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I recently noticed that when I use Yahoo Messenger for a video call my front camera is no longer optional. It defaults to the rear camera and I don't have the option to flip it anymore, like I used to. I have a HW003 Evo and it used to work fine. I haven't tried using it for several months, so I don't know if one of the updates changed things or what. Are any of you having the same issue or do both cameras still work on your Evos??
Also, I recently started using the new leaked Gingerbread ROM, so I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it. So if anybody else is using the leaked ROM please let me know if your yahoo video chat works for the front camera too.
Thanks!
think it's the gb rom. i'm still on froyo n it works fine.
Thanks for the response TweetyBear. I have a nandroid backup of a Froyo ROM on my SD, but I didn't want to go thru the trouble of restoring it if I was still going to have the same issue.
confirmed . android 2.3 not for yahoo messenger.
however, QIK has been upgraded . the only downside is no EVO-PC video chat
knightwolf123 said:
confirmed . android 2.3 not for yahoo messenger.
however, QIK has been upgraded . the only downside is no EVO-PC video chat
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Yeah, thanks! Hopefully Yahoo will update to support 2.3 soon.
If you still cannot use the FFC in GB and you are rooted, you can apply my mod at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087769
I updated it to add FFC support on GBs.
^^ that works wonderfully!! thanks!
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?
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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 .
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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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Hi all,
I just want to share what's been shared with me. This is by no means my work I take no credit for this work, only the link I'm going to provide to mytouch 4g family. So i have great news!!! For anyone that uses Skype? We now have the ability to make video calls over WiFi/4g on Skype I can confirm this works for MYTOUCH 4g, the videos are so crisp and clear, way better than any video calling software I've used. So all u need to do is download the apk I've attached to this thread for best results I used my phones browsers so the apk downloaded straight to my phone.
just need to unzip and your ready to go!!! use root explorer or any file manager. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE SKYPE APP FROM THE MARKET IT DON'T WORK THIS IS A TWEAKED VERSION OF SKYPE.
no file has been uploaded.
neidlinger said:
no file has been uploaded.
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Sorry about that, wouldn't let me upload the file from my phone had to wait till i got home to do so, but it's up now thanks. BTW DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE SKYPE APP FROM THE MARKET WON"T WORK THIS ONE IS TWEAKED
stock rom or custom?
what rom are you using?.. i installed it on my roommates mytouch 4g but the video chat doesnt work..
Levi strauss said:
Hi all,
I just want to share what's been shared with me. This is by no means my work I take no credit for this work, only the link I'm going to provide to mytouch 4g family. So i have great news!!! For anyone that uses Skype? We now have the ability to make video calls over WiFi/4g on Skype I can confirm this works for MYTOUCH 4g, the videos are so crisp and clear, way better than any video calling software I've used. So all u need to do is download the apk I've attached to this thread for best results I used my phones browsers so the apk downloaded straight to my phone.
just need to unzip and your ready to go!!! use root explorer or any file manager.
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what rom did u use? i tried it on cm7 and it doesnt work. i can accept video calls but there is no option for me to call anyone and when i accept a video call when someone calls me i cant see anything i can only hear them
ok i had the one downloaded from the market then i just updated it with that apk so i will uninstall the skype from the market and try to reinstall the skype apk and see what happens.
ok second test and skype worked fine. just had to call the other person cause i couldnt see them. so for cm7 the newest build it works fine but make sure if u have the skype installed from the market to uninstall it first.
s10shane said:
what rom did u use? i tried it on cm7 and it doesnt work. i can accept video calls but there is no option for me to call anyone and when i accept a video call when someone calls me i cant see anything i can only hear them
ok i had the one downloaded from the market then i just updated it with that apk so i will uninstall the skype from the market and try to reinstall the skype apk and see what happens.
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Hey it won't work if u use the one from the market. U may or may not need to be rooted I'm rooted so I don't know?. But the ROM I'm using is virtuous unity .
kendonsh said:
what rom are you using?.. i installed it on my roommates mytouch 4g but the video chat doesnt work..
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Are u rooted and what ROM u using?
Levi strauss said:
Hi all,
I just want to share what's been shared with me. This is by no means my work I take no credit for this work, only the link I'm going to provide to mytouch 4g family. So i have great news!!! For anyone that uses Skype? We now have the ability to make video calls over WiFi/4g on Skype I can confirm this works for MYTOUCH 4g, the videos are so crisp and clear, way better than any video calling software I've used. So all u need to do is download the apk I've attached to this thread for best results I used my phones browsers so the apk downloaded straight to my phone.
just need to unzip and your ready to go!!! use root explorer or any file manager.
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thanks for posting this up it does work fine on the newest build of cm7 i can confirm.
Levi strauss said:
Hey it won't work if u use the one from the market. U may or may not need to be rooted I'm rooted so I don't know?. But the ROM I'm using is virtuous unity .
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ok if u have the the skype installed from the market uninstall it. then installed the apk app on this page the guy put up. then run skype then it should work fine.
Just installed this tweaked version and Skype crashes each time I try to use video. Is it possible that other Skype linked apps could be causing this, such as "Stop Skype"? I have removed the market version of Skype and I am only using this tweaked version. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Cheekywookie
cheekywookie said:
Just installed this tweaked version and Skype crashes each time I try to use video. Is it possible that other Skype linked apps could be causing this, such as "Stop Skype"? I have removed the market version of Skype and I am only using this tweaked version. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Cheekywookie
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idk why that is doing that to u. i just uninstalled the skype from the market that was on my phone then used astro file manager to install the tweaked version of skype that the guy posted on here then i signed in and tested it from my phone to my gf which she was on a pc and it worked just fine. what rom are u using?
Levi strauss said:
Are u rooted and what ROM u using?
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Its stock..
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App
loving it! one thing. I can receive the video from the other person. but my video isn't working. I've tried front and back cameras. For the other person it says that the video is loading. tried waiting about 5 min and nothing. Anyone with the same problem or a solution?
cheekywookie said:
Just installed this tweaked version and Skype crashes each time I try to use video. Is it possible that other Skype linked apps could be causing this, such as "Stop Skype"? I have removed the market version of Skype and I am only using this tweaked version. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Cheekywookie
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Are u rooted? I would say remove stop skype, run a fix permissions and reboot.
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Its stock..
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App
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You need to be rooted, tried to install on 2 stock devices didn't work kept force closing.
I am stock but it doesn't FC on me... I try to make a video call and it just doesn't call.
jman2020 said:
I am stock but it doesn't FC on me... I try to make a video call and it just doesn't call.
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Same (I am perm rooted via visionary)
I am using the stock rom. I have yet to reboot the phone since I installed the tweaked version. I will try that and go from there.
Edit: Reboot. No go. Uninstal/reinstall. No go. Now going for clearing it out entirely and adding the apk file again.
So, after all this I am to take it that my phone needs to be rooted? Dangit!
kendonsh said:
Its stock..
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA Premium App
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I have a perm-rooted, stock (2.2.1 OTA) mt4g, and the posted Skype apk still FCs. Are you at 2.2.1, or do you have the 2.3 OTA?
it seems Skype new version 2.5.0.108, now supporting video calling.
lazydesi said:
it seems Skype new version 2.5.0.108, now supporting video calling.
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Was just about to post this lol.
Just got an update notification this morning when I turned my tablet on and it works perfectly talking to my sister in Australia on video call both ways
Just make sure to enable Video Calling in the settings.
Nice job Skype!!
Mark.
Great news. I was always looking at my front camera wondering why it is there.
Thanks for the heads up!
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Nice! I saw the update but was unsure of support for our tablets. Looks like it works now. Thanks for the heads up.
its not working on my tf running revolution
tomqman said:
its not working on my tf running revolution
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How exactly is it not working? More info please.
Is it force closing or is there no option to enable video in the settings?
I have Revolution 1.2.2 and its working great I have already gone through 3 video calls this morning with no problems.
Mark.
Nice - the only feature I missed.
Tested in and it works nicely on the stock ROM.
mskip said:
How exactly is it not working? More info please.
Is it force closing or is there no option to enable video in the settings?
I have Revolution 1.2.2 and its working great I have already gone through 3 video calls this morning with no problems.
Mark.
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video would not enable. but a clear app data sorted it
tomqman said:
video would not enable. but a clear app data sorted it
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Good
Mark.
This is great, and video calls work very well! Its about time Skype got it together...
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finally, tf is getting better n better
Anyone know why Transformer is not listed as working on the market listing, yet it works?
Why is everyone ignoring the best-selling Android tablet, yet always talking about the lesser spotted Xoom and Tab?
OK I tried the video call and it's buggy. it keeps showing pop up on the taskbar. n video from ny side sometime won't show . that's why it's not listed in white list.
xufuchang said:
OK I tried the video call and it's buggy. it keeps showing pop up on the taskbar. n video from ny side sometime won't show . that's why it's not listed in white list.
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are you using a custom Rom?
Video calling works perfect here...no problem at all
I'm having trouble with it as well. No video call option and it keeps coming up in the task bar that skype is signed in. Trying now to clear data and reboot.
*EDIT: Stupidity is the cause of my problems. Anyone else who is not thinking this morning make sure you are at the main menu in skype and do the following
Menu->Settings
Make sure "Enable video calling is checked"
Works flawlessly now.
Sweeny Russ said:
I'm having trouble with it as well. No video call option and it keeps coming up in the task bar that skype is signed in. Trying now to clear data and reboot.
*EDIT: Stupidity is the cause of my problems. Anyone else who is not thinking this morning make sure you are at the main menu in skype and do the following
Menu->Settings
Make sure "Enable video calling is checked"
Works flawlessly now.
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Well I DID mention that in the second post lol
Mark.
finally.. no more crappy oovoo and vtok.
Working a treat on mine. Custom modaco hr9.
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mmmm.. not working for me here, Tried clearing data, reinstalling (of course enabling video calls from settings). I' m in Prime 1.9. Seems that I have to wait until it is "officially supported"
Skype video calling now works on iconia tab a500. I just got the update from the market.
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Skype is official for a500
dweebken said:
Skype video calling now works on iconia tab a500. I just got the update from the market.
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Just got the update as well..."What's New" says 14 additional devices whitelisted for video calling.
What's in this version:
14 additional devices whitelisted for video calling.
Video calls now supported in portrait and landscape. Double-tap to zoom.
Revised Recent view - conversations now grouped around your contacts.
Improved support for Bluetooth headsets.
In-client advertising. (Advertising will not be shown to users that have Skype Credit, a Calling or Skype Premium subscription.)
It is possible to edit and delete IM messages.
Skype will no longer restart in the background when you sign out.
The following devices have also been white-listed for video calling in this release:
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (T-Mobile)
HTC SHOOTER (KDDI)
Sony Ericsson Xperia Live with Walkman
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
Acer Iconia Tablet (A500)
LG Optimus Black LANDSCAPE ONLY
LG Optimus 3D LANDSCAPE ONLY
LG Optimus 2x LANDSCAPE ONLY
Motorola Photon
Motorola Droid3 LANDSCAPE ONLY
Motorola Bionic LANDSCAPE ONLY
Motorola Xoom
Motorola Atrix
Yep....tried it this morning, and while I wish it was a little louder, it worked flawlessly.
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still no love here. I just upgraded to 3.2, and got the latest skype; there's no video option in settings. Boooo.
true! skype video calling works for me too.
it works! the quality is not as good as on my laptop... but it works.
just the "enable video" option can be enabled only when there is no active conversation.
Sweet, been waiting for this since I got the tab. Damn annoying the way it used to restart in the background all the time. Says it has been fixed, I hope so.
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Woohoo, works. Excellent.
The video calling works for me now, but the only issue im having is that i cant control the volume of which the voice from the other person is played. Even if i plug in my headphones i still cant contol the volume. iIs anyone else having this issue?
mine isnt working...is it because i use custom 3.2 rom?
works on HoneyVillain 1.2 and Taboonay 2.1 - confirmed.
nfizree said:
mine isnt working...is it because i use custom 3.2 rom?
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Skype isnt working? or volume control isnt?
Im seeing an issue where whenever I send a message, I get the notification "Skype has signed in" which causes video chatting to not work, as its constantly signing in and out...
wifi signal strength was good at the time
currently using HoneyVillain 1.2 with Thor's 3.5 kernel
How do I make video call? I enabled video call under the Skype setting. but don't know how.
Thanks!
jon-.- said:
The video calling works for me now, but the only issue im having is that i cant control the volume of which the voice from the other person is played. Even if i plug in my headphones i still cant contol the volume. iIs anyone else having this issue?
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Can anyone confirm weather they can adjust the volume or not?
-Mic volume has always been an issue, i've nevet been able to adjust it. Not sure if there is a fix available.
-As for video, check the thread of the rom you are on. If it's the same as mine (rooted 3.2 something...) There is a fix in the second post. The problem was with the certs in the rom. Flash the fix, and video will work.
-Disabling status notifications fixed the sigm-in bug for me.
Hope this helps
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-As for video, check the thread of the rom you are on. If it's the same as mine (rooted 3.2 something...) There is a fix in the second post. The problem was with the certs in the rom. Flash the fix, and video will work.
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Could you point at the post with the fix ?
Sorry...found that myself - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18017326&postcount=143
I tried flashing that fix, and the ZIP wouldn't work in CWM. I have a video option in Skype, but when I start a video call, the video flashes for 2 seconds and then reverts to a voice-only call.
Is it solely because I'm on a custom ROM?
gfinockio said:
I tried flashing that fix, and the ZIP wouldn't work in CWM. I have a video option in Skype, but when I start a video call, the video flashes for 2 seconds and then reverts to a voice-only call.
Is it solely because I'm on a custom ROM?
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skype should be working without this fix... this thread is a little old bro
n1nj4dude said:
skype should be working without this fix... this thread is a little old bro
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I'm aware of the age of the thread - however, I am still having an issue with Skype video, so...
Wow - this is super frustrating! I've tried new and old versions of Skype with my A501, and I can not get video to work.
Can anyone confirm they've been able to get video chat to work on their A501 (notice the 1)...?