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Skype with Video works on GSII!

Here it is people the app you have been waiting for!
Source- http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/30/download-skype-for-htc-thunderolt-with-working-video/
Download- http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TZIX2I3A

I used the official version .. and besides it does not support the video, it was also rather buggy. For example when I tried changing volume when in skype, it crashed altogether with launcher. I use all official rom and launcher and everything.

Elite GunnerX said:
Here it is people the app you have been waiting for!
Source- http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/30/download-skype-for-htc-thunderolt-with-working-video/
Download- http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TZIX2I3A
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You are a bit behind matey, have a look here:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1148708

Yes m using it nw, video works perfectly, but the app as a whole is very buggy.
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will this let your video call a pc

Should work

The hacked version worked fine, but the front face camera was always landscape oriented. Should've been portrait oriented by default.

who wants skype when google talk video is brilliant . I called from phone to a friends pc and it was brilliant over wifi

rich345 said:
will this let your video call a pc
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yes, I've videochatted with a couple of friends on their PCs and laptops but for some reason I can't videochat with my baby sis in Korea, maybe its because she's on a Mac Book Pro

Downloaded it a while ago! the question is...... Is there a hacked version that works on 3g?
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sevoflurane said:
Downloaded it a while ago! the question is...... Is there a hacked version that works on 3g?
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It works on 3g here...

Guys... it's Skype we're talking about.
Of course it's buggy. Of course it crashes.
It's a well known fact that Skype is written by severely drunk monkeys with Alzheimer's, using only their legs to write code.

DarkDvr said:
Guys... it's Skype we're talking about.
Of course it's buggy. Of course it crashes.
It's a well known fact that Skype is written by severely drunk monkeys with Alzheimer's, using only their legs to write code.
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And now that it owned by M$ those monkeys will be told to make it Xbox exclusive when they've nearly finished developing it for all other platforms...

Just tested video chat over 3G/H+ in Toronto with Skype and gTalk.
Skype video quality is bad, all image in little squares, and it took about 1Mb of traffic for 1 minute of video chat.
gTalk video is much-much better, the image is clear but it took about 6Mb of traffic for 1 minute.
Since 3G is payed by traffic - it's up to you what to choose, nice video-quality or nice monthly bill.

Skype Video call is out for Galaxy S2

Good news to all GS2 user
Skype just release Video call today, please update yours.
Thanks

Reserved.
Thanks
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I tested my Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S working good with Skype Video Call.

work well here too
from a gs2 via 3g to iphone on wifi

Are you guys talking about the official Skype app from market or the patched .47 version?

skype for android is crap, isn't it? i mean you need another app called stop skype to actually close skype (or dig in sh... äh i mean the settings to find the option to sign out)

ithehappy said:
Are you guys talking about the official Skype app from market or the patched .47 version?
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official release in market now supports galaxy sII

pik1 said:
official release in market now supports galaxy sII
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wow, and it supports Voice calls too? Then the patched version isn't needed anymore.

This is original official Skype Video call from Market, check Market place you will see.

Use original one.
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That's great news. I always like official stuffs. Will try it later.
Regards.

sadly Stop Skype doesn't work anymore with this, i wrote to the dev hoping he can sort this out.

Thanks for the info!
You can also use Gemini app manager or another autorun manager to stop skype autorunning

spyrale said:
sadly Stop Skype doesn't work anymore with this, i wrote to the dev hoping he can sort this out.
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Just open Skype, then Settings and unselect first option, is that so hard?

Can't wait to try this on my friends phone! hope it works!

janis605 said:
Just open Skype, then Settings and unselect first option, is that so hard?
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man, is that so hard to see that there is a service always running on background? the purpose of Stop Skype is to stop all background processes, nothing more, nothing less...or you can force close the application, but it's not so handy.

Been waiting for this news. Thanks mate!!
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pik1 said:
skype for android is crap, isn't it? i mean you need another app called stop skype to actually close skype (or dig in sh... äh i mean the settings to find the option to sign out)
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the same with google talk, but because there is no icon in the notification area you are probably not aware of that

thanks to the guy that modded the old ver to allow me to use on my sgs2 the last few weeks. this means the market wont nag me to update skype though

Pff, latest version of skype crashes every few minutes on my phone

Siri-Alternative in beta

Hi there,
I heard of Iris but for me it's.. well.. not that great. So I've created my own app called Risi. You can try it for free on the Android Market.
It would be great for me if you could test it a bit and give a little review of what Risi does well and things that are still missing. I'm going to include that new features then to make it an real Siri-Alternative for those without an iPhone.
Regards,
AndroidChromeOS

i don't know for some reasons its not speaking ... but replying fine!

I think it's a great idea and works but the engine it's a bit hit and miss. Even if the voice to text is recognised the suggestion sometimes is a bit random. Why not use Wolfram engine? No guesses why Wolfram apk hasn't been updated in market for a while.
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Hi,
The application does not work on HTC Desire HD.
And I think he does not understand French?

Its betfer than iris.
u should include better ui , risi speaking to us.
better brains.
sent from the beast known as samsung galaxy s. ;-)

Thanks for all that feedback. Risi will speak soon to you.. I'm currently working on this. The program is already connected to trueknowledge, thats something similar to wolfram alpha. The problem is that the chatbot is before that technology so he have to decide witch informations have to be fetched. But thats what I'm going to fix today. Please stay tuned

AndroidChromeOS said:
Thanks for all that feedback. Risi will speak soon to you.. I'm currently working on this. The program is already connected to trueknowledge, thats something similar to wolfram alpha. The problem is that the chatbot is before that technology so he have to decide witch informations have to be fetched. But thats what I'm going to fix today. Please stay tuned
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Good luck, don's stress yourself too much.
Hope to hear from you soon
Thumbs up !

i dont need it to talk, but what is it for? it doesnt do anything other than say
"ill consider that for u"
or
"what are the ingridients"

I don't know what you've said to him but he only recognizes english atm

She's speaking now!!!!!!1111

Good !
And the French version please ?
I like !

Can it recognize german?

No it's english only at the moment. But I may add other languages in the future

I've tried other "assistants" and they always have that robot "Moon Accent" as Peter Griffin says.
This the same or no?

Yeah sure its the Google TTS-Service.. Write another one frome scratch would take years.

Woow cool its faster than Iris and it has a better chatbot. Keep on your great work.

all i could get her to say was Hi. She would say nothing more.

how should this work? i cant do anything in the app. it only says hi and thats it, cant click the mic or anything. do i miss something?
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Worked for the first command and than all it said is hi lol. Rated it 5 stars keep up the good work mate
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I prefer speaktoit, a more complete option.
https://market.android.com/details?...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zcGVha3RvaXQuYXNzaXN0YW50Il0.

A better Siri clone

I tried Iris, and it is decent but it needs a lot of work.
I found this one on the market and it is way better than iris, and a lot closer to siri.
https://market.android.com/details?...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zcGVha3RvaXQuYXNzaXN0YW50Il0
If you download this text to voice engine,
https://market.android.com/details?...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zdm94LmNsYXNzaWMiXQ..
and then try a different voice,
https://market.android.com/details?...XNzaWMubGFuZ3BhY2suZW5nX3VzYV9mZW1fdHJpYWwiXQ..
it sounds a lot less like a robot voice. (unlike the android default)
Be sure to change the default Text To Voice engine and pick the voice you installed for it to work.
This voice assistant is much more interactive, will call, text, schedule appointments, add reminders to a notebook (internally or in evernote) ,and much more. I really like it, amazing app! Just wanted to share my findings, hope you like it as much as I do.

Thanks I'll give this a shot after I get home from work! I tried the iris alpha earlier and it was a little disappointing for me.

gonna try this out. Thanks for the heads up.

Yep, I'd love to hear what others think about it. So far, it has really impressed me.

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Yep, I'd love to hear what others think about it. So far, it has really impressed me.
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so far i like Iris more. Maybe this will grow on me. I usually just ask it stupid, nasty questions to get a funny response that has nothing to do with the question anyways. lol

I wast really impressed with iris, siri is very well developed and works amazing on the iphone. i think thats the first compliment ive ever given any iphone, lol
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Im curious to see how this one compares

try Voice Actions, its full featured and really well made, Kicks Siri's but in a heart beat!:
https://market.android.com/details?...sImNvbS5wYW5ub3VzLnZvaWNlLmFjdGlvbnMuZnJlZSJd
The devs call it now Jeannie.

Sorry, I tried the one from the OP, and it was terrible. Didn't find one thing I asked, even with the new TTS engine. I'm sticking with Vlingo.

"Jeannie" ("Voice Actions") is the best alternative available.
However, the free TTS voices available all sort of suck.
I really want someone to make a HAL 9000 voice library. I don't even know if is possible to sample the sounds from the lines used in the movie, break that into individual letter sounds and build a voice library, but that would be cool.

I must try this and then slap my friend that got the new iphone
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I have to say, I've tried Voice Actions, and it doesn't compare for the things I want to be able to ask.
With speaktoit assistant, ask about your daily agenda or schedule, and you actually get your agenda for the day and tomorrow.
I asked the same question to Voice Actions and it showed me the back end of a dairy cow... wtf?
To be fair, there is a flood of siri clones and each one has strengths and weaknesses. They will only continue to get better and better. I am going to keep voice actions, iris, and speaktoit assistant and see which one develops the fastest.
Has anyone purchased voice actions pro? Any better than the free version?

Certinly is better than iris. Once its trained.

Iris v Speektoit v Vlingo
Vlingo Virtual Assistant
I have been using Vlingo and compared to Iris and Speektoit Assistant the voice recognition and functionality are great! The U.I is far better than the opposing two as well. Just a thought and something to check out in the future..!

Works pretty nicely

Using Jeannie with IVONA https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ivona.tts and download an alternative accent.
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if you use "voice actions" / "jeannie" you should download the SVOX tts pack and voices, makes it soo much more enjoyable. plus they are customizable.

I'm contemplating either to buy SVOX or IVANA. IVANA in my experience is much nicer sounding and the pronunciation is better. I'm just waiting to see that cost of it once it's out of beta.

dills2214 said:
as anyone purchased voice actions pro? Any better than the free version?
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Purchased upgrade to Jeannie\Voice Actions Pro after utilizing free version for 2 days and am very happy after 3 days, also purchased Dark Lord SVOX voice jeannie is now Dark Lord and I am master, although he hates it Nothing like a ticked off AI/Bot

SimianJones said:
"Jeannie" ("Voice Actions") is the best alternative available.
However, the free TTS voices available all sort of suck.
I really want someone to make a HAL 9000 voice library. I don't even know if is possible to sample the sounds from the lines used in the movie, break that into individual letter sounds and build a voice library, but that would be cool.
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Any luck with that? I so much want my HTC Evo 3D to speak to me in HAL 9000's voice!

Google Now Hotword Detection "Always On"

Hello,
Is it possible to set Google Now Hotword Detection to be ALWAYS ON?
I would like to ability to quickly use Google Now by saying "Google" anywhere, any apps, any phone state. Currently, it's only avail at the Google Now homepage.
Thanks!

+1
I've been trying to find hotword modifying myself... After all if this is always on the word Google is a little common around my office.
I'm also wondering if is possible to kick on voice activation from a remote key press like a USB keyboard.

VSack said:
+1
I've been trying to find hotword modifying myself... After all if this is always on the word Google is a little common around my office.
I'm also wondering if is possible to kick on voice activation from a remote key press like a USB keyboard.
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+2 I've been looking for this since Google Now was released.

thenewmalcolm said:
+2 I've been looking for this since Google Now was released.
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VSack said:
+1
the word Google is a little common around my office.
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One would think having a custom hotword, beside "Google", is an easy implementation in Google Now.

With Moto X out soon developers will get their hands on it... Hopefully we ll get it soon...

silverghost00 said:
With Moto X out soon developers will get their hands on it... Hopefully we ll get it soon...
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doubt it dude given moto x's complicated architecture
anyways lets hope for the best:laugh::good: