Oovoo has released a mobile application for the Evo and the Epic. It supports text based IM, voice calls, and most importantly High quality Video conferencing. This allows users to communicate with PC's and Mac's along with other mobile phones running Oovoo (only Evo and Epic for now).
The program is flawed however, I am unable to see the other user's video and they are unable to see mine. I am running CM6.1 with the latest Oovoo version available and no luck. I also tried on an Evo running Fresh (newest version) and I had the same problem. Any ideas?
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I find the dedicated clients to be tolerable but not that reliable. The gtalk apps seem to not update status properly and the yahoo app seems to drop connections without warning.
I am looking at apps like mundu and im plus. The yahoo and gtalk dedicated apps supposedly have push technology does anyone know if the above mentioned services use push technology?
Any other recommendations would be appreciated.
My favorite is 'ebuddy' (totally free). It's an all-encompassing IM app that supports nearly every protocol. Check it out.
If they ever release a client, Beejive (pronounced 'Bee Hive' for whatever reason) is probably my favorite thing in the entire world on the iPhone. Hopefully, Android's market share convinced them to port it over.
eBuddy, also. Does it all, even ICQ fire the old people.
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+1 for ebuddy, but I do use the native app for gtalk
Now that Skype has been removed from Fring, what can people use to use video chat from PC to Evo and vice versa?
Here we go again...
Haha, sorry if its a repost.
I just found a Skype APK also
I don't think it will work. Skype has some sort of contract with Verizon. I think until they are done or Skype releases an all-android application, we are SOL.
mochiva isnt great but its ok until a better app is created
I was able to find both Skype and Skype mobi (for VZW) in the market. This morning, after reading the news of Skype update, I searched the market and can only find one Skype app. I don't know if it's because I upgraded to Gingerbread or the Skype for VZW was removed.
Anyways, I installed the Skype app and it worked out pretty well. It finally remembered my password so I don't have to type my password every time (something the SKype for VZW is not capable of). Plus, it can use wifi as well as 3G.
Looks like the pre-installed Skype mobi is useless now.
So what are you asking?
Has anyone been able to do video chat via Google's Chat? I seem unable to do so, and I cannot find Talk in the Market ...although I don't know if it would support video on this tablet or not.
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Has anyone been able to do video chat via Google's Chat? I seem unable to do so, and I cannot find Talk in the Market ...although I don't know if it would support video on this tablet or not.
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Used it earlier today to talk with my brother in mexico, it worked exceedingly well.
iirc, it comes already installed.
Its a native google app, not a market app.
I couldnt get it to work intially but it turns out its tied to my google apps account for some reason. Once i signed out of the apps account and signed in with a regular gmail account it worked beautifully chatting with my girlfriend over 4g tethering on my Evo. I cant wait until someone gets 2.3.4 working on the Evo so we can have the android phone/chat functionality.
i've used it chatting with my wife, works well.
Argh...I thought I looked for Talk on it and didn't find it, but alas, it is there. ( I had to install it from market on my phone, so assumed I had to do the same thing here).
Sounds good. I presume this does work with Google Chat...so if someone is on their PC and Browser (not signed into Talk) it would work. Seems to me like at some point I had to join a Talk account with Google.
Thanks folks.
for tablet to pc video chat, the person on the pc needs to be in the browser (like a gmail window) and have the video plugin installed.
I use it with my Google Apps account no problem.
The sound quality from the other side isn't great... I don't know if Talk is crap, the other computer is crap, or the speakers on the TF are crap...
Nice to have video chat though, I just wish Samsung would release 2.3.4 for Galaxy S II
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skymobius.vtok
http://vtokapp.com/
I was experimenting with this earlier today with a coworker that has an iphone 4g. I think vtok nuked some of the video quality but it worked.
is GTalk the best one to use or Qik for our phones?
gtalk is very exclusive right now
tango, fring, yahoo mess, qik, oovoo are some good alternatives
what do you mean exclusive?? you mean only Gtalk is able to only call Gtalk only?
with the video calling apps, does it work with each other or both parties need the same app?
exclusive - : limiting or limited to possession, control, or use by a single individual or group
i believe only phones running android 2.3.4 can use gtalk video. not many phones have that available, thus making it exclusive. both parties need gtalk to do video chat
I think Fring is better than Qik... wider user base too.
I think u should just use tango for the most part. also works well if u have to video chat with iphone friends
Do both parties need to be on the same service
Do both you and the other person need to be on Tango or can you each have a different app? Or is there one app than can use multiple protocols?