Best App for Video Calls and Chat in Android

In this world today, we are all bound to stick with our smart devices for all purposes. We see how we carry around our Smartphones, Tablets and laptops for all our official works, either we are home or at our office, we are in need of these devices to accomplish the tasks and works easily and efficiently.  

To improve the process of working, we find how every now and then the devices are being sent new updates, which increase the capacity of the apps and add in new features. There are plenty of applications that are built to make things better for us. One of such application that is being used by most of us is the video chat apps. As communication has turned out to be simple with technology, video chats and calls are what makes it simpler. Video chats are not only is being used for the personal use to get in touch with friends and family, but today even for the official works people are tend to use video conferences. When the employees are working from home, video chats are what makes them connected to work together and have discussions and meetings.

For this we need a good quality video chat app, which should have a high quality talk time, it should not lag and interrupt the conversation and the main factor that most of us look for is for free application.

There are plenty of free apps that provides video call ability, but not all of them provides the best quality. So considering all of them, we have come up with the most used and preferred app by the majority today. The app I am going to introduce today is the ‘Google Duo’, which provides it’s users with conference calls, video and audio calls with an awesome quality of all time. Along with that, there are many other featured included in it with the user friendly interface. Anyone can use this app, either for official purpose or personal use. You can talk to up-to 8 people at the same time using the conference call option. This will be helpful to conduct meetings and also have a family chat. There are also features where you can record audio and voice messages and send them to your contacts.

With so much more features added in as a bundle in this app, it makes it the best video calling app. This app can be used in both android and iOS smartphones and along with that it also have a version for the PC. So come let us move to see how to get this done in a simple process.

How to Use Google Duo for Video Calls and Chat

You have to get the app named ‘Google Duo’ directly from the Google playstore to your android smartphone or tablet. 

Now let us move on to know how to get the high quality video chat set up to make video calls and have conversations with our loved ones.

Firstly you have to launch the app in your android device, then you will get a notification requesting to accept the terms and conditions of the app.

Now if your phone is Android 6.0 or higher then you will have to accept all the permission one by one by clicking on the button ‘Allow’ for all the permissions that would be provided.

Next, you will have to type in your mobile number for the purpose of registering it with the app.

Then you will get a verification code to your phone number, add in that code to continue the process.

That’s it, simple as that. Your mobile will now have a high quality video chat app with a user friendly interface. You can download this app directly from Google playstore by Clicking here.

Group Calling - Google Duo

As we mentioned above, this app also comes with the best group calling option. You can add nearly 12 members to the call and enjoy talking. The process to get it done is also very simple, so come let us also take a look at it.

To make a group call, first you have to select the option named ‘Create Group’, which will be available in the top of the list of contacts. Then you can select all the contacts that you want to add in.

After selecting all the members, you can give a name to the group and then press ‘Save’. Then the group will be available on the list of the contacts.

That’s all, now to make the group call, simply tap on the group and start calling.

Other settings and features

Just as the group calling ability, there are also many other features and settings available for the users to use in this app. They would also be very useful for you, so come let us also take a look at them.

First, tap on the three vertical dots that is available on the top right corner of your phone screen and then select the option ‘Settings’.

In the settings tab, you will find your account information and the list of the blocked users. You can also select the notification settings from that tab.

Thereafter, in the call settings you will have the ‘knock knock’ option, which will allow you to see you is making the call by providing their live video feed before you answer the call.

You can also enable or disable the low light mode through which option others will be able to see you clearer even in a poor lighting room.

There is also a data saving mode through which you can save data by reducing the quality from 720p.

There is also a feature where you can add the duo call for your phone’s call history.

That’s it, now you know how to use the app and along with that, you also know all the features and how to operate them. Google duo is an amazing video call app with an efficient interface.