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When launched in a standard Gnome session, the preview remains blank. Like many other screenshot and screencasting programs, qTox does not yet work with the Wayland display server used in Gnome. If necessary, additionally specify a region or – for a multi-monitor setup – a single screen in Camera resolution. There, in the video settings, select the screen as the camera. To do this, open the settings via the gear icon below the contact list and then switch to the Audio/ Video tab. You enable screen sharing like an audio or video call, but you have to change the camera beforehand. qTox also supports this, but very unfortunately hides the function in the depths of the settings.
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One common feature in modern videoconferencing is the ability to route the full screen content or selected application windows to the participants in the call. Both via a broadband connection and the mobile network (4G), the sound quality was similar to a conventional phone call via landline or a WhatsApp call.
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In our test with a second PC running qTox as well as a smartphone using a Tox client called Antox, phone calls worked very well and without much delay ( Figure 4). You can set the devices used during calls and their properties (for example, the sound quality of the microphone or the resolution of the webcam) in the settings in the Audio/Video tab. Next to it are the switches for starting an audio or video call. If you have trouble remembering which friend goes by which username, click on the entry, and you can give your contact a name you will recognize. Audio and Video CallsĪbove the message history, next to the contact's profile picture, you will find the contact name. Tox does not have a comprehensive status display like WhatsApp (message not yet sent, transferred, or read). A rotating circle indicates that qTox still has to transmit the message. A timestamp shows you when the message was sent. The recipient first has to accept the transmission of files such as images. Tox transmits text messages directly after clicking the speech bubble or pressing the Enter key. At the bottom of the text field, enter your message next to it, you have the option to add emojis or send files. If you click on the entry, a message area typical for instant messengers opens. If the person has accepted your invitation, the contact automatically appears in the contact list with that person's username and picture. Last but not least, in the Friend Requests tab, you will find all the contact requests that have not been answered yet (see the box, "Spambots," for dealing with suspect friend requests).Īfter sending a friend request, the user receives a notification. For this qTox reads in a text file in which you list the contacts in the form of their Tox IDs line by line. Optionally, in the Import contacts tab, you can import a whole bunch of friends in one go.
Then enter the ID in the Add a friend tab, and if necessary add the message to the friend you want to invite.
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To create a new contact yourself, tap the plus icon below the contact list. The image can then be scanned directly with a phone using a barcode scanner app, eliminating the need to type in the ID. For users of one of the smartphone apps, there is an option to save the ID in the form of a QR code. To communicate with a partner, you need to send this 76-character mess over a secure channel. For contact requests, you need to know the Tox ID of your future Tox friends.īelow you will find the Tox ID associated with the profile. After clicking Create Profile the program loads the actual application window ( Figure 2).įigure 3: On the Tox network, you are identified by a cryptic Tox ID. You can change your username later if necessary, but the actual identification in the Tox network is done by a 76-digit ID.
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A password is not mandatory however, it ensures that qTox encrypts all your data such as your contact list and chat histories for storage on the hard disk.
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You are free to choose your username and password ( Figure 1). You can use the package manager for the installation the package name is usually qtox.Īt first startup, create a new Tox profile with the New Profile tab. If you're using another version, make sure it's at least qTox 1.17.0, which saw many new features added and bugs fixed. The current version, qTox 1.17.3, has not yet made it into the package sources of all common distributions. These various options will be discussed later in the article, but to evaluate the practicality of Tox, we chose to test the default client qTox, which completely covers the functional range of Tox. Compared to the other two peer-to-peer messengers, the main advantage of Tox is that there are a number of different client programs, including at least two specifically for smartphones.
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