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FaceTime, a video calling app from Apple, is installed on all iOS devices by default.
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Gotta Get That Buy-In The biggest problem with Duo, however, is that it requires whomever you wish to call to also install Duo. Duo is designed to be simple, but this behavior seems too limiting. Other apps, like Snapchat (Free at ), provide many more options, such as responding with a text message, opening an audio-only channel, or creating a text chat. If your phone is unlocked, you can accept or reject the call, but you can't send a text message declining the call, for example. We'll see if Google can take advantage of it for Duo when it's available.Īlso, you can only accept a call, not reject it, from the lock screen. That might change after iOS 10, when Apple will launch a new VoIP API for developers. This happens because Apple doesn't allow apps to take over the lock screen. I'd rather see swiping activate Knock Knock.
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The phone rings and vibrates, but swiping on the notification automatically accepts the call. But if your phone is locked, as is more often the case, you only see a notification on the lock screen. If your phone is unlocked-that is, the screen is on and you've already entered your passcode or scanned you fingerprint-the Knock Knock call screen will fill your view and you can answer or decline the call, just as on Android. More problematic is how Knock Knock works on the iPhone. I could easily see recipients, in particular, being confused, and perhaps mistakenly believing that their camera is also on, without their permission. For one thing, callers are informed that their cameras are on, but recipients aren't told that their cameras are off. It's an excellent idea, but its implementation is a bit troublesome. Think of it as looking through a peephole to see who's knocking-hence the name. When someone calls with Duo, the app turns on the caller's video camera (but not the microphone) and displays a live feed to the recipient. Toggling front- and rear-facing cameras is also a cinch.ĭuo's killer feature is Knock Knock.
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The interface is simple yet elegant, and I especially like the smooth animations when switching between a full-screen view through my camera and a full screen view of the caller's camera. The service scours your Contacts list and matches you against other Duo users-there is no way to manually input numbers. You confirm your phone number by responding to a text message. Getting started requires approving the privacy permissions for access to the camera, contacts, and notifications. I'll run through the basics here, though, and I'll also talk about the iOS-specific aspects of Duo.
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Speak to Me The iPhone version is effectively identical to the Duo Android app, which I've reviewed separately. It's compatible with all current iOS devices, and I had no trouble installing it on my iPhone 6 ( at Amazon). While the Android app works on devices running operating system versions as old as 4.1, the iPhone version only works on iOS 9 or later-then again, that's most iPhones.