Please test ReelPortal video chat/conference app

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So far my app is working well on the Archos 70/101 and Viewsonic gTablet:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908613
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=918551

These devices are on Android 2.2 and have a single front camera. The app can't access the front camera on the Samsung Galaxy Tablet, because supposedly Android 2.2 doesn't support multiple cameras natively, according to the Adobe forums.

Since the Nexus S has Android 2.3, I'm curious to find out if it would allow my app to work properly. You can download the apk from my first post in the Viewsonic thread. And please make sure you get Adobe AIR 2.5.1, preferably from the Android Market. Note: on the ReelPortal app, pressing the webcam button allows iterating through all available webcams (e.g. front cam->back cam->pause).

Please post feedback if you try it. Thanks.

I'm not sure why but I get stuck on connecting to server.

Originally Posted by kenvan19

I'm not sure why but I get stuck on connecting to server.

hmm...does it happen if you try again? if it keeps getting stuck with the apk, can you try sign on via the web client at www.reelportal.com, and see if that goes thru...its the exact same code. if it works in one and not the other, then i'd need to track down if AIR 2.5.1 is having some kind of issues with Android 2.3. thanks.

Originally Posted by reelportal

hmm...does it happen if you try again? if it keeps getting stuck with the apk, can you try sign on via the web client at www.reelportal.com, and see if that goes thru...its the exact same code. if it works in one and not the other, then i'd need to track down if AIR 2.5.1 is having some kind of issues with Android 2.3. thanks.

I tried a few times earlier but I decided to try again and it went through. However, unless I'm missing a setting it will not let me change to the FFC from the RFC.

Originally Posted by kenvan19

I tried a few times earlier but I decided to try again and it went through. However, unless I'm missing a setting it will not let me change to the FFC from the RFC.

button 10 (webcam toggle) allows you to iterate thru all the available cameras that AIR can detect....so initially the webcam is in paused mode (button 10 flashing red), pressing it once will turn on a camera, pressing it again will switch to the next camera....when the list end, it go to pause again...then repeat. at least that's what it does on the PC, and i'm hoping Android 2.3 allows it to do the same thing.

Originally Posted by reelportal

button 10 (webcam toggle) allows you to iterate thru all the available cameras that AIR can detect....so initially the webcam is in paused mode (button 10 flashing red), pressing it once will turn on a camera, pressing it again will switch to the next camera....when the list end, it go to pause again...then repeat. at least that's what it does on the PC, and i'm hoping Android 2.3 allows it to do the same thing.

Ah, having cycled through that button a few times it merely turned on the RFC and then paused the feed which to me indicates that for some reason Air isn't picking up the FFC (I checked and I do have the most current version).

Originally Posted by kenvan19

Ah, having cycled through that button a few times it merely turned on the RFC and then paused the feed which to me indicates that for some reason Air isn't picking up the FFC (I checked and I do have the most current version).

ic...i'm disappointed to hear it's still not working, but thanks for doing the testing! i'll do some digging to see if there's some setting that need to be enabled.

Originally Posted by reelportal

ic...i'm disappointed to hear it's still not working, but thanks for doing the testing! i'll do some digging to see if there's some setting that need to be enabled.

No problem at all, let me know if you wanted it tested later =) Good luck!

Originally Posted by kenvan19

No problem at all, let me know if you wanted it tested later =) Good luck!

I found that currently Adobe AIR 2.5.1 supports only ONE camera, and apparently it chose the rear one on the Nexus S .

So I'd have to wait for Adobe to add support for multiple cameras to AIR.

I wonder if there's a way to manually turn off the rear camera (e.g. disable the driver), and thus, make AIR defaults to the front cam.

paid app?

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are we getting a free version for helping you test the App?

i don't see any reference to GPL on the topics you have linked

Originally Posted by reelportal

So far my app is working well on the Archos 70/101 and Viewsonic gTablet:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908613
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=918551

These devices are on Android 2.2 and have a single front camera. The app can't access the front camera on the Samsung Galaxy Tablet, because supposedly Android 2.2 doesn't support multiple cameras natively, according to the Adobe forums.

Since the Nexus S has Android 2.3, I'm curious to find out if it would allow my app to work properly. You can download the apk from my first post in the Viewsonic thread. And please make sure you get Adobe AIR 2.5.1, preferably from the Android Market. Note: on the ReelPortal app, pressing the webcam button allows iterating through all available webcams (e.g. front cam->back cam->pause).

Please post feedback if you try it. Thanks.