New Android Features


 

 On June 4, 2010, we released two new versions of Qik.  One for the Sprint HTC EVO 4G and another update for all other Android users.  Details for each release are below.


Qik for Sprint HTC EVO 4G


Video Chat


Video Chat allows you to share what's ever happening around you with almost anyone.


Simply click on Video Chat and select the person from your phone address book. If the person you are inviting has the Qik app on their phone, their phone rings and with a single click both of you are video chatting away.  


To hear each other, the person who initiated the call just talks.  The person who received the call, needs to press and hold the "Talk" button (microphone icon) in order to be heard.  


You can switch back and forth between front camera and back camera to share different views.  


If the other person does not have the Qik app on their phone, they’ll receive an SMS with a link and will be able see and hear what you are recording on their mobile browse.  They'll be able to communicate back to you through text chats. 


Record


If you want to start recording a video just press Record and you'll go into camera mode.  


Press the red button to start recording.  Press the green button to stop recording.

 

You can toggle between recording to the local drive or live streaming by pressing the qik icon. Green indicates that you are connected and live streaming while red indicates that you are recording to the local drive. As usual, you can set your video private/public and share with your friends and family, and to your favorite social networks.



Messages


With Video Mail, you'll be able to recorded video messages to send to anyone, no matter what device or phone network they are on.  If the person you are sending to is a Qik user – they’ll see the message in their inbox and their activity feed. If they are not a Qik user, they’ll receive an SMS with a link to the video mail.


My Videos


Click on My Videos to view both the local videos taken with your phone as well as your Qik videos in a single place. From here you can upload your local videos to Qik and even share any of the videos to your favorite social network or via email and SMS.

 

 

 

Qik Update for all other Android users


Now when you open your Qik app, instead of going straight into Video Camera mode, you'll be presented with a menu of options:


Record / Video Camera 


If you want to start recording a video just press Record (or Video Camera) and you'll go into camera mode.  


Press the red button to start recording.  Press the green button to stop recording.

 

You can toggle between recording to the local drive or live streaming by pressing the qik icon. Green indicates that you are connected and live streaming while red indicates that you are recording to the local drive. As usual, you can set your video private/public and share with your friends and family, and to your favorite social networks.


Video Mail

 

With Video Mail, you'll be able to recorded video messages to send to anyone, no matter what device or phone network they are on.  If the person you are sending to is a Qik user – they’ll see the message in their inbox and their activity feed. If they are not a Qik user, they’ll receive an SMS with a link to the video mail.


My Videos


Click on My Videos to view both the local videos taken with your phone as well as your Qik videos in a single place. From here you can upload your local videos to Qik and even share any of the videos to your favorite social network or via email and SMS.

Video Chat

Video Chat is currently only available on the Sprint HTC EVO 4G.