# Getting started

# Installing from the App Store

TrueConf for iOS/iPadOS is the mobile version of the client application for Apple devices, offering extensive functionality for working with conferences and chats. The application is available for download in the App Store.

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The installation of TrueConf for iOS/iPadOS from the App Store is identical to the installation of any other application.

If you are installing TrueConf for iOS/iPadOS for the first time, you need to confirm the download using Touch ID, Face ID, or passcode.

# Compatibility

To operate TrueConf for iOS/iPadOS version 3.7, the following operating systems are required:

  • iPhone – iOS 15.0 and above;

  • iPad – iPadOS 15.0 and above;

  • iPod Touch – iOS 15.0 and later;

  • Apple Watch – watchOS 4.0 and above;

  • Apple Vision – visionOS 1.0 and above;

# TrueConf for iOS/iPadOS client application features

  • Run meetings with up to 1,500 participants (up to 1,600 using UDP Multicast mode)

  • Join meetings using a secure proxy connection

  • Conferences with interpreters.

  • Apple Vision Pro support.

  • Set manual limits on input and output bitrate in the application network settings

  • Sign in using popular social networks as well as your Apple ID

  • Authentication on the server using Face ID and Touch ID.

  • Push notifications support

  • Use another application in the floating panel without closing or minimizing the TrueConf application (Slide Over mode for iPadOS)

  • Split the screen into two parts, participate in a conference and work in another application at the same time (Split View mode for iPadOS)

  • Use Stage Center to keeps yourself centered in the frame (works only on Center Stage supported devices)

  • Metal technology support for faster rendering of conference video windows, boosting app performance and extending battery life

  • Hardware video encoding

  • Adapted both for horizontal and vertical screen orientation

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

  • Try different modes of video communication: one-on-one or point-to-point call 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

  • Support for "Waiting Room" in conferences.

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

  • Attendees can push to talk or send a request to become a speaker in role-based conferences, while moderators can appoint or remove speakers from the podium

  • User "reactions" during conferences

  • Address book display

  • Share your smartphone or tablet screen

  • Show and view slides

  • Control remote cameras, including positioning and zooming for supported devices

  • Enable or disable participants' cameras and microphones

  • Call SIP/H.323 and RTSP devices

  • Calls to users' phones from the contact card.

  • Group chats.

  • Chat Favorites.

  • Synchronization of text chats in point-to-point calls and group conferences.

  • Share your location with chat participants

  • Editing sent messages.

  • View chat history, including group chats of the meetings that have already finished

  • Group actions on messages: forwarding, deletion, and export.

  • Viewing attachments in chat.

  • Image previewer.

  • Message draft synchronization across all devices.

  • Add and remove participants in ongoing meetings

  • Full local and LDAP address book support: add and delete contacts, edit contact information, search and block contacts

  • View call history

  • Enjoy built-in echo cancellation algorithms

  • Synchronize 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

  • Join conferences automatically

  • Prohibit your video window recording in calls and conferences

  • QR code authorization and joining a meeting with its ID without login credentials.

  • Address book display

  • Join PIN-protected conferences

  • Support for dark, light, and system themes.

  • Customization of the application interface.

  • Offline mode: it is possible to view chats, contacts, and call history when there is no Internet connection

  • Ability to write messages that will be automatically sent when Internet connection is restored

  • Smart meeting mode in which everyone can see and hear participants as soon as they start speaking

  • Cache all chat messages and media files in a special storage