Mobile pre-call

This page contains the pre-call controls for VidyoConnect for Mobile.

Note

If you want to configure any settings/preferences, see Change settings on Mobile.

The Search, Meetings, Contacts, Rooms, and More tabs appear at the bottom of the screen.

Search for a person, room or SIP endpoint

On the Search tab, start typing in the Search box at the top of the screen. As soon as you type two characters, items that contain those characters appear. Matching is case-insensitive and you can tap to filter the results.

To add the item as a favorite to your Contacts list, tap the  next to the result.

Results are listed under H.323/SIP endpoints, people, and rooms.

Join or schedule a meeting

If you have integrated your Google or Outlook system calendar with your VidyoConnect app, the Meetings tab lists the video meetings you have scheduled for the day and enables you to join them from within the VidyoConnect app. See Integrate your calendar.

To schedule a meeting, tap . A Vidyo meeting invitation opens in your default email application that includes the link to the meeting and other information about the video call. You can then edit the invitation as needed and send it to your invitees.

Add or call a contact

To add a contact to the Contacts list, on the Search tab, search for the person, and then tap  next to the name.

To remove the contact from your Contacts list, tap .

On the Contacts tab, when you tap a contact's name, more options appear on a new screen. You can use this screen to to view the contact's status, call them directly, mute your speaker or microphone and turn off your camera for that call, email the contact, or schedule a video meeting with them.

Add, join, create, or delete a room

To add a room to the Rooms list, on the Search tab, search for the room, and then tap next to the name.

To remove the room from your Rooms list, tap the room and then tap .

On the Rooms tab, when you click the name of a room that you own (indicated by a crown icon), more options appear on a new screen. You can use this screen to join your room, see your room link, mute your speaker or microphone and turn off your camera for the next call, remove your room from the Rooms list, lock your room, create an access code or moderator PIN (see Moderate a meeting). If you created the room, an option to delete the room also appears.

If you click the name of a room that you do not own, fewer options appear on the new screen. You can join the room, mute your speaker or microphone and turn off your camera for the next call, and remove the room from your Rooms list.

To create a room, tap . The Create a new room dialog appears. Enter a name for the room and tap Create. The room appears on your Rooms list.

To join a room, tap the Rooms tab, tap on the name of the room you want to join, and tap Join.

For all rooms, you can do the following before you join the room:

  • Mute or unmute your microphone for your next call.
  • Turn off your camera for the next call.

If you own the room (as indicated by a crown icon), you can also use the Rooms tab to:

  • Lock or unlock your room.
  • Create an access code or moderator PIN (see Moderate a meeting).
  • Schedule a new meeting.
  • Delete the room (if you created the room).

Phone (Android)

When you tap the Rooms tab, the Breakout rooms button appears if the moderator has created breakout rooms.

Tablet (Android)

The number in parentheses next to the Breakout rooms button indicates the number of breakout rooms that are available. Only a moderator who is using the VidyoConnect desktop application can move you to the breakout rooms or modify the breakout rooms in any way. For more information, see Moderate a meeting.

Call an IP or SIP address

Tap the More tab and then tap Dial Out.

On the Dial out tab, enter an IP address or SIP address and tap Call.

If you want to mute/unmute your speaker or microphone or turn on/off your camera for the current call, tap the icons before you click Call.