Ok so I love face timing on my iPod and iPad with friends and family and recently I decided to give it a go on my Note with Skype on my iPod and the results sucked.
First of all I see the image from my iPod's camera in my note but not my note's camera on my iPod which is super weird
Next is the front facing camera sucks, the resolution is so low, I know its a 2 Mega pixel cam but I'm sure its not suppose to look like a no pixel cam. The image is very grayed out its visibale to see but very grayed out. Is it just my phone or is it like that for every one or is there like a setting
Is there an alternative apply or something?
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fabu09 said:
Ok so I love face timing on my iPod and iPad with friends and family and recently I decided to give it a go on my Note with Skype on my iPod and the results sucked.
First of all I see the image from my iPod's camera in my note but not my note's camera on my iPod which is super weird
Next is the front facing camera sucks, the resolution is so low, I know its a 2 Mega pixel cam but I'm sure its not suppose to look like a no pixel cam. The image is very grayed out its visibale to see but very grayed out. Is it just my phone or is it like that for every one or is there like a setting
Is there an alternative apply or something?
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Open the camera app and switch it around so it's using the front camera. How does it look? If it looks good, then you probably have a software problem, or skype problem.
I haven't tried Skype on the Note yet, but I recall it downsamples quite a bit on Android!
Using windows Skype scales the quality in order to keep up with the network's speed.
Maybe it tries the same on Android. Were you on wifi?
How's Google Talk?
Yea I was on wifi and no I didn't try google talk but anyways its not about skype its about the camera quality like when I try for self portrait with friends and stuff it with sucks, can it be adjusted in the settings because I don't think its low lighting
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maxh said:
Open the camera app and switch it around so it's using the front camera. How does it look? If it looks good, then you probably have a software problem, or skype problem.
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It still looks the same actually very visible gray stuff sorta looks like an effect is applied like black and white
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If you mean the image is less saturated, you are right.
I find this more than acceptable for a frontfacing camera.
Did you take all the plastic film off?
I quickly snapped a pic, so you can compare.
Cheers,
Daan
edit: XDA Scales it down a bit! But for color comparison it should do okay.
Yea its kinda like in the picture you showed, its a 2megapixel cam should it suck that much???
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Two megapixel is just not that good. Even with a good lense it won't be very high quality. There is just too little information stored.
The frontfacing camera in phones are always lower quality.
Two megapixel is really a lot for a frontfacing cam.
I wouldn't say it "sucks". It performs better than any other frontfacing cam I ever owned.
Touch Diamond, Hero, SGS, Incredible S.
If you want more saturation maybe you can use a different camera app.
Camera 360 for example, maybe that has more settings.
Still, don't expect high quality pics from any frontfacing cam on a phone on the market right now.
i think it looks awesome. i have done video chat on skype on H+ signal and the video quality is great. output from my end is always great both on video calls to the uk and usa. But video input from the uk was good although usa video was poor but that was their internet speeds that was causing trouble.
i have tried it multiple times as my child likes to do the video chat and finds it fun, so we just log into skype on laptop with my wifes account (connected via wifi) and on the phone (connected via H+) with my account and my child enjoys video chat.
I frankly doubt that video could get better on any current phone or probably even laptop for skype video calls.
for reference over 3g connection (i sometimes get 3g but most times get better H or H+ connection) with uploads speeds ranging from 2600kbps to 3500kbps and download speeds ranging between 3600kbps to 6000kbps and my wifi speeds (for laptop via landline) for downloads are about half that and upload speeds are about 3-4 times slower! having an unlimited data connection helps as i dont keep count of the data used now.
photos and videos shot even in a slightly dark room are good too from the front facing camera.
do you have a screensaver film applied over the front facing camera that is spoiling the image???? common mistake on new laptops where people complain about webcam quality but would have forgot to take protective film from the lense off after removing it from the packaging.
DaanJordaan said:
Two megapixel is just not that good. Even with a good lense it won't be very high quality. There is just too little information stored.
The frontfacing camera in phones are always lower quality.
Two megapixel is really a lot for a frontfacing cam.
I wouldn't say it "sucks". It performs better than any other frontfacing cam I ever owned.
Touch Diamond, Hero, SGS, Incredible S.
If you want more saturation maybe you can use a different camera app.
Camera 360 for example, maybe that has more settings.
Still, don't expect high quality pics from any frontfacing cam on a phone on the market right now.
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Not really into using the front cam for pictures more need for video chat, that's a huge part of my life and I don't expect get quality but at least something clear to see in
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bubblesmoney said:
i think it looks awesome. i have done video chat on skype on H+ signal and the video quality is great. output from my end is always great both on video calls to the uk and usa. But video input from the uk was good although usa video was poor but that was their internet speeds that was causing trouble.
i have tried it multiple times as my child likes to do the video chat and finds it fun, so we just log into skype on laptop with my wifes account (connected via wifi) and on the phone (connected via H+) with my account and my child enjoys video chat.
I frankly doubt that video could get better on any current phone or probably even laptop for skype video calls.
for reference over 3g connection (i sometimes get 3g but most times get better H or H+ connection) with uploads speeds ranging from 2600kbps to 3500kbps and download speeds ranging between 3600kbps to 6000kbps and my wifi speeds (for laptop via landline) for downloads are about half that and upload speeds are about 3-4 times slower! having an unlimited data connection helps as i dont keep count of the data used now.
photos and videos shot even in a slightly dark room are good too from the front facing camera.
do you have a screensaver film applied over the front facing camera that is spoiling the image???? common mistake on new laptops where people complain about webcam quality but would have forgot to take protective film from the lense off after removing it from the packaging.
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No I don't have any film on my cam, I rather video chat over my phone than my laptop as 1 the laptop screen is too big making the picture from the other end really blur and its also heavy to carry around the house. Its much more convinient to do video calls over my note as the screen is bigger than a phone but smaller than a tablet sorta making it the almost perfect size for video chat, I'm wondering is there any alternative to skype where an ipad and my galaxy note can video chat
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Lighting...Lighting...LIGHTING.
2MP aint much, but it's a whole lot better than apple/ipod touch .7mp
alternative = tango
fyi, it's gonna look uglier on a tablet. Image resolution expands.
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Lighting...Lighting...LIGHTING.
2MP aint much, but it's a whole lot better than apple/ipod touch .7mp
alternative = tango
fyi, it's gonna look uglier on a tablet. Image resolution expands.
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Ok ill check tango out but I'm not video chating on a tablet, just a 5.3 inch screen phone
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fabu09 said:
Ok ill check tango out but I'm not video chating on a tablet, just a 5.3 inch screen phone
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Whats up with these weird hashtags man?
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Whats up with these weird hashtags man?
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Just for fun plus its kinda my thing
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fabu09 said:
No I don't have any film on my cam, I rather video chat over my phone than my laptop as 1 the laptop screen is too big making the picture from the other end really blur and its also heavy to carry around the house. Its much more convinient to do video calls over my note as the screen is bigger than a phone but smaller than a tablet sorta making it the almost perfect size for video chat, I'm wondering is there any alternative to skype where an ipad and my galaxy note can video chat
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I purchased this memo pad yesterday and so far I have found that I can't get the internet speed passed 6 or 7 mbps despite my home fibre broadband being 152mps. Everything is lagging like helI can't even open the app tray without a 5 second delay. Then to my surprise I was watching a video and it's now overheating as well. My questions are
1 is anyone else suffering these problems
2 is there a way to help resolve these issues
3 should I take it back and get either a replacement or a new tablet altogether
Thanks in advance
Amy
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Anyone finding the phone studdering while playing some games and apps?
Happens on Candy Crush
Scrolling is far from smooth on Nationwide Banking app also.
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Robert
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Ummmm must be that... Gonna contact Samsung
Before you do that try another launcher like Nova. Read somewhere else where a couple of people whi said the frame drops on their phones stopped when they used a different launcher. They were thinking it was something with the Samsung skin..
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not sure about the "frame drops", but i have a VZW Note 9, using Nova Prime, and my screen is often non-responsive, either sliding the screen up or down, and typing. Also cannot turn off the haptic, as it periodically makes a noise when pushing the screen. IF anyone has any assistance...
I'm using Nova Launcher prime already. However the issue is with third party apps. Most noticeable is the Nationwide Banking app where scrolling is far from smooth.
Hi all, is there any way to have the notitifications on edges like note edge. Means the running of complete message or whatsapp just like note edge.
If anyone know any third party app please let me know.
Thanks.
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I havent seen something like it, only thing is an edge panel, but you must swipe to see the notifications
I absolutely love my Pixel 4 XL. However, I am experiencing stuttering while scrolling, for instance the Google News app, or even just the native wallpapers selection. I have 90Hz forced, but the same happens if I switch that off. Scrolling up and down my app drawer on the Pixel launcher, by contrast, is really smooth. Has anyone experienced this? If so, have you found a fix?
No issues here.
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I have this problem with only 1 app and it's feedly
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Here is an example of what I mean, although it actually looks better on the video lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsj8LX4TNYA
Hopefully the November patch will sort this out ("Improvements for Smooth Display on Pixel 4"), although they don't mention the 4XL...
Having the same issue with a lot of apps such as Reddit and other apps/sites with long feeds. It's not terrible but still noticeable.
I just got my phone 2 days ago. Hoping it's not an overall hardware/screen issue. I was trying to set up one of my apps and got an error. The screen started flickering bad with the error message.
Same as you loving the phone so far but thinking if I should get a replacement.
Believe it or not, I've been plagued with this problem as well. It only happens in the pixel live wallpaper app for me. I have rma'd twice but still have the scrolling lag. I have done a factory reset as well. It doesn't happen when you first set up the phone. I don't know if there's anything else I can do. Either I'd have to live it and hoping an update would fix it or return the phone for a refund and get a different phone. This is so bizarre.
Hey guys,
Did anyone figure it out? Was an RMA successful for anyone? Or are all Pixel 4's plagued with this issue?
Not all are affected. Mine is fine. If yours is not then yes try RMA.
It's weird I just noticed this issue with my love wall paper when I unlock it