Google Rolling Out Native Video Chat for Android Phones
Google Rolling Out Native Video Chat for Android Phones
Posted 04/28/2011 at 2:30pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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Google has announced today that native video chat is coming to the Android phone platform. The new version of Google Talk will be bundled in the new Android 2.3.4 update, which is currently rolling out to the Google Nexus S. Video chat debuted on Honeycomb with the Motorola Xoom, but this is the first time we've gotten confirmation the feature was coming to phones.
Of course, the Nexus S user base is very small, so the majority of users will be waiting until their carrier and manufacturer roll out the 2.3.4 update. The video chat functionality will work over 3G, 4G, and Wi-Fi. But users will be able to call more than just Android devices. Video calls will tie in with Google's existing video chat capability in Gmail.
The app will allow sharing of links and videos while chatting. Users will be able to leave the video chat and take care of other business, but keep the audio running in the background. We're going to be interested to see how manufacturers deal with this big update.
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