Qik, I don't get it. - EVO 4G General

So I finally tried this much advertised feature and I don't see the difference between Qik and immediately uploading to YouTube. Am I missing something? It could just be that I don't need this feature so I don't see Qik's value--yet.
What exactly is Qik supposed to allow me to do that YouTube cannot?
Thanks
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make sure you up date the qik program thru the market. it allows you to do video chat

And it will act as a live webcam.

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New Youtube Mobile website Wont do HQ on Evo

I dont know if its just me but I dont see an option for HQ when playing videos which are available in HQ
Im running Fresh Rom .53
when I click a link it always launches in the browser flash. It automatically goes to landscape mode..
Is there a way to set it to launch the video in the youtube app or in the new HTML5 ?
Ive searched for this topic but have not found anyone talking about it so I assume maybe its something im doing
Whenever I watch something using the YouTube app, once it switches to landscape it shows the seek bar at the bottom, all the way to the right of that there is a HQ icon. If it is grey HQ is off, tap that icon and it will turn red indicating it is on.
The same applies if I go to YouTube through the internet browser.
vicko5000 said:
I dont know if its just me but I dont see an option for HQ when playing videos which are available in HQ
Im running Fresh Rom .53
when I click a link it always launches in the browser flash. It automatically goes to landscape mode..
Is there a way to set it to launch the video in the youtube app or in the new HTML5 ?
Ive searched for this topic but have not found anyone talking about it so I assume maybe its something im doing
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I think the explanation is that Android 2.1 Browser does not have HTML5 video capabilities. I've tried a 2.2 Froyo ROM on my Evo and it DOES show the HD option.
GReddy the YouTube site was updated yesterday. It runs using Flash now. I have the same problem as the op and I'm stock.
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Yeah I'm stock and when I use the youtube website it luanches the vid in HTC flash player so there isnt an HD option blahhh
Eek, you guys are right! I stand corrected. Even in the stupid video release by YouTube "Introducing the New YouTube Mobile Website" shows an HQ button that does not exist.
I dont know why I had to jump through hoops to get the HQ button but in the addy bar type "about:config" without quotes of course and go into settings and change UAString to Iphone, it throws up an occasional error but ive gotten most videos to play, the browser probably just needs some sort of update on the html 5 support
Some of the roms pop up a query box to open in Youtube app or HTC flash player. Obviously the flash player is the flash lite crap one so quality sucks. This can be changed by the developer.
eg. Nosense asop like does this. So all youtube, even launched from the web, plays in the evo player and you have the HQ option.
Aridon said:
Some of the roms pop up a query box to open in Youtube app or HTC flash player. Obviously the flash player is the flash lite crap one so quality sucks. This can be changed by the developer.
eg. Nosense asop like does this. So all youtube, even launched from the web, plays in the evo player and you have the HQ option.
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I get that when I follow q YouTube link from another site because those are links to full YouTube. The new mobile site is redesigned and doesn't offer this.
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Not to hijack this thread, but on my iPod Touch the HD ones show. So maybe it has to do with HTML 5 then?
I can select high quality on my moment. Have do go through the menu to do it.
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om4 said:
I dont know why I had to jump through hoops to get the HQ button but in the addy bar type "about:config" without quotes of course and go into settings and change UAString to Iphone, it throws up an occasional error but ive gotten most videos to play, the browser probably just needs some sort of update on the html 5 support
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when i type "about:config" i just get a blank white page with no options. are you on stock rom?
I may go ahead and try EVO-NonSense(AOSP Elements) rom.. i realize the first thing i do is get rid of sense when i install a rom so why have it there in the first place.. :-D

How to upload a video?

Ok I must be an idiot because I can't figure out how to upload a video to facebook. Running DC 2.8 and I've tried everything. I tried going into photo's, selecting my video, but there isn't any facebook in the dropdown.
So I went into the camera, and choose video, then hit the icon to bring up my videos. Hit share, and hit facebook, but it only displays all my photos and no videos.
The facebook app doesnt allow vid upload, I know bloo does, but don't feel like dealing with installing it.
So am I dense, or anyone else sees this too?
you have to use the mobile upload email. you can only upload to YouTube.
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Video Teleconferencing Apps?

Does Qik app work on the Adam?
What other video teleconferencing apps you guys use or plan on using on your Adam?
Yahoo, Tango, Skype, Fring...
I guess I will start a user contact/screen name thread soon for testing and keep'in in touch.
-CC
currently skype is no longer supporting video calling from android (fring used to offer skype video chat, but then skype got mad at them and pulled the plug after the Evo launched. well that is the short of it...) I have not gotten to test fring video chatting on my Evo, as no one else I know has a phone capable of video chat (requires a front facing camera), wait, scratch that, one of my friends just bought the Evo, but we have not tested it yet.
Yahoo Video Calling works on Adam
I can confirm that Yahoo messenger works with the Adam. I did experience some strange issue with video being rotated no matter what position I held the Adam or rotated the camera to.
Sipdroid apparently supports video chat, but have not been able to test it as I don't have a front facing camera device (yet).
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watch youtube and multitask?

I cant seem to find a way to watch a youtube video and do other things on my tablet such as browse the web or open up another app. Ive tried the youtube app and the website but neither let me multitask and still play a video.
Is it possible to do so?
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I cant seem to find a way to watch a youtube video and do other things on my tablet such as browse the web or open up another app. Ive tried the youtube app and the website but neither let me multitask and still play a video.
Is it possible to do so?
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i don't believe so
while multi tasking on android; android freezes the app in RAM till you return to it
i believe the only android device that can truly multi task ie watching youtube and emails etc is the Sprint Kyocera but thats a phone
http://software2tech.com/tag/android-dualweb-browser/
That's the closest thing you are going to get.
Dolphin browser mini lets you have a flash app play in a background tab. Not when you switch apps though.
Maybe this app will help?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gtmusic.ghosttown
Thanks for the link to Ghosttown..that's a great app. Only one little niggle with it though....
because it takes the video from youtube, it doesn't distinguish between the album versions and the live versions....it won't filter...so when you choose an album...you could get all kinds of versions of a tune, not necessarily the proper one from the album chosen.
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so when you choose an album...you could get all kinds of versions of a tune, not necessarily the proper one from the album chosen.
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it didn't happen for me yet. Maybe send him a suggestion ?
And wow ghostown is a really nice app

what YouTube should be like!

heya.
I'm sure some of you listen to music on YouTube every now and then!
and I'm extremly sure 90% who did were freakin pissed that when you get an email or something else comes up and you 'minimize' youtube it stops!
wouldn't it be wonderfull if YouTube had a minimize and a floating function?
Lucky there is this app "Super Video" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gpc.myweb.hinet.net.PopupVideo
just use YouTube and share the video you wanna watch with super video!
works fine. hope Google will improve YouTube app soon!
checking out now! I have had this issue as well haha
I use to love that app, still do, it does what you say, but it used to be alot better with youtube, the controls are pain in the ass now, for example, if you open a video with this app, a video thats stored locally (avi, mkv....), thats how the controls were like up until a few updates ago, sooooo much easier.........i hope it comes back
Nice app though with the upcoming update, stock media player will be able to search youtube videos as well. But in the meantime, this could come in handy. :good:

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