Skype Video call? - Acer Iconia A500

I thought that Skype allowed u to make video calls from the tablet to a computer. Is this even possible?
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No, none of the current Android tablets work in Skype with video. It is stupidity on Skype's part.

Oh man, that sucks. I was really hoping for some cam action with my wife tonight.
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marcos.lennis said:
Oh man, that sucks. I was really hoping for some cam action with my wife tonight.
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You can use Google talk from tablet to PC. Your tablet already has it, and your wife just needs to install a plugin in her browser to use it straight from her gmail inbox.

fincan said:
No, none of the current Android tablets work in Skype with video. It is stupidity on Skype's part.
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I don't think it's stupidity on Skype's part at all. I think it's quite deliberate.

FloatingFatMan said:
I don't think it's stupidity on Skype's part at all. I think it's quite deliberate.
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I agree with you because they arleady have a working version on the android phones with the video calls enabled so what is the big deal to do that for tablets also they developed one for the ipad

FloatingFatMan said:
I don't think it's stupidity on Skype's part at all. I think it's quite deliberate.
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bassem100 said:
I agree with you because they arleady have a working version on the android phones with the video calls enabled so what is the big deal to do that for tablets also they developed one for the ipad
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Yes actually both of you are right. When Nvidia announced the Tegra chips back in the day, they showed off a hi-def Skype video call on a tablet. Somehow it never made it into our hands as a release version though.
The current android version of Skype supports processors that has the NEON instruction set, which Tegra does not have.

For all who are unaware.... There is an update for Skype just today supporting our a500
That's right, official skype on our tabs!

Skype 2.5 works great!
I installed it works great!
TucanoRc

Skype video works for me under 4.010.13_COM_GEN2 (HC 3.1). Any idea if it works under HC 3.2?

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Questions for a Noob -- and the Noob is not me!

So my sister just bought one of these phones. I was naturally excited because I am a huge Android honk. Had my Droid and current Fascinate for a combined 15 months now... Rooted both of them every which way, etc.
My sister on the other hand, not so much. Probably should have sticken with an iPhone. However, I would never actively promote that now that she already has an Android phone.
1st Question I told her I'd look into.... Can you use Skype Video w/o using Wifi? what are your 3G/4G Video Calling options then if Skype will not work?
Eddog4DROID said:
So my sister just bought one of these phones. I was naturally excited because I am a huge Android honk. Had my Droid and current Fascinate for a combined 15 months now... Rooted both of them every which way, etc.
My sister on the other hand, not so much. Probably should have sticken with an iPhone. However, I would never actively promote that now that she already has an Android phone.
1st Question I told her I'd look into.... Can you use Skype Video w/o using Wifi? what are your 3G/4G Video Calling options then if Skype will not work?
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Tango, ooVoo (AOSP ROMS ONLY), Fring i don't know about skype. I refuse to use it.
FWIW, the MyTouch 4g comes with Qik for video chat pre-installed. Qik was recently bought by Skype. Look for Skype to roll Qik into their app in the near future.
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JagLau said:
FWIW, the MyTouch 4g comes with Qik for video chat pre-installed. Qik was recently bought by Skype. Look for Skype to roll Qik into their app in the near future.
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I know this. And this is the reason that i do not use it.
That and every other service works better than Qik even thinks about.
Use yahoo messenger lets u video call yo a PC its awesome
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Thanks for the responses.
Just realized, the Skype app didn't even have video yet... Only the unreleased phones from CES do, I believe?
We will see what happens with Qik down the line...
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Eddog4DROID said:
... Can you use Skype Video w/o using Wifi?...
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You can't even use Skype voice over 3G (i.e. without WiFi) in the USA, let alone Skype Video when it becomes available. They must have rolled over for the US carriers

Need advice!

I have an iPad and I am really thinking about getting a Xoom. I don't know how apps are for the xoom, if most apps already support honeycomb ...
.... What are current owners feedback? How are apps developing going and does slingbox already work on the xoom?
Thanks all for the help!
Almost every past app works on the xoom, though some look a bit stretched.
The honeycomb API hasn't been out long, but there are quite a few nice 3.0 apps already out.
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I haven't search but does anyone know of netflix on the xoom? how about slingbox?
le0.br4zuc4 said:
I haven't search but does anyone know of netflix on the xoom? how about slingbox?
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Netflix... not now, and possibly not for awhile, but it is certain....
and slingbox I can't answer for sure, but i'm pretty sure i've seen people on this forum talking about using it... you can search if you want.

face time

Ok how, were, and what do i need to use face time on this thing??
lol facetime is "iFad" not Xoom lol
awwww then no real use for front facing cam other than use it as a mirror lol.
You can only use Google talk to video chat. Only to other xooms or computers.
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You can also use Skype and Tango and many other apps... google is the best way to find more apps
You can also use fring, oovoo, tango, and yahoo video
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Not to be negative here but it amazes me the questions that are asked on this forum. lol Facetime? Really? ilol
ghoticov said:
Not to be negative here but it amazes me the questions that are asked on this forum. lol Facetime? Really? ilol
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Yea really I haven't been researching it since i got it. Been to bz playing with it
and remember I heard something somewhere about face time is all, didnt remember for what product and thought it was the xoom. So excuse my ignorance for not been that informed. but thanks for the reply
is there oovoo on Android?
luckie19 said:
Yea really I haven't been researching it since i got it. Been to bz playing with it
and remember I heard something somewhere about face time is all, didnt remember for what product and thought it was the xoom. So excuse my ignorance for not been that informed. but thanks for the reply
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Face time is advertised all over that it is for Apple, that is why I was surprised that someone would think it was for Android.
Handshake87 said:
is there oovoo on Android?
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Yep. Works great on my Evo and xoom
FaceTime is a joke.
Just use Tango (etc.). Cross platform for iOS/Android on 3G and WiFi.
I call face time " face f*&# "
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skeptikal_1 said:
Yep. Works great on my Evo and xoom
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where did you get the .apk for Oovoo? I've used it for years and always found it better than Skype but couldn't find it for the Xoom. All my family uses Oovoo so I would love to be able to chat with them on the go with this thing.
Handshake87 said:
is there oovoo on Android?
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Yes
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Handshake87 said:
You can also use Skype and Tango and many other apps... google is the best way to find more apps
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Did I miss something? Can we use Skype for video chat on the Xoom?
Fring crashes on the Xoom... too bad.
The fact that google does not include a more obvious video chat is ridiculous.
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MikeyMike01 said:
The fact that google does not include a more obvious video chat is ridiculous.
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More obvious than what? its built into gchat?
MikeyMike01 said:
The fact that google does not include a more obvious video chat is ridiculous.
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gchat is used thousands of times more then facetime....

Apps on Honeycomb Wishlist

Which apps do you hope will arrive for Honeycomb soon?
Right now, I'd like the SiriusXM app to work.
That and Skype video chat.
Google Voice would be nice.... you would think it would be on the google agenda
All of game loft games
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I like to have some German newspapers.
Sometimes it helps to write an email to the developer.
rorytmeadows said:
Which apps do you hope will arrive for Honeycomb soon?
Right now, I'd like the SiriusXM app to work.
That and Skype video chat.
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My wife listens to howard stern right of there website no need for an app.
84z28 said:
My wife listens to howard stern right of there website no need for an app.
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Yeah, it seems obvious that I'd know that but I didn't even think about doing that! Thanks for the tip.
But of course the app itself is beautiful and would look stunning when optimized for tablets.
AM i asking for to much by wanting to use my tablet as a phone from time to time lmao
A app like clipnabber.com to pull videos from the web are video download helper plugin for one of the browsers in the market
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Thread ender: Netflix.
how about a working xda app. . . I have paid yet still not working . . . . . .
Iconia said:
how about a working xda app. . . I have paid yet still not working . . . . . .
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Odd, mine works fine.
rorytmeadows said:
Odd, mine works fine.
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I know there are a few peeps with this issue be it paid or non paid it should still work.
Apps I'd like to see on my Iconia Tab:
Netflix
HBO Go
Google Voice
Silverlight
More video formats supported in stock player (.h264 other than Baseline....)
archosfan said:
I like to have some German newspapers.
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You might want to try out 'world newspapers' from the market
XDA app does crash on a500 anytime you login
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Definitely HBO GO
I would love love LOVE to have a Honeycomb optimized CNET app.
I just want Tiger Arcade to be updated to scale correctly on Honeycomb. I am a simple person with simple needs.....
Sirius/XM
Netflix
Hulu
HBO Go (If I can talk my brother-in-law to let me use his account, since he can't use it)
temekio2000 said:
XDA app does crash on a500 anytime you login
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Mine too.. as soon as I login, it does FC.

Chrome For Android Beta

So basically its the stock 4.0 browser with the chrome skin and no flash and as of yet no chrome plugin support. But try it out anyway.
Its never gonna support flash, just like android post-4.0
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.android.chrome
Awesome. Thanks for the heads-up! finally something that can compete with dolphin for pad...
I thought it was ICS only?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1485495
I've been using it since yesterday on the CM9 KANG in my P7500. Have to say I'm VERY impressed. Seems faster and more "desktop-ish" than the stock browser. It surely deserves a try!
working fine for me but.....
After fooling around I can't find any way to set the user agent to desktop. Is there a way, a tweak for that yet? That's quite annoying
Its ICS Only!
Well, if anyone here is not using any of the Kang CM9 ports on their GT10.1, then you don't know what you're missing. No reason for anyone to be stuck on 3.2.
No flash, no YouTube desktop site, no good.
akarol said:
Well, if anyone here is not using any of the Kang CM9 ports on their GT10.1, then you don't know what you're missing. No reason for anyone to be stuck on 3.2.
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One reason camera
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sooo
animatechnica said:
One reason camera
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So do you walk around carrying 10.1" device to take pictures or you do a lot of video calls
If the second reason is wat u use it for OK if not U definitely can live without the camera
Djapatos said:
So do you walk around carrying 10.1" device to take pictures or you do a lot of video calls
If the second reason is wat u use it for OK if not U definitely can live without the camera
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Lol, exactly. I figured someone would mentioned the camera but I expected it would be a joke. I don't think I have EVER used the camera on this thing.
Oh well, enjoy 3.2 and no Chrome then.
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Djapatos said:
So do you walk around carrying 10.1" device to take pictures or you do a lot of video calls
If the second reason is wat u use it for OK if not U definitely can live without the camera
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Actually I use it a lot for video calls. Every time I travel it is a great way to share views from my location.
Also with Google goggles I scan foreign signs and get it translated on the fly
Oh and yes I take pictures with it
But I do like ICS, got it on my nexus s and have test driven the Kang. Just that one little thing more to make it my daily driver
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akarol said:
Lol, exactly. I figured someone would mentioned the camera but I expected it would be a joke. I don't think I have EVER used the camera on this thing.
Oh well, enjoy 3.2 and no Chrome then.
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Why would you think it was a joke? Just coz you cant think beyond the box does not mean others cant
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animatechnica said:
Why would you think it was a joke? Just coz you cant think beyond the box does not mean others cant
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Yes, you are right. But you do have your phone to do those tasks, don't you? It is just not necessary,
tritran18518 said:
Yes, you are right. But you do have your phone to do those tasks, don't you? It is just not necessary,
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So why get a tablet? Besides not all of us wanna get suckered by paying excessive data plans
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There is no cam on kang yet so it's worth waiting
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yes the topic we were just discussing a couple of posts up
yogeshmha said:
There is no cam on kang yet so it's worth waiting
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The absence of Flash is my only disappointment, but I'm fairly sure that it will be fixed in further versions. For most of my activities I already replaced the stock browser for Chrome.
DiabboVerdde said:
The absence of Flash is my only disappointment, but I'm fairly sure that it will be fixed in further versions.
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Adobe has said that it isn't going to support it and that's not likely to change.

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