Skype Qik

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what is skype qik :

 

Skype Qik is a video messaging service by Skype. It was created from the technology Skype Technologies acquired through the purchase of Qik. The service, offered for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone devices, allows users to exchange video messages between individuals or within a group.

Previously, the Qik service offered a mobile-based live video-sharing website and two-way video conferencing application that allowed users to stream live video from their cell phones to the internet. Qik enabled users to record and upload video directly from supported cell phones. Qik, a Silicon Valley startup, launched its alpha version in December 2007 and went into public beta in July 2008.

 

 

Look :

What is The Good :  Skype Qik is fast at recording and sending video messages.
The bad thing :  The app's design is confusing and you can only send messages to people already in your phone's address book.
The Bottom Line : Limited features and a complicated interface mean that you should skip Qik for other video messaging apps.

 

 

Setup & Design :

 

 

 

The app isn't at all like Skype; you don't log in with your Skype account and you don't get access to your Skype contacts. Instead, you log into the app with your phone number and only communicate with the contacts on your phone that also have Qik. Because you login with you phone number, you cannot use Qik on more than one device, but that might not matter since there are no tablet versions of the app.

 

There's no way to enter someone's phone number or email address manually in the app (I tried), they need to be part of your phone contacts in order to send a message to them. For me, that's a sticking point, because for an app with Skype in the name, I expect to be able to chat with my Skype contacts.

 

 

 

The app's main screen (left) shows all of your conversations. Tap any of them to see the videos in the chat (right).

 

 

If you friends don't already use Qik, they'll get a text with a link to download the app, and they'll need to install it to watch your videos. Again, if you need to use the app to send messages, as opposed to sending them as texts or emails, I don't see why I couldn't create an optional username that I could share with people not already in my phone contacts so that I can send messages to them.

When you first open the app, you get a blank slate of gradient blue bars and a prominent bright red record button at the top. As you send videos to your friends, the app's home screen fills up with conversations, with blurred out still shots from the latest sent or received video as a background. From there, you'll enter different conversations with your friends to send new messages. You can only send videos with Qik, not text or still photos. While simple video messaging is po[CENSORED]r these days, I'd still rather have the flexibility of sending multiple types of messages.

 

 

To Get Qik :

 

         1 - Google Play Store

 

               2 - Windows Phone Store

 

     3 - Apple App Store