Vtok is a free mobile video calling application that allows you to call your Google contacts when they use Google Video Chat on their Mac/PC or Vtok on their mobile phone. It is available for iOS devices and limited number of Android devices. It provides Google talk text chat with customizable themes, virtual gifts and location sharing too.
The application uses your Google credentials to authenticate you with Google via a secure connection. You will only see the contacts who are online and that are capable of doing video or voice calls with you. But, you can invite more contacts to use Vtok by using the “Invite Contacts” button below your contact list within the app.
Features
- Free video and voice calls to all your Google contacts over Wi-Fi and 3G
- Your Google credentials are completely secure and are used only for authenticating with Google on a secure channel.[advt]
- Google talk text chat with customizable themes, virtual gifts and location sharing.
- Google Voice integration. Once this option is purchased, make free unlimited phone calls and SMS messages within US and Canada.
- Works in the background and keeps you connected. So you can receive calls, chat messages and SMS even when you don’t have the app open.
- Supported on iPhone4, iPhone3GS, iPad2, 4th generation iPod touch and a limited number of Android devices.
Vtok App for Android
Google Video Chat on your Android phone allows you to make free video and voice calls to all your Google contacts when they use Google Video and Voice Chat on their Macs and PCs or when they use Vtok on their mobile devices.
Features
- Video and voice calls to Google Video and Voice Chat users and other Vtok mobile users.
- No account to sign-up. Just login with your Google/gmail account and start talking
- Works over Wi-Fi and 3G
- Devices supported are Android devices running OS version 2.1 or later.
- Cross platform app. You can also call Vtok users on iPhone4, iPhone 3GS and the 4th generation iPod Touch.
- Choose whether or not to use video in a call. You can also enable or disable video during a call
- Choose between front and back camera on your device
- Stay connected and receive calls, even when the app is closed and moved to the background
- Call your friends on a Mac or a PC: Vtok users can call users of Google Video and Voice Chat users on a Mac or a PC. All they have to do is install a browser plugin from: http://www.google.com/chat/video
Supported devices
This is an initial beta release of the app with limited device support. Front facing cameras on the following devices are supported:
- HTC Evo 4G
- Google Nexus S
- Google Nexus One
- All devices using Android OS 2.3.x
Vtok App for iOS
Google Video, voice and text chat on your iPhone, iPad2 and iPod touch allows unlimited phone calls and SMS messages using Google Voice. Now you can express yourself during chat with even more virtual gifts.
Make free gtalk video and voice calls to all your Google contacts and use text chat when they use Google Video and Voice Chat on their Macs and PCs or when they use Vtok on their mobile devices.
Features
- Video calls, voice calls and text chat (IM) with Google Talk users and other Vtok users
- No account to sign-up. Just login with your Google/gmail account and start talking
- Works over Wi-Fi and 3G
- Devices supported are iPhone4, iPhone 3GS, iPad2 and the 4th generation iPod Touch
- Choose whether or not to use video in a call. You can also enable or disable video during a call
- Choose between front and back camera on your device
- Stay connected and receive calls, even when the app is closed and moved to the background
- Invite/add contacts from within the app.
- Unlimited phone calls and SMS messages using Google Voice. (For US users with Google Voice accounts only, requires an in-app purchase)
Text chat features
- Free push notifications
- Emoticons
- Easily insert commonly used phrases from a list during chat.
- In-app browser for use during a chat session
- Customizable chat themes
- Send virtual gifts via chat messages
- Share your location while chatting
- Multi-language support for chat messages.
- Copy and paste text from chat messages.
- Call your friends on a Mac or a PC: Vtok users can call users of Google Video and Voice Chat users on a Mac or a PC. All they have to do is install a browser plugin from: http://www.google.com/chat/video
Users upgrading to iOS5 – please note
Currently, using Vtok on iOS5, you will notice that the app may get killed at times while backgrounded. This because of certain changes coming with ios5. We are working to fix this as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and support for Vtok. Please enable sounds and alerts for Vtok from under Settings -> Notifications -> Vtok.
Please note
- Vtok is an application that interoperates with Google Video and Voice Chat and Google Voice but is not endorsed by Google.
- Unlimited phone calls and SMS are for US users and you must have a Google Voice account to use this service.
- Incoming SMS messages need to be manually refreshed from the Recents tab.
- International call rates apply as dictated by the Google Voice service.
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