#HTC DESIRE SKYPE VIDEO CALL ANDROID#
LYF phones from Jio should obviously come with this inbuilt functionality which Jio is proudly claiming.īelow are the screenshots of two popular android smartphones lacking the video call facility in their dialers.Īpple has facetime service and obviously has not included a video calling option in its dialer interface. Also, google focused on hangouts, duo, and other applications developed by it, so that it's brand services will have an impact.Įxample: Few high-end models from Samsung*/HTC* provided this inbuilt functionality for video calls without any OTT application support. With a fragmented device ecosystem, manufacturers were not able to provide support for video calling facility though the core operating system provided support for a front facing camera. Lacking device/OS support from various stakeholders is also one of the main reasons why this facility hasn't been widely adopted by masses and of course handset should provide the primary support for any consumer to use services from an operator. So definitely, these video calls have added advantage which originates via device using network support. The least chargeable amount for a video call is Rs 2/min, which is from BSNL. To simplify things further you will not be counted or charged for data used against these video calls if originated from native phone dialer but the same is not the case with video calls originated from OTT apps which will be charged for data used. So, operators do support the facility even now. In fact, even now operators always provide the base tariff details for video calls as per TRAI format. The support for native video calling is inbuilt the High-speed Network technology itself, So, operators have been providing the support for native video calls from the beginning of the 3G era. To reiterate the early days of the smartphone era, Nokia devices with Symbian Operating system used to provide this facility inbuilt on every* smartphone which provides support for the front facing camera. Yes, native video call facility doesn't actually need an active data connection to make a video call. to make video calls except using the native inbuilt smartphone functionality without a need to switch on the data connection. Native Video calling support is a facility provided by the network in support with the device without using any third party OTT applications like skype, facetime, hangouts etc. So, to enjoy video calling service, there should be two-way support for the facility from both the calling and called parties. You can't initiate a video call to the other party whose Network/Device doesn't support video calling service. It's a facility using the front camera of a smartphone to make video calls to the other party whose device also supports video calling. Operators promote video calling even now, but not at a viable extent.Īs technology changes terminology also changes, since Reliance Jio recently test launched it's LTE only services, it started advertising Video Calling, but again not as a potential service. Though 4G/LTE services are rolled by various operators, video calling was never really advertised as a potential service by operators.