No Small Window For Skype Install And Run

With all the recent hype and buzz going around the Internet about Google, Facebook decided that they needed to take action to get back into the spotlight; so theyve now partnered with Skype to bring its users video calling.

Seeing that Google just came on the scene with their video chatting feature called Hangouts, this new feature on Facebook seems rather unoriginal.

Yet, Facebooks video calling feature is actually pretty impressive and works a bit differently.

So that means youre stuck still using Facebook and might as well welcome the new features (because there will definitely be more to come in this war) with open arms.

This can be done by going to the Facebook Video Calling page and clicking on the green Get Started button.

Youll then be prompted to download and run the Java application needed to use this feature.

When I asked my husband to visit the page, he was not able to see the green button.

In this case youll need someone who can access the feature to initiate a video call with you.

No Small Window For Skype Install And Run

From there, theyll be prompted to install and run the Java application.

The Call button will appear right next to the message button, in the top right of their profile page.

So if you dont see a call button, youll have to use the first method so that theyll be prompted to enable the feature.

Ive tried Google Hangouts as well and I have to admit that the quality of the camera was not nearly as clear as Facebooks video calling.

There also werent nearly as many hiccups (i.e.

Once youre done with a call, you can just close the window to end it.

While I am writing this on Windows, I did test out the feature on the Mac OS.

The only option available here is to change the source of your microphone (i.e.

For instance, there is currently no way to mute your microphone from the video call window; so youd need to go into your computer settings to do this or use the mute button on your headset (if it has one).

Since everyone is already on Facebook and are not likely to actually download Skype (if they havent already), this is definitely something that should be implemented ASAP.

However, you can do group text chats within the normal chat window.

Mac No Small Window For Skype