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Can anyone recommend a similar service that provides true high-quality video chat functionality on par with FaceTime but not requiring Apple hardware (but still
by imagine99 5y ago
Can anyone recommend a similar service that provides true high-quality video chat functionality on par with FaceTime but not requiring Apple hardware (but still easily usable on mobile)?
We're looking for such a service for use in developing countries where iPhones are rare and connectivity is often mediocre at best.
Tests with the like of Telegram, Duo and others have been okay-ish for voice-only calls but pretty bad for video. Mostly because of lack of Apple hardware on the other end we are until now unable to conduct any comparative tests to see whether FaceTime would outperform these apps in terms of quality and stability.
- MrGilbert 5y agoDiscord's video quality is rather high, at least on the desktop.
- jagger27 5y agoWith Nitro, anyway.
- nojito 5y agoYou can join Facetime calls without apple devices in iOS 15
- cassianoleal 5y agoJoin, but not start if I recall the announcement correctly.
- 2rsf 5y agoWhatsApp does a decent job
- cassianoleal 5y agoWhatsApp is usable but nowhere near the video and audio quality of FaceTime. It's also only on mobile where the screen is rather small and audio quality is never great - not very important since they seem to use very high audio compression anyway.
- jonathanbull 5y agoCan't speak for the quality, but video calling has been available on desktop (Windows/MacOS) for a little while now – https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/04/whatsapp-rolls-out-voice-and-video-call-support-to-desktop-app/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/04/whatsapp-rolls-out-voice-a...
- cassianoleal 5y agoI could never make video or audio calls work on my Mac. They were technically available, just didn't work.
- kilroy123 5y agoI disagree. I think it's one of the worst. I've used it around the world and it's often terrible.
- m4rtink 5y agoJitsi works fine as well.
- pfranz 5y agoThis wasn't focusing on 1:1 calls, but a couple years ago we tested all the video chat services we could access. We had offices spread across India, Malaysia, and the US with varying qualities of connection and many people working from home. Zoom had the best results when working with a poor connection. I'm not sure I'd say the peak quality was as good as FaceTime.