Qik Video Calling Now Works Between iOS And Android

Tweet

Remember when we talked about Skype buying out Qik back around CES? Well, they’ve made quite a bit of progress with their new acquisition since then, but today marks something of a surprise: thanks to the newest update, Qik users can now call across platforms. That is, Android users can now stage video conferencing with iOS users in this new version.

Android phones currently using version 2.1 or higher will be able to connect with their friends on iOS devices, and can even use their choice of 3G, 4G, or wi-fi connections in order to get the necessary bandwidth together to send their mug to their friend’s phone.

And those of you who favor the iOS will be happy to note that the new version of Qik isn’t just for iPhones, but can also be used on iPad 2 (and probably the original iPad here as well) or a fourth-generation iPod Touch with a camera to do the job, as you’ll be able to use either the front-facing or the rear-facing camera here. There’s actually a list of devices that are compatible with this new update, including the Samsung Galaxy Player, the Motorola Atrix, the Galaxy S 4G, the Dell Streak 7, and several others.

For earlier users who might be concerned about video quality and battery life, that’s actually also addressed in this new version, offering better video at lower battery usage than in previous installments.

So basically, if you’re looking to do some video conferencing, and assuming you’ve got one of the variety of devices that this will support, you’ll probably want to think about giving the Qik video conferencing app a go. It’s set to work on a wide number of platforms, and in the end, that’s probably what you want most out of it–something that will actually let you video chat with the people you want to video chat with, and not give you a whole lot of static about incompatibility and the like.