# Main window and conference widget

TrueConf for Android client application supports both portrait and landscape orientations. For example, landscape orientation is more convenient when viewing shared content.

# Conference window

The window of an ongoing conference window will include the following elements:

/docs/client-android/media/conference/en.png
  1. Conference name and duration of your participation in this event. Tap on /docs/client-android/media/gui/info/en.png to open the About conference window.

  2. List of participants.

  3. Conference chat.

  4. Self-view window.

  5. Conference control panel.

You can hide the control buttons by tapping on any area in the conference window.

# About the conference

You can learn more about the conference by tapping the /docs/client-android/media/gui/info/en.png button.

/docs/client-android/media/about_conf/en.png

Here you can find the following information:

  • Conference name

  • Conference mode

  • Conference join link, tap /docs/client-android/media/gui/copy/en.png to copy it

  • Conference owner's email.

Additionally, if you are the owner, moderator, or operator, the following settings will be available:

  • Automatically accept conference join requests

  • Send participants to the waiting room when they join the meeting.

# Self-view window

The self-view window will include the following buttons and icons:

/docs/client-android/media/gui/selfview/resize/en.png — shrink the self-view window

/docs/client-android/media/gui/selfview/cam_change/en.png — change the camera

/docs/client-android/media/gui/selfview/flashlight/en.png — turn the flashlight on or off (available only when using the back camera)

/docs/client-android/media/gui/selfview/podium_off/en.png — you are not on the podium

/docs/client-android/media/gui/selfview/mic_off/en.png — your microphone is muted.

The self-view window can be dragged to any part of the screen.

# List of participants

To view the list of meeting participants, tap on the /docs/client-android/media/gui/participants/en.png button. Here, you will be able to:

  • Add participants with the /docs/client-android/media/gui/plus_grey_2/en.png button

  • Accept conference join requests

  • Re-invite participants to the conference

  • Accept podium invtations (if you have been invited by one of the moderators)

  • Approve podium requests (if you are the moderator).

/docs/client-android/media/participants/en.png

# Participant management

Tap and hold on a participant’s name to open the context menu. The following options will be available:

/docs/client-android/media/participants_action_list/en.png

Similarly, you can tap on a participant’s video window in the layout to open the context menu.

# Conference widget

To use the widget, you will need to enable the Display over other apps option. To do it, please follow these instructions:

  1. Find TrueConf in your phone menu.

  2. Tap and hold on the application icon to open a pop-up window, then tap on App info.

  3. Find and activate the Display over other apps switcher.

Please note that these steps may differ depending on the Android version you are using.

During a conference, you can hide (minimize) the application window. In this case, you will see a conference widget with the video window of the person you are talking to (if it is a one-on-one call), the speaker or your self-view.

/docs/client-android/media/conference_widget/en.png

To switch between video windows, just tap on the current video and you will see the next one.

Here, you can also:

  • Turn on/off your microphone and camera

  • Start screen sharing

  • Leave the conference or end it.