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Skype video call for Asus ePad?
Any idé how to make a skype video call with ePad?
V1rus9r said:
Skype video call for Asus ePad?
Any idé how to make a skype video call with ePad?
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You can't, and probably never will be able to, now Microsoft have bought Skype.
That sawks, why did i bought a ePad if this cam is useless
Don't u think any developer gonna do something wit it? debugging the skype system file?
It's not useless. Lots of other apps use the camera. The whole world doesnt revolve around Skype you know. Have a search.
Yes, is true.But all of my contacts use mostly skype to communicate with each other
Btw,Gtalk work with cam? for Asus ePad.
Of course.
stuntdouble said:
You can't, and probably never will be able to, now Microsoft have bought Skype.
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Actually, there is a beta Skype for Android with video. I don'tshare your opinion that Microsoft will kill any enhancements for Skype. Incidentally, th y do have a Bing app that is quite good.
If nothing else, MS buying Skype will give Skype a lot of resurces that they did not have. The N900 has had Skype video for over a year and the ANdroid beta is pretty much based on that Maemo one.
The best thing about the MS/Skype is that you will see conferencing and othe rgoodies in Outlook, Office and many other products.
Ah well that's up to you, but it makes perfect business sense for MS to use it as a selling point for their own WP7 handsets, so i highly doubt it will ever see a full release on android. Yes you're right though, there was a beta out ages ago for it. Anyway... time will tell... we shall see.
V1rus9r said:
Yes, is true.But all of my contacts use mostly skype to communicate with each other
Btw,Gtalk work with cam? for Asus ePad.
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just because you want video skype doesnt make it high priority for them. heh
i use gtalk for video chat. works adnroid to android or adroid to pc aswell
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Where is this Skype Video Beta for Android you talk about
Evostance said:
Where is this Skype Video Beta for Android you talk about
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1031944
Is there an alternative Android with Windows App video call over wifi for TF?
Skype is so slow to put their stuff on mobile devices is unbelievable.
Here's a video to make us go nuts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsX_VQ-bzAs
AcidCool2K said:
Is there an alternative Android with Windows App video call over wifi for TF?
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Google Talk!
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Dave
The only video calling app under the sun that works for all of Android, iPhone, and Desktop right now is Yahoo Video Chat. That is it, all nada.
All other apps only work with some combination of 2 or 3 of the above, or are voice only.
Android has never been a priority for Skype, for god only knows what reason. They would rather develop for IOS even though it has fewer devices, even though they distribute their app for free.
How about ooVoo?
brunes said:
The only video calling app under the sun that works for all of Android, iPhone, and Desktop right now is Yahoo Video Chat. That is it, all nada.
All other apps only work with some combination of 2 or 3 of the above, or are voice only.
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This isn't entirely true. You can use Google Talk's Video Chat on all three, but on iOS devices and earlier Android versions (pre-GB) you have to use a third party app called Vtok. Not perfect, but it works. I should admit that I don't use video chat really ever, so I can't comment on the quality, etc
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This isn't entirely true. You can use Google Talk's Video Chat on all three, but on iOS devices and earlier Android versions (pre-GB) you have to use a third party app called Vtok. Not perfect, but it works. I should admit that I don't use video chat really ever, so I can't comment on the quality, etc
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Google Talk's video chat does not work on the desktop unless the person you are trying to call just happens to magically be logged into GMail. This is because their desktop app for whatever crazy reason does not have video chat support, only GMail does.
Can you tell I am frustrated? The thing that gets my goat so much is that MSN Messenger is one of the most widely used video chat apps in the world, that is what everyone I know runs and uses - yet they have NEVER made an Android or iPhone video chat client in the past 4 years. Heck they don't even have one for Windows Mobile or Windows Phone 7! And people wonder why Microsoft is always lagging behind - they don't even know how to keep up with the mobile marketplace.
Again, from my experience the only widely used one that works on all 3 is yahoo chat. oooVoo has clients but I honestly have never tried it because trying to find others with an ooVoo account is like finding a needle in a haystack.
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Google Talk's video chat does not work on the desktop unless the person you are trying to call just happens to magically be logged into GMail. This is because their desktop app for whatever crazy reason does not have video chat support, only GMail does.
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And in order to initiate video chat via Skype with someone on the desktop, you have to magically install a bloated Skype client application, open it, and hope that Skype isn't currently down.
I don't understand your complaint. Using Gmail as your primary client for instant messaging/voice chat/video chat on the desktop means you don't have to install any extra applications, and their service is way more reliable than Skype. And if you don't want to be stuck with having to manually log into Gmail every time you open your browser, you can set the browser to automatically open Gmail and log you in. It's no different from any other set of chat protocols, it's just been engineered to live inside the browser so that Google wouldn't have to write a separate application for each operating system. This is why Google abandoned further development on the official Google Talk client; it's just unnecessary when the browser is capable of the same thing.
You know what else makes Gmail better than anything else? As long as you're on a desktop computer, you get free outgoing calls to anywhere in the United States.
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And in order to initiate video chat via Skype with someone on the desktop, you have to magically install a bloated Skype client application, open it, and hope that Skype isn't currently down.
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Er....
Typically, if a bunch of people you know like to be able to video call each-other, they will all have an application installed. If Skype is installed it sits in the tray, always. A contact can initiate a call with you any time.
With GTalk, they'd have to open a chat session, and get you to go to gmail, etc etc. It really is very sub-optimal. I don't know why Google has not added video to their desktop client, there have been bugs for it for YEARS now.
The browser is great for a lot of things, but one of the things it can't currently do properly is run background daemon-type applications that should be available 24/7, such as a messenger client.
You know what else makes Gmail better than anything else? As long as you're on a desktop computer, you get free outgoing calls to anywhere in the United States.
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I do use GMail for this as well, but this is a total side conversation and really has nothing to do with the task at hand. As well, this is another feature that should be in the desktop client.
Hi There,
Why is it still not possible to have video calls with MSN contacts on android? I know there are possibilities like Skype which I like but most of my contacts are using Windows Live Messenger on their PC.
I read somewhere that this is due to a restriction by Microsoft. If this is true, isn't it possible for the great devs here to develop a workaround? This is the only feature I am really missing on android.
Thanks for your answers
Video chat on live messenger
I am really looking for this too, but to no avail. Skype works perfectly, why not Windows live messenger, with so many great developers in here(no sarcasme intended) there must be a workaround. Allthough i'm using a SGN it should be the same app.
I need access to full gmail (not simple html) through web interface. Gmail app and html simple don't work for me, because they ruin the organization and order of messages when compared to desktop interface.
I have tried Skyfire and it does load full Gmail interface, but it is painfully slow, consumes enormous amount of memory and loads cpu to 100%. Pretty much unusable.
I'm not sure if ajax (or gmail in particular) on android wouldn't run any better or if it is just a matter of finding the right software and setting.
I don't have a direct solution, but have you tried the other versions of gmail, stock email, and Sense email apps?
I'm using the ICS 4.0 version of gmail, and I like it a lot.
Search google for the apk.
They may have the layout and options you want.
Thank you for suggestion. I have tried to find something that works, but other than Skyfire (not useable) and Remote Desktop (quite uncomfortable), I couldn't find anything so far.
Here is my problem. I receive ton of emails everyday, I use several workstations to access emails, I sort, label and read them, reply from different workstations. Works great having the same screen on all the machines, no matter where I am. I can start my work on one and finish on the other without loosing track of what I was doing.
I would love to work on my emails using Flyer the same way, but as of right now it is very uncomfortable for me, simply because my mail boxes don't look the same on android.
For example I have one of the mail boxes set up to show important and unread first, next emails marked with specific labels (might have several labels), then everything else (important read, unimportant unread etc). This simple thing saves me a lot of time and I know what to do next regardless of what workstation I access my email from.
When I use GMAIL app on my flyer, my mail box looks like a mess in comparison to desktop version. I get lost there so bad that I miss what needs to be done next. At this point I decided not to use GMAIL app to access work email at all.
I have tried to get to my emails through Web Browsers with desktop user agent string, but it loads in plain HTML, hence I loose the order again.
Only Skyfire browser loads the full version of gmail, but as I have said earlier is consumes more than 200mb of ram and loads CPU to 100% and makes it pretty much unusable. Not sure if it is a problem just on my Flyer or if it is how ajax is done in Skyfire.
I'm hoping to find solution (browser with good ajax?) that would allow me to access full web interface. I was just wondering if anybody knows if such thing or add-on exists. I hope maybe when CHROME browser comes out they have the good ajax support.
I've been googling this all day and I haven't found my answers. Does Windows Phone 7.5 Mango integrate tightly with Windows 7?
I'm currently using an iPhone 4 and I love how Apple tightly integrates iOS and Mac devices together.
Also can someone tell me if Mobile IE 9 have a way to force the desktop version of the site to load up? Mobile Safari can't do that and it's very annoying. Does Mobile IE 9 synchronize links and or passwords with IE 9 for the desktop or any other browsers?
I really want to move over to WP7.5 because I'm frustrated by the restrictiveness of iOS. I know Microsoft is also moving very fast to ensure that Windows Phone and Windows 8 will be extremely integrated with one another.
What kind of integration do you need?
WP7 uses Zune software to connect your desktop, it can autosync your photos, music, videos, install apps, Zune can give access to the internet to your phone while it connected via cable, also Zune can update firmware on phone. That all integration that I know.
IE9 has the ability to change view to desktop version. And it doesn't sync favs and passwords for me (maybe I don't know how to do that?).
I would say it doesn't integrate at all.
Everything goes through Zune. That is: the features Chipsaru described.
You can't even drag and drop files or sync documents and other files to it natively.
Not as a removable storage and not even through Zune.
You can however do some limited file transfers/syncs through Skydrive.
Syncing through Zune can be done via wireless connection as well. Change the settings in the Zune set up to Wireless Sync. Then plug your phone into power as if you were charging. Within 5-10 minutes it will sync.
And for file transfer there an app for that ! Try PC File Download from the MarketPlace.
PaullikesWINMO said:
Syncing through Zune can be done via wireless connection as well. Change the settings in the Zune set up to Wireless Sync. Then plug your phone into power as if you were charging. Within 5-10 minutes it will sync.
And for file transfer there an app for that ! Try PC File Download from the MarketPlace.
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Correct, still it doesn't integrate more because of those points.
Actually the app You suggest does require a server to work as i can understand...
There are workarounds and apps for most scenarios, but integration is close to zero for the moment.
lsquare said:
I really want to move over to WP7.5 because I'm frustrated by the restrictiveness of iOS. I know Microsoft is also moving very fast to ensure that Windows Phone and Windows 8 will be extremely integrated with one another.
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Then Android is a much better choice for you. Lumia 800 (perhaps not Windows Phone, specifically) is as restrictive -- if not more so -- than iOS.
As for integration with a desktop OS, I think the trend is to move away from it. Over-the-air & cloud integration is the way to go.
Zune is crap, but it works. It is soon to be replaced...
Integration with Office is 100% and so is Facebook, Twitter etc.
Once you sign in with a Microsoft id all your contacts and calendars are synced 100% It's more, you don't have to connect to the pc even. You change or add something on your phone or pc and it is automatically synced - absolutely brilliant!!
Skydrive is good but has it's limits.
I recommend the Nokia Lumia 800 100% It's gonna be the best kit you have ever owned, please believe me.
Barrie
Chipsaru said:
What kind of integration do you need?
WP7 uses Zune software to connect your desktop, it can autosync your photos, music, videos, install apps, Zune can give access to the internet to your phone while it connected via cable, also Zune can update firmware on phone. That all integration that I know.
IE9 has the ability to change view to desktop version. And it doesn't sync favs and passwords for me (maybe I don't know how to do that?).
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Damn, that's pretty disappointing news. Any comment about Mobile IE9? How does it compare to Mobile Safari or even the new Chrome browser for Android?
BarrieSimpson said:
Zune is crap, but it works. It is soon to be replaced...
Integration with Office is 100% and so is Facebook, Twitter etc.
Once you sign in with a Microsoft id all your contacts and calendars are synced 100% It's more, you don't have to connect to the pc even. You change or add something on your phone or pc and it is automatically synced - absolutely brilliant!!
Skydrive is good but has it's limits.
I recommend the Nokia Lumia 800 100% It's gonna be the best kit you have ever owned, please believe me.
Barrie
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Facebook Messenger isn't available for Windows Phone 7.5. The app is a bit like WhatsApp, but the advantage is that I can also add my location data to my messages. I don't think Facebook for WP7.5 can do that yet. Is it possible to add location data to the messages?
lsquare said:
Facebook Messenger isn't available for Windows Phone 7.5. The app is a bit like WhatsApp, but the advantage is that I can also add my location data to my messages. I don't think Facebook for WP7.5 can do that yet. Is it possible to add location data to the messages?
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Facebook Messenger is not needed by Windows Phone 7.5 because Facebook Chat is built into the Messages app, and regular (offline) Facebook Messages can be accessed with the Facebook app.
If by adding location data to messages you mean geotagging status/timeline updates, I don't think that is yet possible natively by Windows phone 7.5, but you can use the built-in Check-in function to check in using Facebook Places.
lsquare said:
Damn, that's pretty disappointing news. Any comment about Mobile IE9? How does it compare to Mobile Safari or even the new Chrome browser for Android?
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If you've used IE9 on the desktop, its pretty comparable. While it may not be the best browser for everyone, IE9 is surprisingly good compared to previous versions (and while thats not saying much, its just a much better browser overall). Its fast, includes hardware acceleration for certain sites (hardware acceleration is also enabled for the mobile version of IE9). It is very identical to the desktop version of IE9, and it's pretty nice. No browser is perfect of course, but I haven't had any major issues with commonly used sites.
lsquare said:
I've been googling this all day and I haven't found my answers. Does Windows Phone 7.5 Mango integrate tightly with Windows 7?
I'm currently using an iPhone 4 and I love how Apple tightly integrates iOS and Mac devices together.
Also can someone tell me if Mobile IE 9 have a way to force the desktop version of the site to load up? Mobile Safari can't do that and it's very annoying. Does Mobile IE 9 synchronize links and or passwords with IE 9 for the desktop or any other browsers?
I really want to move over to WP7.5 because I'm frustrated by the restrictiveness of iOS. I know Microsoft is also moving very fast to ensure that Windows Phone and Windows 8 will be extremely integrated with one another.
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Just as an iPhone generally requires iTunes to do anything meaningful (Mac or PC), Windows Phone requires Zune (or if you are using a Mac, the Windows Phone Connector) in order to sync media back and forth. So they are largely the same in terms of how they connect to a computer. If by integration you mean among their own respective platforms, just as iOS has a host of services it hooks into (App Store, iBooks, iTunes, etc.), Windows Phone integrates very well with Microsoft services (Xbox Live, Zune, Windows Live, Office, SharePoint, Exchange, etc.). If you are living in an iOS world and can't give that up, then neither Windows Phone nor Android are probably good for you. Each platform caters to their own company's services, naturally. I do expect more OS-based integration coming with Windows 8 though, which will be really nice.
Mobile IE9 can force desktop version, you just have to go into the options and choose between Mobile or Desktop views.
iOS and Windows Phone are generally both very restrictive. There is a trade-off you are getting. iOS and Windows Phone are pretty stable and generally just works, and this is because of the restrictive nature of the operating system. If Apple and Microsoft control more of what goes on with the OS, there is less chance for things to go crazy. The opposite is for Android, you get almost complete freedom to do what you want, but with that, you introduce instability, possible malicious software through an unfiltered Market, and the oh-so-common force closes and poor performance. Microsoft is still slowly opening up Windows Phone, but its just as restrictive if not more (at least at the moment) than iOS. Customization is not a strong point for Windows Phone, but its the same as when iOS started out. As time goes on, more and more control will be given to both the end-user and developers to do great things with Windows Phone, but with Windows Phone still being rather young, you just aren't going to see that just yet.
prjkthack said:
Facebook Messenger is not needed by Windows Phone 7.5 because Facebook Chat is built into the Messages app, and regular (offline) Facebook Messages can be accessed with the Facebook app.
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Using that same logic, then I suppose FB Messenger isn't needed for iOS or Android because the original FB app have already have a messaging component inside the app.
The advantage of FB Messenger over the default FB app for both iOS and Android is that it can geotaq the messages. I will know where it was sent from. It sucks that WP7.5 cannot geotag the messages yet. That would be a nice feature to have.
lsquare said:
Using that same logic, then I suppose FB Messenger isn't needed for iOS or Android because the original FB app have already have a messaging component inside the app.
The advantage of FB Messenger over the default FB app for both iOS and Android is that it can geotaq the messages. I will know where it was sent from. It sucks that WP7.5 cannot geotag the messages yet. That would be a nice feature to have.
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Actually, using the same logic, you are correct, Facebook Messenger isn't needed anymore for iOS or Android because the official app can geotag status updates.
The only advantage it has over the official app is that it starts up a couple seconds faster and jumps directly to Messaging. Otherwise, its a rather redundant application.
As for it being on Windows Phone, I don't think we'll see much geotagging integration until its a more widely used feature of Facebook. As it stands, the majority of people who geotag their status updates do it because they don't know about it and/or don't turn it off. Facebook Places is a more widely used form of geotagging on Facebook, which is why that integration is there. I'm sure we'll see it someday.
prjkthack said:
Actually, using the same logic, you are correct, Facebook Messenger isn't needed anymore for iOS or Android because the official app can geotag status updates.
The only advantage it has over the official app is that it starts up a couple seconds faster and jumps directly to Messaging. Otherwise, its a rather redundant application.
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You're wrong. I just loaded up the FB app for my iPhone 4 and there is no way to geotag the messages. The only way to do that is through FB Messenger.
As for it being on Windows Phone, I don't think we'll see much geotagging integration until its a more widely used feature of Facebook. As it stands, the majority of people who geotag their status updates do it because they don't know about it and/or don't turn it off. Facebook Places is a more widely used form of geotagging on Facebook, which is why that integration is there. I'm sure we'll see it someday.
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This is why I feel like WP is a step behind, but yea, I am more hopeful for the future.
lsquare said:
You're wrong. I just loaded up the FB app for my iPhone 4 and there is no way to geotag the messages. The only way to do that is through FB Messenger.
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Hmmm. I can geotag my status updates just fine on both my Android version of Facebook and the iOS version of Facebook.
Maybe you need to update?
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Hmmm. I can geotag my status updates just fine on both my Android version of Facebook and the iOS version of Facebook.
Maybe you need to update?
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I'm pretty sure I'm using the latest version of FB for iOS. Can you show a screenshot of it? It's very easy to do with iOS.
Im trying to find a workaround on this,
Iphone/Mac can also add AIM, Google Talk, Jabber etc, and ive been fidling with Beejive apps, was able to hook up on aim, but it only allows one online client at a time, even though Macs settings here in AIM allows "multiple" logged on.
Any other with input or experience with this?
Did you manage to find a solution ?