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[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimcpl:
I don't think Skype for android does video yet. Check themes area, there are some threads there. Reelportal seems to work.

Jim
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KushyMansbridge:
Calls Work

I have skype working on my tab with TnT lite 3.4 right now.

the android app doesnt have video yet, but i pay 3 bucks a month for unlimited calling in the US and my tab work beautiful to make calls, ordered a pizza off of it last night.

If your looking to video chat, the yahoo messenger app works great regonizes the camera built in.

But you have to download the yahoo mess app from the market and install it first, and then search for the yahoo messenger video add-on app for the video to work.

Good luck hope this helps.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] copc:
Please use the search feature on this site, there are plenty of threads on this that will answer any and all your questions. All we need is another skype thread asking the same questions to get the same answers.

I'm just saying...
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jumpmaster82:
skype

Thank you for some ideas don't want to duplicate threads, but I would like to Skype.

Jumpmaster82
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sprdtyf350:
Hello there new wannabe moderator! How ya doing:rolleyes:
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hilaireg:
@OP:

We're flooded with similar requests for Skype; just did a quick search using the following keywords:

g tablet skype (http://www.google.com/cse?cx=partne...fhnf&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=g+tablet+skype&sa=Search)

Have a look at some of these threads, you likely find what you need.

Regards,
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cassycan:
Just thought I would mention that I have been searching for an hour and still cant find a link....
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goog64:
I am using Yahoo messenger also. Video chat works great.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evo8IKON:
Fix that market!

Skype only showed up for me after doing the market fix.

Simple way:

-Force Stop Google Services Framework. Do not clear cache.

-Force Stop Market. Do not clear cache.

-Load Titanium Backup (rooted/free one works fine for me) and Wipe Cache for Google Service Framework.

-Run Market again (And you should get an Error!)

-Reboot and wait until all clear (SD scan complete and all) then load Market again.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cassycan:
While I appreciate the instructions as a newb, Not sure how to do what to do or where to get what to get.

How to force stop and titanium backup....

what any idiot knows, I aint got a clue about.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmdrake:
To force stop, go to Settings->Applications->System Applications and find the app in the list. Tap on it, and you'll see a "Force Stop" button.

Titanium is a market application. You can either download it from the market (if you can access the market), or you can download it directly from the author's site here: http://matrixrewriter.com/android/files/TitaniumBackup_latest.apk
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cassycan:
Thanks to all.... I am not stupid but I admit ignorance. Than ks for the help..... Is now done and working and got skype. magic.

BTW how is winter springs. lived in longwood and sanford for 15 years.

thanks for the patience
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dishe:
So I guess the version that was released for Verizon phones like the Thunderbolt aren't easily ported over, right?

Seems only VZ phones support skype video. :(
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goodintentions:
Here is the bottom line.

The current skype app for android does not support video conferencing. Only audio. The video version released for the thunderbolt is not compatible with the gtab, or anything else for that matter. Many of us have tried to make it compatible. No luck.

Skype was just bought by microsoft. And microsoft is well known for killing their software competitors, so don't hold your breath for a video skype for android anytime soon.

That said, you guys should have done a search for skype and other video conferencing apps. I'll be a nice guy and tell you which ones work and which ones don't work here.

Oovoo - works for froyo and ginger.

Yahoo messenger - works for froyo and ginger, you need the vid plugin app.

Skype - only audio.

Google talk - nada...

Vtok - works for some people, doesn't work for others, I'm still trying to figure out the determining factor.

Gay roulette - works wonderfully... so does every other random on-cam masturbation apps. Makes me wonder. If these random video chat apps work so well, why the hell can't the REAL VIDEO CHAT apps work? Boggles my mind why we can't get a decent video chat app even though the porno industry is light years ahead.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dishe:
That's the answer I was looking for. Thanks for verifying- I figured I would have seen more threads on this if it were working.

I disagree, that seems to be an overly simplistic view of the situation.

MS bought Skype to offer more services and be more competitive with their biggest rival at the moment: Google.

Google has a variety of voice calling services, and MS has NONE- this is their attempt to attract some of that market. And just like they are pushing bing maps and search on Android devices, don't be surprised if they push their voice services there as well. They did not buy Skype in order to push WP7, I don't believe that for a second (MS isn't that suicidal, it makes no good business sense).

Remember, Skype makes most of their money from phone calls to regular phones, and that is regardless of what OS you use (Mac, Linux, mobile, etc). MS didn't buy Skype to run them into the ground. They can't afford to go losing paying customers on this investment, so it would be silly for them to drop the growing mobile user base (especially with Google Voice calls over IP dangling over our heads).

Also, lets not forget their apparent deal with Verizon to release video mobile versions. Just because MS bought them doesn't mean all current contracts and deals are nullified. They might have projects set in motion and obligations to finish before MS has a say in shifting gears.

LOL @ the gay roulette...

I've used Yahoo messenger before, and it DOES work pretty well, honestly- but it requires the person I'm calling to have YM as well, and to be perfectly honest, no one I know has it. Tango, etc, is similar- great service, if I'm calling other mobiles who happen to also have it installed already. Most of us are interested in Skype because we're calling family members, significant others, etc, who are not going to switch to a new service just because we have a cool new toy.

Oovoo is interesting- I didn't know they worked on Android (last I checked they didn't have a working client yet). I still have the same problem as before (no one has it), but I like the 3 way video feature. I might be able to convince people to switch to that because of the added functionality. Thanks for pointing that out!

Where can I find an oovoo .apk, though? It doesn't show up in my market (google or Amazon), and the version I found with a search here appears to be a beta that doesn't support video calling yet.

I'm running CM7 on my G-tab, btw.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goodintentions:
You're forgetting something. MS is coming out with the tablet version of windows... called windows 8. Making skype friendly to google android will only enrich google more. If anything, they will make skype more friendly to windows 8 than anything else.

I'm not saying they're going to run skype into the ground. I just don't think making video chat accessible to android platform a priority right now for them. They will be coming out with windows 8 in a few months. I believe that's where they'll concentrate their effort.

I sure hope you're right. All my relatives are using skype video. And they ain't changing to something else anytime soon.

The hacked version of oovoo specifically for gtab works. Here's the file.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dishe:
Thanks for posting that, I'll try it later.

The Yahoo messenger app, meanwhile, is terrible! I remember it working ok on my Optimus' rear camera, but after trying it now I've had a totally different experience. First it wouldn't stop ringing (connected the call, but kept ringing, even after signing out. I had to FC the app to make it stop!), and even when it DID connect (on the 5th attempt), my video wouldn't transmit, and my friend's Nexus S I was calling only used the rear camera.

This app is useless!

Before I try Oovoo, it has just come to my attention that Fring supports plugging into other video chat protocols, including Gchat and Yahoo directly. Since Fring works pretty well on most mobile devices (I recall Fring to Fring working well, but didn't keep it cuz no one has fring!), could this be a better option? Then we could call other Fring users, and desktops using Gchat (or whoever is stuck using Yahoo IM I suppose). If I recall correctly, Gchat can even work in a web client without installing software, video and all, right?

That's might be a good alternative. Meanwhile, back to the whole Skype/Android/Microsoft thing, what ever happened to their aquisition of QIK? I thought part of the reason Skype bought Qik was to integrate their preexisting client and userbase of Android users into Skype. I can't believe MS would just drop all that, would they? And what will become of Qik in the end?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goodintentions:
Yes, they would drop all of that. MS is getting ready to make a big splash with their windows 8 for tablet platform. The last thing they want is to add more options to their biggest software competitor, google.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aasoror:
This doesn't work on my gtab (CM7 n85).

It turns on, signs in, but video calling is inactive and any voice calls made/received are terminated as soon as picked up.

Yahoo messenger (with video plugin) was also reported to work. Yet, I wasn't able to make/receive any calls with it (IMs sent fine, calls never goes through).

Any insights are welcomed and appreciated.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goodintentions:
Well, no. CM7 isn't exactly my favorite rom.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dishe:
ah. I'm also using CM7, as it is the only one that consistently works with the Netflix app. I had the same experience as the poster above- no go. Fring sort of worked, but my video was sideways and I only know one other person who has Fring installed (And I'm not really interested in video chat with them).
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dishe:
btw- as far as MS killing Skype integration on other platforms- I still think you're wrong, and stories like this pop up every day:

http://www.precentral.net/skype-integration-live-and-well-touchpad-2

Now that the VZ exlusivity appears to be over, we should be seeing more Android support soon (I hope!).

Meanwhile- aren't you the guy who had the video review of the keyboard case? How come the video is missing now? I'm actually interested in that product and i'm bummed the video says removed by user.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chugger93:
That oovoo is pretty cool. I'm on vegan and it works...however theres some crazy static noise in the background. Makes it impossible to use almost. If theres a reason for it, or a way to shut it off, this is a great solution
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goodintentions:
I removed it because of my mood swing. I'm currently dating someone that has a monthly cranky period. I just thought I'd make it fair game by doing something irrational each month.

Added by edit.

So, everytime I have to sleep on the couch, I do something out of character.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dishe:
ROFL!

Fair enough.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spazmogen:
Skype (audio only) seems to be working with Bottle Of Smoke.

I was messing with it last night and made 1 test call when The Wife told me to turn it down. It seems her monthly visitor is here. At least I don't sleep on the couch...yet.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dishe:
For all you nay sayers!

http://techcitement.com/mobile/skype-2-0-for-android-brings-video/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
ok so i have done something really complicated but here is what happened.

i rooted my phone using unrevoked and then installed cynogen mod on it. i got bored of it so flashed over to OMJs custom rom and then tried to flash FRESH rom and it didnt work so i tried reflashing to cynogen mod and it worked but since i flashed it, it didnt come with the google apps so i tried flashing the google apps package to cynogen mod and now it wont take any fix or other rom and not even the htc evo stock rom. somebody help please if you can. i want to flash back to the htc evo stock rom.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenvan19:
Have you tried the boot image way? Download the boot image to the root of your SD card and boot into bootloader (Vol down+power) and then follow the prompts?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
what is the boot image. i have tried running the PC36IMG.zip hundreds of times and it goes through and says

Parsing...[SD ZIP]

[1] Boot - OK

[2] Bootloader - Bypassed

[3] Microp - OK

[4] Radio_V2 - Fail-PU

[5] Recovery - OK

[6] Splash1 - OK

[7] System - OK

[8] TP

[9] TP - OK

[10] Userdata - OK

[11] Wimax - OK

Partition update fail!

Update Fail!

and i do this every time and it still doesn't work.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] #Winning#:
Are you actually trying to unroot your phone or what? I get the stock Sprint part, but do you mean you want to go back to just a Sprint rom that has root or do away with root?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
no i want to keep the root with the htc evo stock sprint rom with the sense ui.

but if need be i can loose the root to get it back and then reroot it later. i want to build my own custom rom is way i want to get it back to the way it was when i first got it. im just stuck in the bootloader and cant seem to load any image.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jwterminator:
There are a number of basic stock rooted roms available in the dev section. Just download one of them and flash it through recovery. Be sure to wipe data/cache/dalvik cache beforehand though. Another method you can also use is to flash a rom using rom manager. Rom manager is fairly easy to use and mostly foolproof.

Edit: Also, if you used unrevoked for the nand unlock instead of toast's method, there's a good chance you don't have the eng bootloader installed. Your rom flashing success rate may increase if using the eng bootloader.
[Captivate General] ademarne:
Lately I have seen so many "what rom is best for my first flash" or "Help me decide what rom is best for me" threads and they are POINTLESS! Granted there are an abundance of new and old custom roms, everyone has different experiences and opinions on what rom is best.

So... NOOBS:

If you want to know what rom is best for YOU do the following:

- Go to the Android Development Section and read through different [ROM] threads to see what features will work best for you. I have also found it useful to read through the last couple of pages to see what other users think about the current version of the rom.

- If you don't know what certain terms in the rom thread mean or affect (ie. kernel, modem, OC/UV, Gps tweaks) locate the search bar in the top right corner of the page or browse through this page

- Once you have decided what rom you want to try out, you need to learn how to flash the rom. Most of the Developers post instructions but they can be confusing to some of the less experienced flashers. nbs11 has posted a thread about how to do this here and Connexion2005 was nice enough to make videos of the general steps: Flashing back to stock using odin3 , 3 Part video series for flashing roms: video 1 , video 2 , video 3

- Now that you know how to choose and flash a rom just try out different roms until you find one that you like and gives you all the features you are looking for.

- If you find the theme of a certain rom ugly or obnoxious, head over to the Captivate themes and apps section and look through different [THEME] threads until you find one that you like. Make sure the theme is compatible with the rom you have just flashed or are planning to flash.

- If you accidentally brick your phone, read How to unbrick the captivate or if that doesn't work, Unbrick the captivate for only $0.99

-Some useful links other members have posted:

One-Click Root - root your captivate in one click!

Build #1010 or above flash back to stock

My hopes of this thread are to save the Captivate general section from becoming a section full of useless threads. So if you are new, please use these steps and do the research to find a Rom that is right for YOU!

Cheers,

Alex
[Captivate General] Madtowndave:
Thanks, + 1 sticky
[Captivate General] bedwa:
I second that sticky request please. Great piece of work!
[Captivate General] swedishcancerboi:
Eh....Ii think a lot of us are guilty of expecting too much from "noobs." I remember being new and told to scour hundreds of pages of indecipherable text. Yeah right. I just want to flash my phone! Obviously not everyone does it. I hate to say it, but the forums are not very noob friendly. I recently tried suggesting an idea about organization of themes.....but no one even replied to my idea. Last I checked (correct me if I'm wrong) but the wiki is just a link to the sub forums. Someone tried to organize Rom features....but I don't think it hasn't been updated in a while. But I haven't checked

I would still like to create an easy to browse page full of apk's. Maybe I can find some time and a place to upload.....

Sent from my pocket.
[Captivate General] ademarne:
Sure we might expect too much, but I think we should at least give them some guidance to flashing new roms. Since there is so much information out there it can be quite overwhelming to newcomers, which is why I tried to summarize and compile the best information I know of here.

I think your ideas of compiling themes into a one stop shop would be awesome if you kept it updated. I personally would just start a new thread and divide it into the most popular Roms out at the time, and paste links to whichever ones worked for that rom under the heading.
[Captivate General] xThe Enforcer:
Gave you a 'thanks' and, AMEN!
[Captivate General] Captainkrtek:
Stickied, thanks for your contribution :)
[Captivate General] SiL3nTKiLL:
very good useful information :)
[Captivate General] PhnXFire:
Would the Cognition instructions work for other roms as well? For example, Phoenix 3.5?
[Captivate General] ademarne:
To be honest, I have never flashed cog so I am not sure. But here is what I ALWAYS do, and everything works out for the different roms i have flashed.

1. Backup Apps and App data with TiBackup (not system data!!!)

2. Put phone in download mode

3. Open odin3 on computer

4. Plug phone in to computer, wait for odin to say "added"

5. Press start and wait to see if a blue line starts to apear on the phone

6. If the blue line appears wait for odin to finish, if it does not unplug the phone and hope it has not bricked. See the bottom of the OP if your phone is bricked.

7. Once rebooted, use one click root to root phone

8. Open droid explorer and move the CWM update.zip (see attachment to this post) to your phone as well as the rom you are flashing

9. Boot into recovery and "reinstall packages" usually twice until you get into CWM recovery

10. navigate to install zip from sd > choose zip from sd > (rom zip) > yes

11. once done click go back > reboot phone

12. If it asks you to convert data and partition click the first choice, something like convert all data and files, wait for it to finish

13. enjoi!

*NOTE* this assumes you have the correct drivers installed on your computer and that you have tested to make sure they work. I am not responsible if you follow these instructions and fubar your phone.
[Captivate General] PhnXFire:
Does this work for Canadian ROGERS devices?
[Captivate General] ademarne:
I am not Canadian and haven't used a Canadian device, so I would not be able to tell you. Sorry.
[Captivate General] ZioNicR:
It is what it is

I'm a bit torn by the thread topic, but I do understand. What lead me to this thread was the realization that I was prohibited from submitting a post on the Android Dev forum. It would have been my first post, as I had been testing and writing down the results of my experiences with flashing ROMs that are currently offered. After doing some reading, I found that a minimum of 9 posts were required before posting priviledges available for the dev forum. A little disappointed, but I could deal with that...until I read the opening of this thread. On one hand, I understand that every post has its place and in order for a forum to run smoothly, respect and etiquette is paramount. However, the tone of the post had a kinda, "don't interfere in grown folk business" feel to it; a noob-tolerance, but "stay in your place-ness" IMHO. We were all noobs at some point. Perhaps it's a little easier for some to remember than others. Like I said, I understand. Both sides (Moderators and noobs) have to put themselves in each others shoes to make it work.
[Captivate General] ademarne:
This thread is not discouraging noobs from posting or being a part of the forum, in fact following the guide will do the opposite by getting them involved in rom discussions with other members.

I am encouraging noobs to try things for themselves instead of relying on what other people claim to be the "best rom" for them. This was not meant to be an "elitist thread" simply because I haven't even been here that long, just trying to de-clutter the captivate general forum.
[Captivate General] swedishcancerboi:
I have to throw a wrench into this system.....sorry....there seems to be a lot of complaints about posts in the wrong area. This happens A	LOT. I have to take the"noob" side for a minute. Maybe instead of everyone jumping on new members, we find a better way to organize the information. Searching sucks, admit it. I know what I am looking for so I should be able to drill down through the forums to find it. I tried searching for a specific email.apk and gave up after 10 minutes of flipping through posts. There are all walks of people in the development forums. After all, that is where the good stuff is kept. So of course questions are going to be raised there. You are never going to win the war against new members not knowing the culture of this forum. Instead, let's start getting some ideas together on how we can make it more user friendly for everyone.

Sent from my pocket.
[Captivate General] ademarne:
Ok so I have to ask, did you even read this thread?

The sole purpose of this thread was to guide new users to flashing new roms, that way they would stop making new threads in the captivate general section asking other users which rom is best.

No where did I mention anything about the development section or new members posting in the wrong section.

If you can't find things with search then try altering your search methods, ie change the "sort results by" drop down box to Relevancy. Often times I just do a google search of "xda (whatever i am looking for)" without the quotes and find what I am looking for in a matter of seconds or minutes.

If you feel like the forum is unorganized, do something about it like I did, don't just sit on your ass. Start a thread with all of the relevant .apk's you think need to be compiled while allowing other users to contribute or don't complain.