Hello Forum,
i read in an article http://www.androidnews.de/skype-videochat-fur-android-verfugbar-aber-nur-im-htc-thunderbolt that the video function has been enabled in skype but only for thunderbolt devices.
there is a link where you can download the apk.
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/04/11/download-skype-with-video-on-android/
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ON HD2
This would be another great step for HD2.
at the moment I have the skype on 3G in USA mod, but VIDEO would be a dream plus 3G in USA
I'd had unistalled Skype from my phone since Fring came out but i'll give a try again and see if it worthed.
matury said:
This would be another great step for HD2.
at the moment I have the skype on 3G in USA mod, but VIDEO would be a dream plus 3G in USA
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can I have the link of what you are using?
I have tried 3 or more apks but I keep on having FCs.
Edit: Latest update solved it.
matury said:
This would be another great step for HD2.
at the moment I have the skype on 3G in USA mod, but VIDEO would be a dream plus 3G in USA
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Video would be useless without a front facing cam.
Fedr0 said:
Video would be useless without a front facing cam.
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Exactly! if i do want to use video, i use Tango Video Calls (from market)
a mirror is all you need if the application can use the camera on back, just a bit awkward
That'd be just plain stupid. If you want video calls on the go just buy a new phone with a front facing camera.
have you ever thought about using speaker phone and rear camera ? why is this stupid ? I might use video calling once a month, I dont need front camera
kolyan said:
have you ever thought about using speaker phone and rear camera ?
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...then you can't see the other person.
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Thunderbolt's version of Skype WITH VIDEO is now available.
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/04/11/download-skype-with-video-on-android/
It won't directly install for some reason (some how locked to the Thunderbolt?)
Would be real nice on the Atrix. Wish I could help more, but I'm just a dummy.
Thank you all very much. I bow to all your great feats.
eatkabab said:
Thunderbolt's version of Skype WITH VIDEO is now available.
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/04/11/download-skype-with-video-on-android/
It won't directly install for some reason (some how locked to the Thunderbolt?)
Would be real nice on the Atrix. Wish I could help more, but I'm just a dummy.
Thank you all very much. I bow to all your great feats.
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This is an app, not a development thread. It should go in the Themes and Apps section.
^ disagree its a request for some DEV help on getting this to work on atrix. i'd really like for this to work on the atrix. been dying for skype video since last year.
^^^ Requests belong in Q&A or General - not Development...
http://gititbit.ch/sKa1
here is a direct link to the apk
dasmoover said:
http://gititbit.ch/sKa1
here is a direct link to the apk
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cant install for some reason.
anyone else tried?
i couldnt get it to install either. Anyone pls explain how to get this to work
eatkabab said:
Thunderbolt's version of Skype WITH VIDEO is now available.
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/04/11/download-skype-with-video-on-android/
It won't directly install for some reason (some how locked to the Thunderbolt?)
Would be real nice on the Atrix. Wish I could help more, but I'm just a dummy.
Thank you all very much. I bow to all your great feats.
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i took a quick look... it appears that it would not be an easy & quick fix / rebuild i dont think, the entire program is written to use and be depended on <uses-library android:name="com.htc.device" />... before taking on this project id wait out as skype said that att was suppose to get releases of its video call first so id think we cant be to far behind
For anyone interested, here is the deodexed apk decoded and built with apk-tool.
Note: This cannot be installed yet.
http://dev.gitbrew.org/~dasmoover/android/apk/dev/com.skypevideodeodex.apk
ekerbuddyeker said:
i couldnt get it to install either. Anyone pls explain how to get this to work
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it doesn't work because it was not made for this phone. even if it did install, it wouldn't work with our camera because moto uses its own camera driver since froyo doesn't have one (gingerbread will). htc uses its own FFC driver as well.
dLo GSR said:
it doesn't work because it was not made for this phone. even if it did install, it wouldn't work with our camera because moto uses its own camera driver since froyo doesn't have one (gingerbread will). htc uses its own FFC driver as well.
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So sounds like it works on all HTC phone?
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dLo GSR said:
it doesn't work because it was not made for this phone. even if it did install, it wouldn't work with our camera because moto uses its own camera driver since froyo doesn't have one (gingerbread will). htc uses its own FFC driver as well.
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?? so how does yahoo video chat, fring, and other video call apks work on several devices? obviously it wasnt made for the phone, thats why the thread was posted] to modify it and get it to work.
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?? so how does yahoo video chat, fring, and other video call apks work on several devices? obviously it wasnt made for the phone, thats why the thread was posted] to modify it and get it to work.
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Because they contain drivers for all the phones they know of with FFCs I would bet.
Could it be that because att doesn't have 4g yet, Skype is holding out?
I apologize If I posted this in the wrong forum. It seemed logical for me to put it here...
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Because they contain drivers for all the phones they know of with FFCs I would bet.
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Probably right. Here is Motorola's API:
http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/library/motorola-front-facing-camera-api/
It is so frustrating that using the same system (android) and also having a front camera but we cannot use the same app (skype with video).
yup but that was specifically develpoed for the thunderbolt, I assume if it does get officially launched with it, it will be a matter of time before that spreads to being on other devices (much like when they launched skype in the first place on android) the key question is will they fix the sound issues that moto's config gives these voip programs.
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So sounds like it works on all HTC phone?
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I'm guessing no, but for reasons other than the camera driver.
b15love said:
?? so how does yahoo video chat, fring, and other video call apks work on several devices? obviously it wasnt made for the phone, thats why the thread was posted] to modify it and get it to work.
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as I learned in the (otherwise useless) motorola atrix dev conference, the FFC driver for the atrix is written BY motorola. Android 2.2 does NOT have a standard FFC driver and so every phone that has an FFC and is running 2.1 or 2.2 is using their own FFC driver. That is why Tango and Qik did not work for the Atrix immediately when it was released, and Qik had to release an Atrix-only version of the app.
When gingerbread comes across all devices, it will have a standard FFC driver. But until then, every company running 2.2 uses their own and that is why these aren't compatible apps.
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Could it be that because att doesn't have 4g yet, Skype is holding out?
I apologize If I posted this in the wrong forum. It seemed logical for me to put it here...
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More than likely, it's because AT&T didn't want Skype to release it yet.. the carriers have a surprising amount of influence on app developers. Think of how the Inspire and Atrix still don't have HSUPA enabled whereas the iPhone 4 has had it since its release. My guess is they don't want to overload their already fragile network
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More than likely, it's because AT&T didn't want Skype to release it yet.. the carriers have a surprising amount of influence on app developers. Think of how the Inspire and Atrix still don't have HSUPA enabled whereas the iPhone 4 has had it since its release. My guess is they don't want to overload their already fragile network
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I know and people like me who have a bell atrix thats not even on bell have to suffer.
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I have no idea why thrill has front camera Not compatible tango, No video calling supported by at&t and not compatible Skype
is it just to take front pictures lol
Have you used Qik?
Gingerbread brings platform support for the FFC. You have to wait for GB to use Skype/GTalk/Tango with the FFC... without hacking it, if possible.
no qik either
ueshada said:
no qik either
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Qik comes pre-packed with the thrill and it definitely works cause I've used it.
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Qik comes pre-packed with the thrill and it definitely works cause I've used it.
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did you use it with front camera?
I don't know why I cant use it . May be it is I'm using optimus rom
ueshada said:
did you use it with front camera?
I don't know why I cant use it . May be it is I'm using optimus rom
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yes i used it with the front camera. It may be rom related. I used it on the stock rom and havent used it since switching to the Thriller rom (qik no longer installed). Ill give it a try with the thriller rom this evening and let you know if it still works.
Should be no reason not to work on thriller rom considering it is the Stock Rom for this phone and Not ported from an O3D. All he did was trim some stuff here and there to make it run a bit faster.
Qik works. Used it to video chat with my wife on her i4
hi !
is there any way to enable or add native 3g video calling !
i know skype, viber, oovoo etc etc are options but i am talking about native video calling like in samsung phones !!
the one which doesn't use data and uses direct 3g service ?
thanks for your interest and replies !
aaki_rocker said:
hi !
is there any way to enable or add native 3g video calling !
i know skype, viber, oovoo etc etc are options but i am talking about native video calling like in samsung phones !!
the one which doesn't use data and uses direct 3g service ?
thanks for your interest and replies !
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....That doesn't exist. All video calling uses data.
Hunt3r.j2 said:
....That doesn't exist. All video calling uses data.
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all samsung phones (except at&t)
lg phone like optimus 2x !
even the gsm evo3d has direct 3g video call !
i am asking is there any solution for vivid ?
aaki_rocker said:
all samsung phones (except at&t)
lg phone like optimus 2x !
even the gsm evo3d has direct 3g video call !
i am asking is there any solution for vivid ?
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Skype is your best bet.
..and the guy above is right.. even with those phones, they still use Data for video calls. You can't send video without data.. thats fact.
I think the OP is referring to Google talk video chat over 3G.
Am I right?
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I think the OP is referring to Google talk video chat over 3G.
Am I right?
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u got it wrong mate !
actually i am talking about the video calling option available in the default dialer !!
some phones have it !
coz i have used it in galaxy i9000, galaxy i9100, lg optimus 2x, etc !
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....That doesn't exist. All video calling uses data.
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You're playing with words...
He means native video support via the phone contacts, like a normal voice call, but using video, it uses your mins or costs if your data plan doesn't give you free mins, rather than using your data allowance, instead of using an app like Skype or Gtalk...
I don't think people even know what normal video calls are. Using Skype or Gtalk on your mobile is new, But doing normal 3g video calls have been available since 2003 in the UK at least.
I dunno why people are like this on forums, it's highly annoying. It's some techie sort of snobbery (word play) or ignorance (as in they don't even know)... Either way I don't like it...
It was pretty obvious what he was asking...
I hate it when people say use Skype instead, that really annoys me, that implies the person you want to call is always on Skype, which they're not. With normal video calls, it calls the number like a voice call, so you have access anytime, as long as they have a 3g signal.
Hi everyone. I have installed Tango but when I make video calls the front camera doesn't work, anyone know why? On Tango's website it says that it works for the Galaxy S. Don't know what to do.
protonpower said:
Hi everyone. I have installed Tango but when I make video calls the front camera doesn't work, anyone know why? On Tango's website it says that it works for the Galaxy S. Don't know what to do.
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Using cm10 and flashed another kernel?
Hi Guys!
Can somebody please confirm if this phone supports Native Video Calling over 3G Network? i.e. option to make a video call from the phone's dialer or contacts and not via some third party apps like Tango, Skype, Hangouts, etc.
Your help is appreciated :good:
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Hi Guys!
Can somebody please confirm if this phone supports Native Video Calling over 3G Network? i.e. option to make a video call from the phone's dialer or contacts and not via some third party apps like Tango, Skype, Hangouts, etc.
Your help is appreciated :good:
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Yes, Canvas Turbo A250 supports native video calling over 3G network and no need any 3rd party apps for that.
satyamdhaker said:
Yes, Canvas Turbo A250 supports native video calling over 3G network and no need any 3rd party apps for that.
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I did hit thanks. And you sure about it?
amandeep86 said:
I did hit thanks. And you sure about it?
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Yes off-course i am sure below is the screen shot for your reference.
Thanks!
satyamdhaker said:
Yes off-course i am sure below is the screen shot for your reference.
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Thanks for the screenshot mate. I got 2 high-end phones but, they suck when it comes to Native Video Calling Functionality. That's why I'm going to buy a 3rd one.
I guess you own this phone right? If you do, how's the battery life? I've seen many comments on the internet where people are complaining about it's battery. Can it last long for one full day with normal usage?
I have this one and I am a proud owner. For my day to day use it is great companion and I have no problem for battery and performance at all.
I charge it daily once till 85% in the evening and is fine for next whole day for me for average use
So at the end you have to choose that how much your uses and decide.
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satyamdhaker said:
I have this one and I am a proud owner. For my day to day use it is great companion and I have no problem for battery and performance at all.
I charge it daily once till 85% in the evening and is fine for next whole day for me for average use
So at the end you have to choose that how much your uses and decide.
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Good. I don't talk much on the phone and ain't into gaming. I guess it will serve the purpose. Thanks!