TrueConf

# Setting up

# Installation from an app store

TrueConf for Android is the mobile version of our client application. It offers a wide variety of features for managing conferences and chats. The app is available in Google Play and AppGallery .

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Installation of TrueConf for Android from an app store is identical to installation of any other application.

# Installation with an .apk file

TrueConf provides 2 types of .apk files: for smartphones with a regular Android and for devices without Google Play Services (Huawei smartphones etc).

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By default Android disables installation of applications from unknown sources due to security reasons. This includes any sources other than app stores. So, to install the application manually, take these steps.

# For Android 7

  1. Open the APK file in any file manager.

  2. You will see a notification window indicating that installation of applications from unknown sources is blocked. Tap the Settings button.

  3. Enable the Unknown sources toggle in the settings window.

  4. Tap OK in the warning pop-up.

  5. Tap on the APK file again and select Install.

# For Android 8 and above

  1. In the file manager, open the APK file.

  2. You will see a notification window indicating that installation of applications from unknown sources is blocked. Tap the Settings button.

  3. Enable the Trust toggle for this source in the settings pop-up.

  4. Tap Back and select Install.

# Application features

  • Enjoy 4K (Ultra HD) video calls and conferences with a frame rate of 60 fps.

  • Run meetings with up to 1,500 participants (up to 1600 using UDP Multicast mode).

  • Authorization on the TrueConf Online cloud service via popular social networks, as well as with a Google account.

  • Push notifications.

  • Hardware video encoding.

  • Adapted both for horizontal and vertical screen orientation.

  • When you raise the phone to your ear, loudspeaker mode is automatically disabled.

  • Page-by-page display of video windows in the layout.

  • Try different video conferencing modes: video call (point-to-point) and four types of video conferences – all on screen, smart meeting, moderated role-based conference and video lecture.

  • Private meetings for registered users and public webinars with guest connections.

  • Schedule conferences, create virtual rooms, and send email invitations to meeting participants.

  • Point-to-point video calls can be run directly between the users bypassing the server.

  • In a moderated role-based conference, attendees can send a podium request to the moderator or make an audio reply (without taking the podium), while moderators can invite users to the podium or remove them from the podium.

  • Sharing the smartphone screen.

  • Annotation over shared content.

  • Slideshow.

  • Call landline and mobile phone numbers.

  • Call SIP/H.323 and RTSP devices.

  • Text chats. You can send offline messages in personal chats, while group chats are only accessible during conferences.

  • Configure settings for automatic downloading of files received in the chat depending on the type of network connection.

  • Chat history, including group chats of the meetings that have already finished.

  • Add and remove participants while the conference is in progress.

  • Full local and LDAP address book support (adding and deleting contacts, editing contact information, searching and blocking contacts).

  • Call history log.

  • Built-in echo cancellation algorithms.

  • Synchronize the address book when using TrueConf Online cloud service.

  • Block incoming calls from the users that are not in your address book.

  • Block messages from the users that are not in your address book.

  • Automatic call answering.

  • Prohibit your video window recording during a call or a conference.

  • The widget with conference controls buttons which is displayed if a different application is opened during a meeting or if you are sharing content or showing slides.

  • Select a ringtone for notifications about incoming calls.

  • The ringtone and vibration signal for chat notifications.

  • Ability to set restrictions on the speed of network connection.

  • Create group chats that can be escalated into a group conference with all chat participants in one click.

  • Change the conference mode on the fly.

  • Pin a conference participant in the layout in smart meeting mode.

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