Android 2.3.4 to bring FaceTime-like video calls

26 April, 2011
Video-calling has been available on Android for a while but only in its prime form - 3G video calls, which are charged by the minute by your carrier. Well, Google is about to add its own video chat feature to...

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  • 3xh
  • 27 Apr 2011

Useless if you want to call someone who is NOT currently logged into google. How is this better than skype then? Rubbish.

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    • Cod3rror
    • ppk
    • 27 Apr 2011

    Who cares?

    They should work on what really matters, and that is organizing that fragmented mess of an OS, adding Hardware UI Acceleration so a 1.2GHz dual core phone does not jitter when scrolling a basic list, add multicore support, fix and organize the updates mess...

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      • Anonymous
      • txj
      • 26 Apr 2011

      Apple invented Face Time (not videocall), Retina Display, A5 processor, bumper case and samsung galaxy (claim)

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        • Anonymous
        • mqy
        • 26 Apr 2011

        Hahah, i didnt realise there was fanboys wars in phones as well. Jeez, people need to grow up.
        I personally think android is the way forward but hell, im not gonna argue with strangers over the internet about it.

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          • Anonymous
          • m}9
          • 26 Apr 2011

          Anonymous, 26 Apr 2011Haha, all those fandroids can eat their words now after sla... moreWell, now Android can use Facetime AND videocall through 3G...

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            • Anonymous
            • utY
            • 26 Apr 2011

            skype is already available on Android device. This is not a big deal at all.

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              • Anonymous
              • sXD
              • 26 Apr 2011

              Haha, all those fandroids can eat their words now after slamming Apple for Facetime. Now they have it, I bet they claim that they never needed it.

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                • Anonymous
                • m}9
                • 26 Apr 2011

                Anonymous, 26 Apr 2011Finally?! Android still behind Behind who? iOS is the same for years with just some tweaks year after year... Compare Android this year with Android one year ago, and you'll see the evolution...

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                  • x10
                  • 0ad
                  • 26 Apr 2011

                  Anonymous, 26 Apr 2011Watchout, Apple sues...! :Papple din't invent video calls!!

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                    • truth
                    • RH@
                    • 26 Apr 2011

                    How can they Sue? People have been video chatting for years before apple decided to call it face time to make it sound like they invented it.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • nCi
                      • 26 Apr 2011

                      Finally?! Android still behind

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                        • 3Zs
                        • uRB
                        • 26 Apr 2011

                        for god sakes Nokia's N900 had native SKYPE video calling!! and GSM Arena headlines it "Face time-like video calls"

                        GSM Arena we have used smartphones before the Iphone4 came out.

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                          • yarcee
                          • v0q
                          • 26 Apr 2011

                          how about android phones without front facing camera like xperia arc, is there an accessories for that?

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                            • t@x
                            • 26 Apr 2011

                            wow the great feature added..if it is available, eveery body should enjoy!!!!

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                              • garry
                              • bJh
                              • 26 Apr 2011

                              which phone will get it first!
                              hard to wait!

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                                • Anonymous
                                • m}9
                                • 26 Apr 2011

                                vishwanath, 26 Apr 2011No dual camera in Android phone so how come video callingWhat are you talking about dude!? Plenty Android phones with video call camera available and coming soon to the market...

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                                  • MVg6
                                  • MVg
                                  • 26 Apr 2011

                                  still waiting for the 2.3.3 update!!!

                                  when is it being pushed to the uk? (I DONT want to do a manual update).

                                  Nexus s User.

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                                    • Yet Another Android
                                    • Rbq
                                    • 26 Apr 2011

                                    And still, people will say that this is a new feature when Nokia started it waaayyyyy back in the early 90's.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0F4
                                      • 26 Apr 2011

                                      I hope you can do video calling via 3g data usage as well as wifi this will make video calling more popular.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • TIF
                                        • 26 Apr 2011

                                        when apple invented the facetime everybody says.. this technology had been there on their phone.. the point is they don't get whats the actual facetime technology does compared with the operator 3G Video call. Only by this, the fandroids will realize that they only just got this features built-in right into their OS