way to do this? Should I just use Skype?
fyi: we are in canada, if this makes a difference, as I know many google apps dont work the same in Canada as they do in the US.
ddemers said:
My wife has a Atrix, we have a Acer 500 tablet at home and I am getting my Galaxy Nexus Thursday... I want to be able to start doing video calls, what would be the best way to do this? Should I just use Skype?
fyi: we are in canada, if this makes a difference, as I know many google apps dont work the same in Canada as they do in the US.
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You could use Skype or Google Talk.
or Google Messenger (multi-party video calls), it comes bundled with Google Plus
Thanks.
I actually just tried this out this weekend... very nice! I thought the hangout feature is useful and nicely implemented.
Mobile hangout is the best option because it works on iphone as well. Also allows for group video chats.
Tango and Fring can both make video calls like Facetime.
My wife and I, use qik video chat. Its decent. But if you want the best nothing tops Google + hangouts.
I have used Fring between Android & iOS devices with no issues at all.
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Any way to get Skype on my Captivate? It's the last thing I really need before I completely declare it > my old iPhone.
inb4 iPhone vs Captivate discussion
sKyZ said:
Any way to get Skype on my Captivate? It's the last thing I really need before I completely declare it > my old iPhone.
inb4 iPhone vs Captivate discussion
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Skype on Android is exclusive to Verizon. You can install the apps marketaccess or my market and change your carrier settings in there to make google think you are on Verizon for you to see the skype app in the market. I am not sure that it will actually work if you download and install it though.
I was disappointed by this too (coming from WinMo), but I have figured out how to use sipdroid in conjunction with google voice to get free voip calls to the US and Canada (I had a gizmo5 account which is no longer open for registration, but you can choose from a number of sip providers). Another option that looks interesting, but will not work for calls to non android/iphone phones (yet anyway) is a new vonage/facebook app which gives free voip to your facebook contacts. i haven't tried that one out yet though...
Nimbuzz 2.0 works perfectly with Skype, MSN, Yahoo, Google talk and some other.
Does Nimbuzz let you make outgoing voip calls to a phone from a skype account?
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Nimbuzz 2.0 works perfectly with Skype, MSN, Yahoo, Google talk and some other.
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Don't people say there is a loud echo when they speak with you on skype?
Everyone i spoke with said they hear themselves and very loud echo.
you can get skype if you use market enabler. However, it has not been said to be a good app. The Skype to landline calls still use minutes etc.
So last night I was going to video chat with someone using my Evo only to realize that the other person didn't have an Evo, iPhone, or Epic so I was stuck relying on the iMovicha App (damn you Skype for disabling Fring). It was my only Phone to PC/Mac option so I decided to give it a shot. Unfortunately I downloaded the wrong version of the app (not Evo 4G specific version) and I was stuck with the program only recognizing my back camera so I gave up.
This experience helped bring me to the conclusion that I want to build an app that will run on the phone and PC to complete the task that Fring doesn't and iMovicha does a poor job at. Seeing as I am not skilled in the computer programming area and I have been writing some Apps for Android these past few months I will need as much help as I can get in writing the user-end app. Anyone willing to help out please PM me so we can start this project.
I know many Evo users have been wanting an app that will do Evo to Computer so here's your chance to help get this done!
P.S. Does anyone know if it is an option to edit Fring itself and add a video chatting feature for the yahoo or windows live protocol?
I would kill to be able to video call people on Gmail Chat in their browser. I can do video chat in Gmail browser-to-browser. I can do text chat either browser-to-browser, phone-to-browser, or phone-to-phone via Gmail or Talk. What I want to do is use Google Talk/Gmail Chat so I can do video calls to all of my friends and family who leave Gmail logged in all day specifically for the purposes of video/text chat.
dude, use ooVoo for mobile (beta). it's in the market. it works best over 4G and Wi-Fi, though, just warning. i am waiting for skype mobile with video on android though, skype is much more popular. but for the time being, ooVoo seems decent to me.
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You can video chat with the yahoo messenger app and video plug in from the market
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I was wondering since Skype hasn't hit Android for video chat, what else can I use besides Tango..
Has anyone tried Gmail video chat? Does it work phone to computer or phone to phone?
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Ryan
Look up ooVoo. It's relatively new so still has kinks to work out.
Gmail video chat is only computer to computer for now.
If you have yahoo, the Android client does video chat I believe, but only yahoo-to-yahoo.
There's no real big-scale solution for video chat on android right now. Hopefully in the near future. Don't hold your breath for Skype though, they don't seem to have any interest in releasing a general Android client.
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Look up ooVoo. It's relatively new so still has kinks to work out.
Gmail video chat is only computer to computer for now.
If you have yahoo, the Android client does video chat I believe, but only yahoo-to-yahoo.
There's no real big-scale solution for video chat on android right now. Hopefully in the near future. Don't hold your breath for Skype though, they don't seem to have any interest in releasing a general Android client.
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How did you get oovoo to work on your Nexus? I thought it was for 2.2 only.
I recently ported the phone number I’ve had for years to Google Voice so I wouldn’t have to worry about losing my number when switching carriers. I read all the pros and cons about porting to Google and thought I could put up with the drawbacks of using the Google Voice app for texting.
After about two weeks of using Gvoice for texting, I miss the “standard way” of texting with the Android messaging app. Not being able to send or receive MMS is a bigger limitation than I thought it would be. Also, I can’t tell when I’m part of a group text, which several of my friends insist on sending quite often.
On a side note, I am selling my Gnex and so I’m temporarily using an iPhone 4S until my Nexus 5 arrives early next week. Here are my questions:
Is functionality of the Google Voice app for Android any different than the iOS version? That is, will any of my issues be resolved when I switch back to Android on the N5?
I have read Android 4.4 features better integration between Google Voice, Hangouts, and messaging. Will that integration affect texting with Google Voice at all? Do I have the option, for example, of using my Gvoice number with Hangouts or the stock messaging app?
If the answer to 1 and 2 above is “no,” what are my options? Port my number to T-mobile and go back to the “old way” of texting?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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I recently ported the phone number I’ve had for years to Google Voice so I wouldn’t have to worry about losing my number when switching carriers. I read all the pros and cons about porting to Google and thought I could put up with the drawbacks of using the Google Voice app for texting.
After about two weeks of using Gvoice for texting, I miss the “standard way” of texting with the Android messaging app. Not being able to send or receive MMS is a bigger limitation than I thought it would be. Also, I can’t tell when I’m part of a group text, which several of my friends insist on sending quite often.
On a side note, I am selling my Gnex and so I’m temporarily using an iPhone 4S until my Nexus 5 arrives early next week. Here are my questions:
Is functionality of the Google Voice app for Android any different than the iOS version? That is, will any of my issues be resolved when I switch back to Android on the N5?
I have read Android 4.4 features better integration between Google Voice, Hangouts, and messaging. Will that integration affect texting with Google Voice at all? Do I have the option, for example, of using my Gvoice number with Hangouts or the stock messaging app?
If the answer to 1 and 2 above is “no,” what are my options? Port my number to T-mobile and go back to the “old way” of texting?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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I'm in the same boat. Everyone has my Google Voice number. Unfortunately , it STILL isn't integrated with the Stock SMS app aka Hangouts. My Nexus 4 was running Cyanogenmod which did the integration for me automatically and it was perfect. But if you're going to stay on stock, this wont happen until google decides.
I've been looking at porting my number to gvoice as well, but I have a lot of friends that still insist on using MMS when there are tons of better ways these days. That and having to be stuck with the google voice app for texting are the 2 main reasons I'm reluctant on switching to google voice right now. I really hope they integrate all of that really soon.
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I'm in the same boat. Everyone has my Google Voice number. Unfortunately , it STILL isn't integrated with the Stock SMS app aka Hangouts. My Nexus 4 was running Cyanogenmod which did the integration for me automatically and it was perfect. But if you're going to stay on stock, this wont happen until google decides.
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I was planning to root, but didn't realize this integration is standard in CM. Based on your description, it sounds like installing a custom ROM will do the trick. If not, I think I'll be porting my Gvoice number to Tmobile.
Thanks for the replies.
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I was planning to root, but didn't realize this integration is standard in CM. Based on your description, it sounds like installing a custom ROM will do the trick. If not, I think I'll be porting my Gvoice number to Tmobile.
Thanks for the replies.
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Currently its only supported with full integration on Cyanogenmod, thanks to a nifty app called Voice+ (apk cannot be loaded on another rom, there are dependencies baked in the framework)
This was SMS integration to the Native SMS app on 4.3. Hopefully it still will work with Hangouts.
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Currently its only supported with full integration on Cyanogenmod, thanks to a nifty app called Voice+ (apk cannot be loaded on another rom, there are dependencies baked in the framework)
This was SMS integration to the Native SMS app on 4.3. Hopefully it still will work with Hangouts.
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Has anyone tried Voice+ and Hangouts on 4.4 in CM (or any other custom ROM for that matter)? If so, please post up here and confirm. I would love to keep my number with Google.
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Has anyone tried Voice+ and Hangouts on 4.4 in CM (or any other custom ROM for that matter)? If so, please post up here and confirm. I would love to keep my number with Google.
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Voice+ does not work on any other custom rom. CM11 is currently unofficial so there wont be many users. You may get results by asking on the CM11 thread in the development section of the forums.
I have been using Google Voice as my main line for 1.5 years. The app on the iphone is horrible. Its better on android but still flawed. I wouldn't expect MMS anytime soon. The web interface isn't too bad either.
One thing I do when I want to picture message somebody is upload the image somewhere and then send a link to the image. I do not recommended this for private images though.
Google Voice is pretty much for plain texting and is reliable for plain texting for the most part. Google doesn't seem to care too much about the service being half assed though.
If you could go back to reg texting through T-Mobile I would. I only use GV because it saves me money on not having a text messaging plan through att. Regular texting is much better than Google Voice.
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I have been using Google Voice as my main line for 1.5 years. The app on the iphone is horrible. Its better on android but still flawed. I wouldn't expect MMS anytime soon. The web interface isn't too bad either.
One thing I do when I want to picture message somebody is upload the image somewhere and then send a link to the image. I do not recommended this for private images though.
Google Voice is pretty much for plain texting and is reliable for plain texting for the most part. Google doesn't seem to care too much about the service being half assed though.
If you could go back to reg texting through T-Mobile I would. I only use GV because it saves me money on not having a text messaging plan through att. Regular texting is much better than Google Voice.
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I read in an article (no link handy) that Google Voice is expected to be integrated with Hangouts, much like SMS/messaging was recently integrated with Hangouts, and that MMS support will be added. No date given by Google, but the article said no later than early 2014.
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I use my Google Voice number with hangouts. I just link the weird number that Google gives me when I text via Google Voice to that person and use that to text. It's been working fine for almost 2 years now.
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I tried on an CM11 kang for d2vzw and it isn't working. I'm looking for fixes right now but no luck so far. I may have to go back to 4.3.1...
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I use my Google Voice number with hangouts. I just link the weird number that Google gives me when I text via Google Voice to that person and use that to text. It's been working fine for almost 2 years now.
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This is what I do too. Been using it for about 4 years this way. I've finally converted most of my friends and family to hangouts though. So for me this isn't a huge deal any more.
I've been wondering how much longer text will last? A lot of people I know have dropped it since smartphones are getting so ubiquitous now. Was thinking of doing the same myself. I guess where I'm going is that I was wondering if the seeming lack of concern for voice is based on the fact that it's going to be folded into hangouts and gutted along the way. Rumour has it all the carriers are starting to plan for how to make up for the lost revinues from the death of texting. A lot of free money they were taking in that they're going to miss.
One of the CyanogenMod developers recently fixed voice+, most builds will probably see the changes.
https://plus.google.com/110558071969009568835/posts/9Mg1NYRHL1f
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I have a Pixel, and just purchased the S3 Frontier for $299. I actually bought the LG Watch Sport when it came out, but cancelled while I was waiting for it to process. The reviews of the Sport are not very good, especially battery life, plus it looks awful IMO.
Reading lots of reviews and posts about poor integration with non-Samsung phones, like email, messaging, Google Maps, etc. I use the Google Voice app and Gmail/Nine for email. Has any of this integration improved with newer updates? Will I be able to receive/send messages from the S3 using those apps?
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I have a Pixel, and just purchased the S3 Frontier for $299. I actually bought the LG Watch Sport when it came out, but cancelled while I was waiting for it to process. The reviews of the Sport are not very good, especially battery life, plus it looks awful IMO.
Reading lots of reviews and posts about poor integration with non-Samsung phones, like email, messaging, Google Maps, etc. I use the Google Voice app and Gmail/Nine for email. Has any of this integration improved with newer updates? Will I be able to receive/send messages from the S3 using those apps?
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I have a Moto G4. The S3 voice app has some rough spots, but i use Aquamail for my mail and Textra for my SMS and they both work well. I don't use the voice feature that much, but I have answered my phone a few times on it and the other person has told me I sound fine. I have a couple of golf gps apps on it, one standalone and the other requiring a phone app and the one that requires the phone works fine.
I was skeptical about linking my Frontier up to my Huawei Mate 9 and believed it would not really work that well. But after a couple of weeks of use I came to the conclusion that everything works just as well as it did with my Galaxy S7. The only change I made was to install Textra as my default messaging app. Which is better than stock anyway.
This is a big improvement over previous Samsung watches and they have made the Gear S3 more attractive to all other smartphone users now. Iphone connection is flaky (but I don't see Apple going out their way to get along with Tizen or Android any day soon)
So I don think you have too much to worry about.
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Since I'm a GV user, I'll comment from that perspective. I have the GV app installed on my phone for setup purposes (including preserving my caller id). There is no GV app for Tizen, so this has to be setup manually, using the Google assigned alias/shadow numbers.
In general, notifications from the phone, including Gmail, are passed through. I needed to install the Android Wear app in order for this to work. I use Hangouts for messaging and can respond but not initiate a new thread. Others here report a different experience.
I think Gear S3 is the most well executed watch currently available. That may change later this year as more AW watches come to market, but the LG Sport isn't one of them.
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Since I'm a GV user, I'll comment from that perspective. I have the GV app installed on my phone for setup purposes (including preserving my caller id). There is no GV app for Tizen, so this has to be setup manually, using the Google assigned alias/shadow numbers.
In general, notifications from the phone, including Gmail, are passed through. I needed to install the Android Wear app in order for this to work. I use Hangouts for messaging and can respond but not initiate a new thread. Others here report a different experience.
I think Gear S3 is the most well executed watch currently available. That may change later this year as more AW watches come to market, but the LG Sport isn't one of them.
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What is GV?
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What is GV?
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Google Voice, a service that allows sharing one phone number across multiple devices. The OP mentioned using the Google Voice app.
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Google Voice, a service that allows sharing one phone number across multiple devices. The OP mentioned using the Google Voice app.
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Ah yes, thanks, sorry I didn't see it mentioned in the OP.
We don't have Google Voice in the UK!