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[Wayne Ward <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Im finding that everybody i talk to in spain has whatsapp when i want
to communicate with them but i can unless i get my hands on a android
pop my card in 
setup the whatsapp application
log in 
transfer the bar code into my ubuntu phone 
then it works i think ? 
i really need to get it working so just trying to get a lend of a
android to even try this ....
im pretty certain there is no way around this unless anybody knows any
different
i also tried to get video call ready to speak to the kids when in spain
but thats not working as well - there is a fix in place to put the
camera the right way round which has been implemented for BQ4.5 but not
HD5, but i read its getting done ...... hopefully!
so at least we have a app that can video call while we wait for the
likes of skype which could be worth looking at using the ubuntu package
that works using libertine containers as a work around for now i guess?
but that wont cover the BQ phones as you would have to install
libertine yourself and not sure thats a good idea or not?..
so were pretty much cut of from video calls and the popular whatsapp im
sure its a blocker for lots of people specially in spain were everybody
seems to have it?!

Regards
Wayne :)


On Fri, 2016-07-22 at 09:49 -0500, mark wrote:
> From reading comments left on different forums, it would seem that
> the absence of WhatsApp in particular seems to be a deal-breaker to
> the adoption of Touch for many... Perhaps if there was a version of
> Franz available for Touch (which I believe interfaces with WhatsApp),
> that might attract more users...
> 
> m
> On 22/07/16 09:33, Peter Bittner wrote:
> > Voice and video call with services is fine for a start, but Ubuntu
> > should really make a difference and provide an integrated approach
> > to
> > communication.
> > 
> > As a user you may only use a single service, such as Skype, but
> > it's
> > probable that you also communicate with WhatsApp, Hangouts or Viber
> > (at least one of them in addition). Why not provide a plugin
> > infrastructure, so 3rd-party communication providers (like Skype,
> > Viber, WhatsApp, SIP providers in general, etc.) could integrate
> > into
> > the phone's communication interface (phone app) natively?
> > 
> > I think we have discussed this idea in the past on this list. One
> > feature request somewhat related to this discussion is "Show
> > contact
> > details from social accounts":
> > - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/address-book-app/+bug/1
> > 535755
> > 
> > We should have another ticket to specify the integration of calling
> > as
> > such. This one could be a start, "VoIP":
> > - https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/15
> > 33104
> > 
> > (Please click on "Affects me too" if you care about one of those
> > tickets.)
> > 
> > Peter
> > 
> > 
> > 2016-07-13 21:55 GMT+02:00 Marco Graziotti:
> > > Hi list,
> > > 
> > > after these announcements:
> > > https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/07/13/a-new-skype-for-ubuntu-alp
> > > ha-available-
> > > now/?utm_source=ubunteu&utm_medium=url_shortner&utm_term=5rSi8Q&u
> > > tm_campaign=shortner
> > > and this
> > > https://community.skype.com/t5/Linux/Skype-for-Linux-Alpha-and-ca
> > > lling-on-Chrome-amp-Chromebooks/td-p/4434299
> > > I've just tryed to make a call with skype on MX4 (web version by
> > > Peter
> > > Bittner https://uappexplorer.com/app/skype.peter-bittner ), and
> > > it works,
> > > only voice calls for now, but WebRTC API works good with OTA-11
> > > inside a
> > > webview.
> > > 
> > > Have Canonical a plan to release an official Skype app? right now
> > > the Peter
> > > Bittner web app it's a good compromise.
> > > Someone have tested this new Skype features?
> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > Marco
>  
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