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Epic <-> PC Video Calling?

What's the best way to go about doing video calling on the Epic with a PC? I don't think Qik can do it, from what I understand Fring used to support Skype, but Skype has since blocked them. What's the next best?

Qik In Touch is what its called. This is why the whole front camera movement has taken place. I run it on my MAC and Windows via boot camp. Google it, it will take you to their website. Or click on the website link for them in the market.
Another thing, I have an Evo, I will forwarn you, the epic's screen is what makes it crisp but the quality is not all that different. Enjoy...
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just got my epic today and downloaded the qik in touch app... would u be able to put down some direction so me and my daughter can talk thru a video call when im using my epic and shes using qik in touch on my pc...

I downloaded Qik In Touch - it appears to me that it will let someone view your videos live, but not interact with you like a video call, correct?

i have the epic 4g and cannot get any video calls to connect. got a friend who also has an epic 4g and we cnanot seem to connect to each other. ideas?

vactor said:
i have the epic 4g and cannot get any video calls to connect. got a friend who also has an epic 4g and we cnanot seem to connect to each other. ideas?
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If the the both of yall have epic's use fring from the market. It should work great.

I tested fring from my evo to another evo and to a pc via the fing app. I assume my Epic will fare as well.
Worked well, but had the delay you should expect.
-Roger

roghaj said:
I tested fring from my evo to another evo and to a pc via the fing app. I assume my Epic will fare as well.
Worked well, but had the delay you should expect.
-Roger
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What did you use to video call a pc from your evo? I hear skype has blocked fring. Is there another program that accepts fring video calls on a pc?

Sorry for the bit of thread necro, but does anyone know how to go about this? I was excited about the video chat, but no one I know uses an iPhone 4, Epic, or Evo, and I was expecting to be able to talk to PCs with webcams.

i found 2 versions, qik video and qik for HTC evo 4g, 2 different apps, but i didnt found wik in touch.
i was really hoping to do video chat with a pc, hopefully skype will get this thing going ASAP.

I been using Movicha... but is not real good... and I think is a issue with the Epic... only works good with the Evo.. I think the Evo had more develoment interest on developers than the Epic.. so I thinking in retuning my Epic for a Evo..
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I believe its too soon for such assumption, its less than 2 weeks since this phone is been out and you are saying that already? Give it some time....ar least a month..but come on! Its not even 2 weeks!
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lepapirriky said:
I believe its too soon for such assumption, its less than 2 weeks since this phone is been out and you are saying that already? Give it some time....ar least a month..but come on! Its not even 2 weeks!
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You totally right... I just feeling the HTC have more interest in the community than any other manufacter... Sorry if I sound annoing ... but I only been dealing with HTC devices my whole life.. don't take me wrong I just saying my opinion nothing more..
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lepapirriky said:
I believe its too soon for such assumption, its less than 2 weeks since this phone is been out and you are saying that already? Give it some time....ar least a month..but come on! Its not even 2 weeks!
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As far as I know, the first Android phone with a front camera was the Evo (correct me if I'm wrong), which was released a solid three months ago. If it was just a matter of there being existing but currently incompatible software, it wouldn't be nearly as big a deal, but as far as I can tell there's just nothing to fill this need. On top of that, this is all assuming that it should be left up to third party developers, when I think this should have been available in the first place (at the very least, given us a Windows or Flash chat client for Qik).

i can get fring msging and voice calling to work but it says video is not supported when i try with aim or gtalk

yahoo video messenger works. Kinda sucks though. Hopefully they'll improve it. But If you really need phone <-> pc then this is it.
for video from phone <-> phone, I recommend Tango or Fring. I like Tango the most because its super simple and the video seems a bit better. Tango occasionally has an issue with the mic, usually toggling the mic of and on again will get it working.

etherealglimpse said:
yahoo video messenger works. Kinda sucks though. Hopefully they'll improve it. But If you really need phone <-> pc then this is it.
for video from phone <-> phone, I recommend Tango or Fring. I like Tango the most because its super simple and the video seems a bit better. Tango occasionally has an issue with the mic, usually toggling the mic of and on again will get it working.
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Where do you get Video messenger from? All I see on the market is Yahoo! Messenger which is text chat only.

2nd yahoo messenger. I havnt tried it myself but they claim free mobile to mobile or mobile to pc video chat.
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othan1 said:
Where do you get Video messenger from? All I see on the market is Yahoo! Messenger which is text chat only.
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And that is because it does not exist or it is not out yet, correct me if i am wrong.

Yahoo just announced the other day that an official messenger app with video for Android is coming out soon, so watch out for that.
Plus Skype is going to release a Galaxy S compatible version of Skype soon as well (other Android phones work with Skype right now). :-(
So for now, it's only phone to phone (via Tango, not my favourite but it works) for us Epic users. I just completed a Tango test call from my Epic to a friend's iPhone 4.
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T-Moble Video Chat by Qik

I didn't see a thread about this, so just wanted to point out that there is now a Qik Video Chat app unique to T-Mobile, presumably for the MyTouch 4G. I did try it on my G2 though, and I can confirm that at least the live streaming works.
I don't have anyone to video chat with, but I have been hearing from other comments that video chats do work on the G2 as well, albeit without the front facing camera.
But for me, I think the live streaming is what is the cool thing here. Glad it works!

Check out Tango. It works and has one for iphone users too.

Stryder5 said:
Check out Tango. It works and has one for iphone users too.
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Can it do live streaming to the web?

You can also use ustream app to broadcast.
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I also DL the app but same here dont know anyone that has video chat. PM me and lets see if we ca get it to work

Qik application has been on the Market for months with live streaming to web capabilities

Yeah but the ones on the market didn't give people w/o ffc the option to live stream and actually video chat, just send the video files after u made them. This one for tmobile let's single camera folks go live.
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I put this on my wife's and my G2's and when you try to place a call between them, the one initiating the call appears to work, and when you click answer with the other, it kicks you out and back to whatever screen you were on before. but on the initiating phone it still looks like you are connected, the call timer is running, you see can see what you are 'broadcasting' to the other phone in the top left, but there is no voice, or video or real connection between the phones. i tried it vv both ways, my phone to hers and hers to mine.
it doesnt work.

It does work. I got to video chat with my cousin with a evo4. it worked pretty good just some audio lag but its better then i expected

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I put this on my wife's and my G2's and when you try to place a call between them, the one initiating the call appears to work, and when you click answer with the other, it kicks you out and back to whatever screen you were on before. but on the initiating phone it still looks like you are connected, the call timer is running, you see can see what you are 'broadcasting' to the other phone in the top left, but there is no voice, or video or real connection between the phones. i tried it vv both ways, my phone to hers and hers to mine.
it doesnt work.
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It does work. I got to video chat with my cousin with a evo4. it worked pretty good just some audio lag but its better then i expected
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did you try to mimic what jskash said? try placing the call on different phones and see how it works.
how does broadcast to web work? is it to another phone or is it leterally a website people can access when you are connected and broadcasting?

I can back up that I've tried it also with a friend in KC and it does work. It was awesome because we don't get to see eachother often and my kids have never been to her house. She walked all around the house and even showed off the dogs. I got a call and was momentarily paused until I rejected it but it immediately started back up and we continued on for about 20 minutes. The only thing was the sound on my end was a little low, I could hear her but it was a stretch if background noise cameinto play. But yeah, it does work, at least from a G2 to an evo and both ways because first she called me but I had to leave a noisey room and plug in my phone to charge, then I called her and it worked also.
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it does work.. my sister has a mt4g and while i was able to see her she was able to see me since we g2 owners dont have ffc

I also tried to go from my g2 to my wifes g2. Same as other poster. Looks good until you answer and then the phone cuts out and the caller looks like they are connected but they are not. Too bad,

[Q] What is the best video chat app for Evo?

What is the best video chat app for Evo?

My vote goes for firing. My brother lives in Mesa Az. And I've had good luck using this program

Tango, your always signed in and doesn't waste battery at all, fring you have to be signed in if not no video call, qik is annoying for people receiving calls because half don't know you have to press the Mic button to speak and its not.cross platform.
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Tango, by far. Like the guy above me said, takes no battery life, cross-platform, always signed in, and is all-around kick-ass. Plus, you don't have to make an extra account, AND it can work with your Google Voice number.
Fring? Eats your battery alive, has bugs every other day, looks like a toddler threw up on a screen, and requires you sign in every ten minutes.
Qik? Jesus Christ, it's worse than Fring...

Even though the general consensus is Yahoo sucks for most things, their messenger client on the phone has worked VERY well for me. (besides being a HUGE apk)
Phone to phone video over 3G worked perfect for me, (Well, roughly 2 months ago before Sprints network went to shambles) along with phone to computer.
The best part is a lot of people still have some old lame Yahoo account from 10 years ago that still works. Bonus not having to sign up for any BS

by far i would say tango

Tango Hands Down!

Best luck with Tango and Yahoo Messenger. Fring is horrible. And Qik works on and off

OOVOO is pretty good....
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has the tango quality improved??? at first, it was TERRIBLE!!!! has anyone tried to video chat w/ sipdroid? the quality seems the best to me...a little more complicated for a novice though.

I tried Tango out when I first got the phone (september or so?) and I found it drained the **** out of my battery life when I wasn't using it. Have these problems been rectified?

YAHOO MESSENGER IS WAY BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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thegregbradley said:
I tried Tango out when I first got the phone (september or so?) and I found it drained the **** out of my battery life when I wasn't using it. Have these problems been rectified?
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Yes you got the app when it was first being developed. The devs where quick to listen to the people and resolve the problem. I have had it on my phone for a month now and its been flawless and battery consumption has been next to none, except for when I use the app then of course it uses some battery

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OOVOO is pretty good....
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ooVoo is good because it support video between phone and pc. I use for very short time to say more about it, but annoying thing is auto start when phone is restarted.

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Yes you got the app when it was first being developed. The devs where quick to listen to the people and resolve the problem. I have had it on my phone for a month now and its been flawless and battery consumption has been next to none, except for when I use the app then of course it uses some battery
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Cool.....I'll try it again. I also tried it when it first came out and it was a battery killer and resource hogger. I've sworn by Fring since then.

The best videochat i have found, dont laugh, is to use my Hotspot and use my IPOD touch and facetime. For some reason i get better video and voice then anything i can find on the EVO. But of course, the other person also needs Apple's Facetime, as my girlfriend does.
We tried Oovoo and its not bad, video is slow and audio always seemed to get out of sync and the annoying bug of it never leaving the notification bar.

Google Talk w/Vid?
Sorry if this was asked in another thread, if you know of one please post a reply with the link?
I have a Moto Xoom, google talk with front facing cam is working alright so far for a couple friends that have netbooks with built in cams.
I have a couple friends with EVO's but say you can't use it for video chat in google talk. Anyone up on as to why or how to use it?

I would like to have Google Talk Vid on my EVO also.

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I would like to have Google Talk Vid on my EVO also.
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Doesn't exist for phones.
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What app do I need if I use my phone but my sister has a computer? Can you use Tango on a computer?

[Q] Video chat options?

So what options do we have with the SGS2 for video chat/calling?
I see in the dialer/contacts there is an option to call somebody with video, how
does that work? Has anybody been able to try it?
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I can confirm that the video calling from the dialer works great between two SGSIIs, even over a week 3G signal.
If you have root access, you can also install the new Google Talk app that has video. Works great as well between phone and PC over wifi at least.
I haven't tested other than this, but it gets me in touch with my fiancee on the phone and family/friends on Google Talk. I have a feeling we'll be waiting a while for Skype video support now that they've been bought by Microsoft.
edit: There are of course other third party options but I want to use the ones with the greatest adoption and compatibility between devices, which is Skype and Google in my opinion.

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I can confirm that the video calling from the dialer works great between two SGSIIs, even over a week 3G signal.
If you have root access, you can also install the new Google Talk app that has video. Works great as well between phone and PC over wifi at least.
I haven't tested other than this, but it gets me in touch with my fiancee on the phone and family/friends on Google Talk. I have a feeling we'll be waiting a while for Skype video support now that they've been bought by Microsoft.
edit: There are of course other third party options but I want to use the ones with the greatest adoption and compatibility between devices, which is Skype and Google in my opinion.
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I wonder how long 'we' will have to wait for Android 2.3.4 with the Gtalk/video/voice built in? Or maybe Google will release the Gtalk app with this feature on the market soon.
Guess I could always root

Can someone confirm that Gtalk video chat on AT&T only works over WiFi? I can see & chat with people over 3G and it will even say video available and show the video icon but it then tells me that I need WiFi. Is there a way around this? Perhaps an edit to the prop file or even the Gtalk file thru root exployer to enable the video over 3g..?

Would fring work?

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Would fring work?
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I want to know this as well.

Yes, fring does work. Qik works too but you see yourself upside down or atleast that's what I see. The other party see's you right side up.

Cool I'll give it go calling my friends (cough cough) iphone
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Hey guys ,
Talk with video chat enabled works GREAT !!!!! And in 3G too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wolfgart said:
Hey guys ,
Talk with video chat enabled works GREAT !!!!! And in 3G too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Which one did you install? I did the auto APK that allows permissions from superuser and it works great but only over WIFI. How did you get it to install with the 3g? And does it work well? I heard it's very buggy with 3g..?

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Which one did you install? I did the auto APK that allows permissions from superuser and it works great but only over WIFI. How did you get it to install with the 3g? And does it work well? I heard it's very buggy with 3g..?
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I've installed using this thread , and works Great over 3G too !!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075494&highlight=talk
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Are you sure? I think Paul's auto install is the version that only works over wifi. I've installed that version off a fresh hard reset twice and no 3g. I believe someone from that thread actually said that apk was for the wfi only version.
UPDATE: Figured it out. I had to find the updated Talk2.apk and I used root exployer to copy over the old APK. Since it was already installed, that's all I had to do. Re-booted and Google Chat now works over 3g. Wow, it logged in 1st attempt after re-boot with no issues and started working right away. Good stuff... One quick question thou. When someone tries to video chat with me, I only get the notification saying someone tried to video chat but you were not on WIFI. I can then go right ahead video chat them back over 3g and everything is fine. So, I only ring for a video chat if I'm in WIFI but can send no problem over 3g..? Is that where we are at with it or is there something I'm missing..?

Tango is another great video calling app on the market its free and it works real good 3G and wifi it also detects who in youre contact list has it

Dirky said:
So what options do we have with the SGS2 for video chat/calling?
I see in the dialer/contacts there is an option to call somebody with video, how
does that work? Has anybody been able to try it?
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tried video calls to several friends' android mobiles today in the office - all failed. not sure if it's a network or device limitation, none of the friends had samsung phone tho.
are video calls using the "stock" functions generally only supported between devices of the same make/model?

heldchen said:
tried video calls to several friends' android mobiles today in the office - all failed. not sure if it's a network or device limitation, none of the friends had samsung phone tho.
are video calls using the "stock" functions generally only supported between devices of the same make/model?
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Do they have UK or EURO standard video chat over 3G enabled? I know I did hear that you can video chat within the dialer with SGS2 to SGS2. If anyone wants to dare try this from one SGS2 to another, or any other GSM phone that has the video chat icon in the dialer. let me know.

[Q] Any app for video calling?

Hey as we all know our htc one x does not support native video calling over 3G so is there any way we can enable it or use any app to gain this function ??

rn9215 said:
Hey as we all know our htc one x does not support native video calling over 3G so is there any way we can enable it or use any app to gain this function ??
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have you tried Tango https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sgiggle.production&hl=en

Skype , tango are best
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as for the topic goes its native video calling not video chatting. btw no there isnt any app to support video call but u can try skype even gtalk for video chat
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Thanks for the reply guys....hope HTC adds this function in a future update!

It doesn't support it? Really? The native Talk app worked just fine for me to video call over 3G.

Well thats nuts. No video calling over 3G for those whom have network support.
Does anyone know where the restriction is put in place, its obviously not a ICS issue since my SGS2 worked fine. And we have a Front camera lol, thoughts?

jaffanz said:
Well thats nuts. No video calling over 3G for those whom have network support.
Does anyone know where the restriction is put in place, its obviously not a ICS issue since my SGS2 worked fine. And we have a Front camera lol, thoughts?
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Android does not natively support it. But Samsung Androids do have it, so it is possible. Was hoping that HTC would follow, unfortunantly there doesn't seem to be a lot of demand for it.
There are already several issues with google to enable it like this one.
This article best explains the difference between the types of 3G Video Call.

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It doesn't support it? Really? The native Talk app worked just fine for me to video call over 3G.
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Cos that's the Google Talk app, which by default just happens to come installed.. It's not something built into the OS, and you can only call people who have the app installed as well. Native video calling would mean toe ability to video call anyone whose phone supports it, regardless of OS.

I believe UK was one of the first to have video calling back in 2004/2005 (in your face steve jobs, facetime over wifi in 2010 on a phone is not revolutionary!)
anyway, yes there is a difference between video calling on the network and video chatting using an app over the data connection.
I think the main reason for dropping video calling is the lack use by the consumers, here in the video calling minutes have been dropped from monthly tariffs now, i'm guessing due to the lack of supported devices and also the lack of use, most consumers seem to be more interested in the data services side which is much more useful.

Thanks mate for the update.
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Android does not natively support it. But Samsung Androids do have it, so it is possible. Was hoping that HTC would follow, unfortunantly there doesn't seem to be a lot of demand for it.
There are already several issues with google to enable it like this one.
This article best explains the difference between the types of 3G Video Call.
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I believe UK was one of the first to have video calling back in 2004/2005 (in your face steve jobs, facetime over wifi in 2010 on a phone is not revolutionary!)
anyway, yes there is a difference between video calling on the network and video chatting using an app over the data connection.
I think the main reason for dropping video calling is the lack use by the consumers, here in the video calling minutes have been dropped from monthly tariffs now, i'm guessing due to the lack of supported devices and also the lack of use, most consumers seem to be more interested in the data services side which is much more useful.
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I use to be able to make video calls on an old NEC phone ibhad back in early 2000. My GS4 support's it, I'm a bit pi**ed off that my HTC ONE doesn't as I'd like to be able to talk to my kids when im at work or wherever.