Fring brings video chat to Android

A growing number of Android phones including the HTC Evo and Samsung Galaxy S have front-facing cameras, which means you should be able to use them to make video calls. Of course, in order for that to work, you need software that supports video calls — and the folks at Fring have launched the first app that does that.

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Fring is a multi-protocol app for Android, iPhone, and other devices that lets you chat and make voice calls to your Fring contacts as well as Skype, Google Talk, AIM, Windows Live, and Yahoo contacts. Today Fring launched an updated Android app that also supports video calls on supported devices (with front-facing cameras).

I tried to test the app on my Google Nexus One running Android 2.2 Froyo, but it kept crashing.

I’m guessing that the problem is Froyo rather than the phone’s lack of a front-facing camera, since the Fring blog suggests that the app should work on the Nexus One. It’s just you need a device with 2 cameras to support 2-way chat. Phones with a single camera like the Nexus One support 1-way video chat, which means you might have to flip your phone around to shoot video.

Fring is available as a free download from the Android Market.

You can check out a video showing Fring video calls in action after the break.

via Android and Me

Posted in Android, Communication, Free | Tags: chat, fring, video call, video chat

May 27th, 2010 | Author: Brad Linder

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Shiri Hadar

http://www.youtube.com/user/izaboOfficial
Hi

My name is Shiri and I play the keyboard in a band called IZABO from Israel.
Attached here is a brand new music video of the band
I will be so happy if you will take a look
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Thank you so much
Shiri Hadar
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Shiri Hadar

http://www.youtube.com/user/izaboOfficial
Hi

My name is Shiri and I play the keyboard in a band called IZABO from Israel.
Attached here is a brand new music video of the band
I will be so happy if you will take a look
http://www.youtube.com/user/izaboOfficial

Thank you so much
Shiri Hadar
http://www.myspace.com/izaboband
http://www.thesoundmakers.com
http://twitter.com/jorgetech2012 Jorge Tech

Android does have momentum but the quality of apps & the priority from developers is what its future depends on. I like the fact that more quality apps are coming out for Android. With all this I hope more reviews will be done for these like there is on the RawApps.com. I don't want to spend money for an app unless it's worth it.
http://twitter.com/jorgetech2012 Jorge Tech

Android does have momentum but the quality of apps & the priority from developers is what its future depends on. I like the fact that more quality apps are coming out for Android. With all this I hope more reviews will be done for these like there is on the RawApps.com. I don't want to spend money for an app unless it's worth it.
http://mobiputing.com/2010/05/skype-voice-and-video-app-coming-to-android-this-year/ Skype voice and video app coming to Android this year?

[...] And while we’re waiting for Skype to arrive on Android, you can always use Fring, a free app that lets you make voice calls using Skype, chat with your IM contacts, and make video calls using an Android phone. [...]
davidinchelseama

DAMN!!!! I wish my new HTC Incredible had a front-facing camera. Oh, well…..guess I have to wait
'til 2012, when I get my next phone. With technology, it seems we're always just behind the curve. (stares sadly at his one year-old, non-3D, $2,0000. Sony Bravia.)
http://mobiputing.com/2010/07/fring-for-iphone-4-now-supports-video-chat-with-front-facing-camera/ Fring for iPhone 4 now supports video chat with front-facing camera

[...] One thing that sets Fring apart from Facetime is that you can use Fring to make video calls over 3G. Facetime only works over WiFi. Oh yeah, another thing is that Fring is also available for Google Android and Symbian, which means you should be able to make video calls from an iPhone 4 to people who aren’t using the same hardware. [...]

Fring brings video chat to Android

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