I was doing some video chat with a friend of mine in CA last night.
She was on a iPhone 4 and I was on my Epic Touch running on 4g here in Columbus. The quality of the front facing camera is insane!! She honestly thought I was using my desktop and HD camera vs her Wifi front facing.
If you are looking to do video conferencing with this phone you CANNOT go wrong. You have an amazing quality video output!
What app were you using?
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We were both using Skype
My favorite is oovoo
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I'll have to check that one out - Hopefully it's also available for iPhone =)
Honestly, the gtalk video chat works better than anything I've ever used...its not smart enough to scale up quality when on a really good connection, but the performance over 3g is insane. I don't think you could find a better app to use over a 200kb up/down connection lol
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Hey guys,
I just downloaded Skype on Sprint epic touch 4g, but no video option on skype. How do you get video chat with skype???
Also, how do you use Gtalk video? I use it from my laptop but what do i need to download to get this working on the phone?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Mike
Skype > Menu > Settings > Enable Video Calling
it comes stock off.
Hey guys,
I just downloaded Skype on Sprint epic touch 4g, but no video option on skype. How do you get video chat with skype???
Also, how do you use Gtalk video? I use it from my laptop but what do i need to download to get this working on the phone?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Mike
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Go to the talk app and hit the cam button next to whoever you want to chat with
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Okay, lik the majority of people here, I'm only 16, and all of my friends have skype and oovoo, and I'm trying to figure out what I need to use to video chat with them... g talk? Thanks for your answers
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There is a modified skype app in the Hacking and Development section that supports video chat. I think you have to be on a gingerbread leak though. I'm on EG22 and it works great!
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I use qik but I don't know if that would work if they're using skype and oovoo
theduce102 said:
I use qik but I don't know if that would work if they're using skype and oovoo
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I would think it work seeing as how Skype owns qik now. But I could be wrong. Everyone I know has qik on there phones so that's what I use.
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Skype works if you're on bamboozle rom. You need to have a modified skype app though. I believe from the I9000 xda thread. Look around.
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nbunn said:
Okay, lik the majority of people here, I'm only 16, and all of my friends have skype and oovoo, and I'm trying to figure out what I need to use to video chat with them... g talk? Thanks for your answers
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ooVoo works best for me - but remember one important thing - both of you must be on the same software - if you want ot talk to your friend and he is on ooVoo, you must be on ooVoo - you can also have more than one video chat software on your phone to say accomodate another friend that has Qik, therefore you must be on Qik also.
Found the modded skype video chat its freaking awesome. First acceptable video chat from my epic and all my friends have skype. I'm on eg22 as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16117483&postcount=881
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The Skype app is definitely the way to go all the other apps I used were complete crap. I haven't used gtalk but skype is flawless.
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MODS..searched and searched and no answer so if theres another thread with same question then just merge or delete actually the only other thread i found hasnt had a response since july and its almost end of sept.. so
IS there an app we can use to take advantage of the front camera to make video calls ?
if so what is it?
Can it be used running Froyo?
TIA.
I wanna say ooVoo does, I believe it worked for me before on froyo, I recently used skype on gingerbread and it works great :]
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none
Looking back now I really couldn't find an actual working video app myself...hmmm let me know if you do run into one.
Qik
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Check out fring
I have never had an enjoyable experience with video chat on froyo. That's the only thing the gingerbread leaks can do better. That said on gingerbread:
Oovoo sucks
Fring sucks
Qik sucks
Modded galaxy skype is good
Gtalk video chati hear is good
However I have no 4g whatsoever so this is all on 3g
Hope this helps
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Tango
I've played with Tango on Froyo and it worked ok.
xopher.hunter said:
I have never had an enjoyable experience with video chat on froyo. That's the only thing the gingerbread leaks can do better. That said on gingerbread:
Oovoo sucks
Fring sucks
Qik sucks
Modded galaxy skype is good
Gtalk video chati hear is good
However I have no 4g whatsoever so this is all on 3g
Hope this helps
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Where do i find the modded galaxy skype app and ill try Gtalk
also i havent tried the GB roms yet and are they stable cause going to install it on the wifes as well but shes not techie at all and everything needs to work right cant have random reboots or issues.. yes i know their leaks and are not perfect but is there a rom that is near perfect ... TIA
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I've played with Tango on Froyo and it worked ok.
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Before searching , is Tango available for Free and on the market ?
Have to agree, and Tango is multi-platform, so works for iPhone users too...
I wouldn't put any of the leaks on her phone. Stick with an ec05 build they're solid. As far as a video chat app Im not sure of one for froyo. I think Skype only allows voice chat for froyo builds, don't quote me on that though.
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skype only works with gb (personally tested it) skype will NOT allow you to video chat with froyo.
it will even provide this statment when you first startup the skype app.
just go to the market and in the search box type "video chat for android" and it will give you all the apps. the only one that i like is skype. it was the only one that worked smooth for me.
SORRY! I COULDN'T POST THE APP LINK PAGE FOR YOU.
Tango works well on wifi/4g. It auto-searches your contacts and creates a list of who else has it.
That's what I use
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mrwireless1 said:
skype only works with gb (personally tested it) skype will NOT allow you to video chat with froyo.
it will even provide this statment when you first startup the skype app.
just go to the market and in the search box type "video chat for android" and it will give you all the apps. the only one that i like is skype. it was the only one that worked smooth for me.
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Skype video chat works fine on SRF 1.2 for me after latest update, but only in landscape
Yahoo + Video plugin...
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I wanna say ooVoo does, I believe it worked for me before on froyo, I recently used skype on gingerbread and it works great :]
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Your Skype is working. Do you have icons for Video on it? I've had it before but after upgrade they disappeared.
antila said:
Your Skype is working. Do you have icons for Video on it? I've had it before but after upgrade they disappeared.
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I've flashed my phone since.. ill download it again and check
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Fire n mage said:
I've flashed my phone since.. ill download it again and check
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Please, give me a link for Skype which is works on Epic 4G EH17?
I used the one from the market, I notice it updated.. I dunno if it works I can't test it now =/ no one to vid chat with. but this is the market link
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skype.raider
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I use Tango. Its free supports the front facing camera on EC05 and is cross platform (android, iphone, pc, mac, blackberry?)
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I've got GTalk, but it doesn't seem to want to let me use video. My girlfriend is always on GTalk and I would kill to be able to show her what the hell I'm talking about when I'm shopping and I need her to tell me which item to throw in the cart.
I'm on a GB ROM, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
PS: To anyone wondering why only certain programs can do video chat on Froyo, it's because GB includes an APK that allows the OS to grab video from the FFC and provide it to the application asking for it. On Froyo, the app has to be written specifically to be compatible with the device to use the FFC.
On my girlfriends epic touch, she does not have the ability to do video chat. There is just not an option. Is this the same with everyone else?
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yeah, its like that with mine also.
what version of Skype? mine works fine with version 2.5.0.108.
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once you login to skype... go to "menu > settings"...
scroll all the way down, and enable the option to enable video chat...
Of the software available such as qik, google chat, skype video and a bunch others, which have you found to work best with the epic 4g?
Also, for any suggestions, please let me know if you're using Gingerbread or ICS. I'm running Gingerbread myself.
Skype works pretty good for me. Haven't tried Gtalk video yet. Qik sucked.
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Google video and skype r both good. As long as u have a good data signal. Either 4g or wifi.
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Qik has been the best for me. It is made by Skype. Only real difference I saw between the two outs Skype forces you to chat in landscape mode which I hate.
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I uploaded 1080p and 720p videos taken with my Note 2 on Youtube. But then the quality is very bad when im watching them on the youtube app frop the phone. Even in HQ. Is this normal ?
Same thing watching them from a computer in 480p ( i have to choose 720p streaming minimum to have it quite ok but for me its a lof of time to load) but I have seen some video test taken with the Note 2 and they look fine in 360p.
Anyone experienced it or has a solution ?
Can you give us a link to the YouTube video so we can see what's going on?
I haven't uploaded video into YouTube from this phone, but I don't see why the quality would be poor.
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you have to wait for a while for YouTube to work on the video first.
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EP2008 said:
Can you give us a link to the YouTube video so we can see what's going on?
I haven't uploaded video into YouTube from this phone, but I don't see why the quality would be poor.
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http://youtu.be/gzeO4rNy2rU
quality not so great on phone
melvinchng said:
you have to wait for a while for YouTube to work on the video first.
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really ? I'll wait a few days then and see what happens.
Just checked from the phone, it's HD, no problem with that. Quality looks okay.
One thing, in phone, HQ and HD are two completely different things. HQ could be 480P but HD is 720P.
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http://youtu.be/gzeO4rNy2rU
quality not so great on phone
really ? I'll wait a few days then and see what happens.
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The quality is hd and looks fine on my phone. What exactly aren't you happy with? Does it look blurry? Blocky? Jerky?
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Thanks for playing my video.
This is the quality I have with the HQ activated.
I'm not sure this is an okay quality, i've seen better. You both had the same kind of view ?
Even played it with my LG phone, its the same.
Just so we clear, I just have to click on the HQ button on the bottom left corner right ?
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Thanks for playing my video.
This is the quality I have with the HQ activated.
I'm not sure this is an okay quality, i've seen better. You both had the same kind of view ?
Even played it with my LG phone, its the same.
Just so we clear, I just have to click on the HQ button on the bottom left corner right ?
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I'm not sure if this screen capture will be posted in high quality, but the one you posted does look very low resolution.
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The uploader on xda app only proposes me 640x360 max size.
But we can see my quality is completely different from yours no ?
You cant even identify childrens face lol ! I have no clue
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Again, if the video is 720P, then it should show HD button, not HQ, on your Note.
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Again, if the video is 720P, then it should show HD button, not HQ, on your Note.
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It is a 1080p video ! First you should try it on your computer you'll see the quality is very bad in 360.
And I have never seen a HD button on youtube android app, only HQ. Have you ? Its the same with my LG phone, shows HQ.
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Well I rarely see videos which show HQ. I see HD most of the time.
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I feel dumb lol. I found the reason why I havent got it HD. using WiFi gives me HD. but 3G network doesnt. I always use Mobile data.
I really have a good network connection, the carrier or Youtube must have blocked HD videos. still, my 3G HQ quality really sucks then
thanks for your time
now for the second part of the matter, is this normal 360p using the computer to stream is such a bad quality ?
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I feel dumb lol. I found the reason why I havent got it HD. using WiFi gives me HD. but 3G network doesnt. I always use Mobile data.
I really have a good network connection, the carrier or Youtube must have blocked HD videos. still, my 3G HQ quality really sucks then
thanks for your time
now for the second part of the matter, is this normal 360p using the computer to stream is such a bad quality ?
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Just enable hd on mobile data if you have a big enough data plan.
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Just enable hd on mobile data if you have a big enough data plan.
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trust me thats what I did in the first place when I started Youtube. I believe its a carrier network thing.
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trust me thats what I did in the first place when I started Youtube. I believe its a carrier network thing.
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Do you have a compression app like Onavo Extend running? Maybe the video is being compressed to save bandwidth on playback?
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The native YouTube app on our phones only support HQ on mobile data. HD on wifi.
There is a hacked YouTube app on XDA which allows HD on mobile data, but you need to root to be able to install it.
I'm using it at the moment and it's beautiful.
It's got nothing to do with your carrier blocking HD on mobile data, just the YouTube app itself.
Try the hacked YouTube app here on XDA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529715
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EP2008 said:
Do you have a compression app like Onavo Extend running? Maybe the video is being compressed to save bandwidth on playback?
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Nope. dont have any
AjunNg said:
The native YouTube app on our phones only support HQ on mobile data. HD on wifi.
There is a hacked YouTube app on XDA which allows HD on mobile data, but you need to root to be able to install it.
I'm using it at the moment and it's beautiful.
It's got nothing to do with your carrier blocking HD on mobile data, just the YouTube app itself.
Try the hacked YouTube app here on XDA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529715
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I asked a friend to try it on his 3G network but with Galaxy s3, he had HD with no hack.
Thanks I'll definitely give it a try !! (nice draw )
EDIT: it definitely works ! thanks a lot
So you installed the YouTube .apk?
Yes yes I previously edited my comment thanks again
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