[Q] Video chat with Gtalk - Eee Pad Transformer General

Hey, how do I start a video chat with someone in google talk?
I've seen it demoed but I can't see how I can call my friends (who don't have tablets) on their phones OR on their computer clients (with webcams and mics).
Is this yet to be implemented? I'd use skype but they don't support video calling on their native app -.-
Thanks.

I've used video chat on Gtalk once....
Any of your friends that are shown as being available that has the "video camera" symbol next to their name rather than just the green dot can be video chatted...
Just click on their name and then you will be asked if you want to video chat with them... answer yes, then it let's them know you want to video with them...takes a couple of seconds (if they answer yes) and then will see them full screen, with a small box showing your video picture in the lower corner...
I have not had anyone with video ask me to chat, so I'm not sure what happens on the other end as far as asking you if you want to video chat...I believe that it will ask you if you wish to allow before turning your camera on....

Yes it can be done, yes it is implemented but that's all I can type from phone at the moment.

Antiskunk said:
Hey, how do I start a video chat with someone in google talk?
I've seen it demoed but I can't see how I can call my friends (who don't have tablets) on their phones OR on their computer clients (with webcams and mics).
Is this yet to be implemented? I'd use skype but they don't support video calling on their native app -.-
Thanks.
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It has to be done via gmail, the talk application doesn't support video chat on Windows so it'll need to be done via the browser but it does work. And yes once they invite you you'll get a popup stating that whoever wants to start a video chat with you.
As far as your phone goes you'll have to use qik or tango. Talk on phones doesn't work with video chat yet. (Unless you have a nexus s i'm pretty sure)

Ahh, I didn't try the gmail plugin. I'll try that, thanks.

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Videocall without front camera?

It is possible make videlcalls with PDA without front camera like HTC Touch 3G?
I think is only a dialer problem!.. or not?
Any help?
Nobody? Any help?
If there's a way I would love to hear it too. Have a CDMA Diamond, and can think of plenty of situations it'd be useful to make a video call where the other person can see what I'm pointing the camera at, especially if I can combine it with speakerphone.
why don't u guys try qik.com? it offers u the ability to live broadcast a video feed from your camera. and if you are on 3G, u can talk and send video at the same time.
AthenaLod said:
why don't u guys try qik.com? it offers u the ability to live broadcast a video feed from your camera. and if you are on 3G, u can talk and send video at the same time.
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I just installed it and tried it out, but I can't seem to figure out any way to send my video feed directly to another phone? It seems like it automatically puts it online to my qik account, but there's no way to have an interactive conversation with a viewer while it's streaming?
manekineko said:
I just installed it and tried it out, but I can't seem to figure out any way to send my video feed directly to another phone? It seems like it automatically puts it online to my qik account, but there's no way to have an interactive conversation with a viewer while it's streaming?
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you are right, it just does this. i thought this is what you are looking for. if the other party is on 3G, they can view your feed on the website, just a work around.
I used to have a Hermes, Cingular 8525 variant without the front facing camera. I flashed it with a rom that supports video calling. The result - I can make/receive a video call. I can see the other person I'm talking with, but he can't see me.

Video Call PC - WTF, this must be a conspiracy!

I have searched the net for hours, and I cannot find any easy method to make a Video call from my Galaxy S to my PC via the net.....
Why the heck is this so difficult? The main result I get is Fring, which used to work with Skype, but doesnt any more, so that is useless. They dont even have a PC Client, which is beyond me!
Then there is Qik, but that is useless as well. Either can be used Phone-Phone, but I want Phone - PC so I can video chat with family while I travel.
I am not very experienced with this, but apparently Fring can be configured for SIP services.... but when I looked these up, they are require payment.
Can anyone help me out???? The phone has a front facing camera and can connect to wifi, there is no reason I can see that it shouldnt be an easy thing to do - it seems like all the big telcos are holding back the technology so they can charge their huge rates, hence why I think its a conspiracy!!!!
Cheers!
Yes, I too think the biggest reason for not having video calling over a data connection is due to the telcos' influences. Technically i see no limitation, Fring already did this and showed that it is possible. Skype IMO has the infrastructure but they are more interested in pleasing Verizon than their own customers .
Sipdroid, works with any sip client and trunk that supports video calls.
i tried sipdroid, but i couldn't get it to work, and when i searched somebody said you needed to pay for the account.
but if you say it works, i'll give it another go. so does it work phone to pc or phone to phone or both?
Bump. I've been wondering the same. My small research also seamed to indicate that sipdroid was the way to go.
i've been trying to find a popular video calling App that works with the PC
so far Sipdroid seems to be the only one
"iMovachi"
Ugly as hell and it doesn't support die front camera of the Galaxy S, bit it is the ONLY video chat software that works from android to pc and vice versa.
skyworxx said:
"iMovachi"
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Can't find this anywhere on Google...
movicha (dot) com
Try IMSDROID app
im surprised theres no official google video chat yet. its in gmail. come on google!
sturmeh said:
Sipdroid, works with any sip client and trunk that supports video calls.
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Hi, I am trying my hand at getting Sipdroid setup. I have got my pbx account setup.
Can someone tell me which trunks support video calls ?
Thanks
skyworxx said:
"iMovachi"
Ugly as hell and it doesn't support die front camera of the Galaxy S, bit it is the ONLY video chat software that works from android to pc and vice versa.
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Not compatible with Galaxy S and the software is a totally mess. Force closes every few seconds, horrible resolution, etc...
Has anyone tried ooVoo yet ?
The single user is free (3 user free for 30 days) and it seems to work perfect with the front camera. It was also a doddle to set up.
I use Yahoo Messenger video chat.
I tried Yahoo Messenger but it didn't support the front camera
Tehpriest said:
Has anyone tried ooVoo yet ?
The single user is free (3 user free for 30 days) and it seems to work perfect with the front camera. It was also a doddle to set up.
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Hey.. ooVoo works! Thanks for the advice. Front camera works perfect. I didnt test the voice calls yet... but its free to call phone - PC through wi-fi... its still beta.. hope they improve its quality soon.
another good one is Tango works great between phones
but no PC support yet
Skype app on iPhone already supports video - shame the Android version is still in the dark ages

front facing camera,anyone?

What are some of the apps that use front facing camera?
Gtalk does not use it?there is no y!messenger in the market either?
How do you guys use this?
gtalk works for me, but you could probably use fring for video chat
Google Talk uses the ffc just fine, in my experience.
how does one start the camera in talk?
I can see the camera icon against my name but I cannot seem init a video chat session. Am I missing something?
theydonkno said:
gtalk works for me, but you could probably use tango or fring for video chat
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I tried Tango on my Viewsonic GTab and it FC'd something fierce. I assumed it had something to do with missing some of the phone components of Android and haven't tried it on the A500.
Anyone have a good experience with Tango?
anangphatak said:
how does one start the camera in talk?
I can see the camera icon against my name but I cannot seem init a video chat session. Am I missing something?
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if your contact has the camera icon on them it means they support it. And then you simply tap the video icon next to them and BAM, it works.
Works flawlessly and amazing too.
damn it, I have useless friends. No one with video capability!
anangphatak said:
What are some of the apps that use front facing camera?
Gtalk does not use it?there is no y!messenger in the market either?
How do you guys use this?
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GTalk does work, I have already had a video chat and it worked great. Have to play again but I think the rear cam works also.
Used GTalk with my netbook the other day and it worked great.
cybermage1 said:
I tried Tango on my Viewsonic GTab and it FC'd something fierce. I assumed it had something to do with missing some of the phone components of Android and haven't tried it on the A500.
Anyone have a good experience with Tango?
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Sorry I made the suggestion for tango without actually testing it out. But to get tango to launch without closing you need to have the iconia in portrait with the rotation lock on. However since I do not have a mobile number for my tablet I don't think tango will work
Your friends probably just need to download the video chat add on for their PC or Mac http://www.google.com/chat/video
If you are trying to chat with someone that is using an android phone I believe video chat in google talk is only built in the newer versions of gingerbread
hurrpancakes said:
Google Talk uses the ffc just fine, in my experience.
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can anyone direct me where I can find the google talk or Gtalk app in the market? I can't seem to find it.
csi15 said:
can anyone direct me where I can find the google talk or Gtalk app in the market? I can't seem to find it.
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mate..it is already there in ur tablet....the name is "TALK"..
tested with my friend using HTC HD2....working fine....
amtzone said:
mate..it is already there in ur tablet....the name is "TALK"..
tested with my friend using HTC HD2....working fine....
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lol, thanks. I am going to have to try this camera thing out.
ok, checked it out, how the heck do you get the video chat working? It only gives me the option to send IM's
Your counterpart needs to install video and audio plugin for Gtalk. Just by clicking option for video call (from PC) it will pop up an install screen .
mirox3m said:
Your counterpart needs to install video and audio plugin for Gtalk. Just by clicking option for video call (from PC) it will pop up an install screen .
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Gtalk PC does support video call ?
http://www.google.com/chat/video?hl=en
http://www.google.com/talk/
so far only web gtalk (so from gmail...) support it
and of course Gtalk Android support
The other person has to be in gmail to do video and if your contacts once they have the plugin there will then be the little video icon I tested the other day with my brother from my iconia using talk to his Acer laptop using gmail chat.. we tried using the Google talk program on his laptop but video option wasn't showing up?
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[Q] Video Chat Transformer vs. PC

Hi all
I'm looking for a software with which I can video chat from my transformer with someone having a Windows PC.
As skype still isnt able to implement video chat into the android skype app, what else can I try?
Thanks
google talk, make sure the video chat addon is installed on the PC
yep, google talk.
Thanks, now I just have to finally get my Transformer... Still "out of stock" here...
Does it work solid, video chat on google talk?
Dumdidum said:
Thanks, now I just have to finally get my Transformer... Still "out of stock" here...
Does it work solid, video chat on google talk?
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it works reasonably well...voice quality can be improved but not terrible..
Thanks
Am I right that video calls from PC can only be made out of the browser, not using the google talk pc app?
yeah...video calls only available from the browser...
have no idea why it's not included in the stand-alone client....
slightly off-topic.. can you do multi-person video chat on Gtalk? like say, 2 pc's + 1 TF or a xoom, tf and a pc? or is it just one to one?
My wife and I tried to use it several times last weekend, but it failed completely. We've used it before, and it has worked adequately. But on Friday and Saturday, we both logged in and made ourselves available for video - yet neither of us could "see" the other - Google told me that she was not logged in, and it told her that I was not logged in. So it's not all that reliable. I'm sure they'll work through these problems eventually.
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slightly off-topic.. can you do multi-person video chat on Gtalk? like say, 2 pc's + 1 TF or a xoom, tf and a pc? or is it just one to one?
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As far as I know, you can only do 1 to 1 video calls unless they updated it recently that adds the feature to do conference video chat.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skymobius.vtok
http://vtokapp.com/
I have used it to video chat with a friend that has an iPhone.
robojerk said:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skymobius.vtok
http://vtokapp.com/
I have used it to video chat with a friend that has an iPhone.
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Vtok with well on a phone. On the transformer the resolutions is horrible and camera image is side way

[News] Skype now has video...but not SGS? (link to something may work pg2)

I'm updating Skype now on the market. Says has video now. But says only for selected handsets and SGS is not one of them.
ye, sucks typically skype
This is baffling. If the Nexus S can support it without a front-facing camera, why not the SGS?!
Oh crapas. Its bad enough that they decided not to support one of (if not the most) popular android phone running 2.3 now. What's worse is...
a. DOES NOT SAVE PASSWORD. UGH.
b. I personally think the UI is worse. At least the "Sign-Out" is on the menu bar instead of buried in the "status" menu. But because it does not save password, this really sucks. Would it kill them to put a big red "Turn Off" button somewhere?
c. Seemed less stable, but that might be my phone.
d. I thought that the new "SMS" functionality would mean that Skype is now an SMS client, which would combine messaging functions into one program. Add a dialler into it, and it could be kick-ass. But this is NOT SMS. This is a text message sent over Skype's network to an SMS gateway to a phone. It costs much more than my SMSs through my carrier, which are true SMS.
I only use Skype on my phone when I'm travelling and need to call international. If this program was better, I would not mind leaving it on all the time. Now, google talk is starting to look better vis-a-vis Skype. If only I could call phones from Google Talk, like I can on my computer...
i hope anyone can hack this and enable video for sgs
x10isrooted said:
i hope anyone can hack this and enable video for sgs
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+1
10 char
not only does it not save your password but it also now has a running service that doesn't let u close the app.
going back to the old version
Use gtalk if you have root and 2.3.4
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Skype sucks anyways. Do you really think it will become better with MS?
What we really need is open standard video conferencing protocols.
zorxd said:
Skype sucks anyways. Do you really think it will become better with MS?
What we really need is open standard video conferencing protocols.
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Its one of those things in which the network is the value. Skype is used for international business and communication. It works better than Google Talk (which also is not open I believe) for talk between China and USA. It works for making cheap international computer to phone calls.
But yes...the company does suck. They can't provide chat customer service...and they're a communications company. Also interface is only so-so.
I NEED Skype on my phone...if no Android version I would get an iPhone. Only other way to call USA from China (without paying huge rates) is to activate VPN and use Google Talk. And that option only started 2 months ago. And I can only call a computer, not a phone with Google.
Fring and Nimbus, IMO, are no better than Skype and don't have desktop clients.
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Fring and Nimbus, IMO, are no better than Skype and don't have desktop clients.
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I hate it when people suggest Fring as a replacement for Skype. Give me a software to video chat between Android and PC seamlessly and then I'll call it a replacement for Skype.
onetik said:
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I hate it when people suggest Fring as a replacement for Skype. Give me a software to video chat between Android and PC seamlessly and then I'll call it a replacement for Skype.
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it's ironic, cause fring used to be like that, it did support video between mobile (syambian i guess for instance) and pc skype seamlessly. but because of skype they had to remove this option.
I patched skype apk and video call seems to be fine.
Haven't tried it on real use, because i dont use skype but seems ok to me (preview)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15227716&postcount=148
theos0o said:
I patched skype apk and video call seems to be fine.
Haven't tried it on real use, because i dont use skype but seems ok to me (preview)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15227716&postcount=148
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LOL! That was quick.
Not working for me here.... I'm just trying with Skype Test Call user, which video is not showing up as an option... Perhaps it would work with a real contact? not sure.
Ok, I guess i should read more closely... I uninstalled first, then reinstalled your patched version. I get a video call option now, but the video preview on my side is really messed up.... running Darky's 10.1 (JVH base)
I see 4 pictures of my self from the front facing camera, all on the horizontal view screen... each picture is distorted in shape and has white lines running horizontally through it..
Redth said:
Ok, I guess i should read more closely... I uninstalled first, then reinstalled your patched version. I get a video call option now, but the video preview on my side is really messed up.... running Darky's 10.1 (JVH base)
I see 4 pictures of my self from the front facing camera, all on the horizontal view screen... each picture is distorted in shape and has white lines running horizontally through it..
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That's a front-cam bug on some ROM/kernel combination.
Not problem of my apk, you can try front cam @ samsung's camera app. Should be messed up there too.
theos0o said:
I patched skype apk and video call seems to be fine.
Haven't tried it on real use, because i dont use skype but seems ok to me (preview)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15227716&postcount=148
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can you patch it to shut off the running service?
(and maybe the yahoo mail app while you're at it?)
ogami_ito said:
Its one of those things in which the network is the value. Skype is used for international business and communication. It works better than Google Talk (which also is not open I believe) for talk between China and USA. It works for making cheap international computer to phone calls.
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How exactly is it better for talk between China and USA? It's just like any video call software out there. Windows live messenger/yahoo/google/apple/logitech all work, to name a few.
And for phone calls, it's about the most expensive VoIP solution out there.
I use voip.ms, which is cheaper and works with open protocols. With my ATA I can call with a real phone, with my computer turned off. Works on android too.
tmzbeme said:
can you patch it to shut off the running service?
(and maybe the yahoo mail app while you're at it?)
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PM me with your exact requests, so I can try when I get more time.
But I don't promise anything, I'm not 100% good at it

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