T-Mobile is rolling out a new video-calling feature on Samsung smartphones. The American mobile service provider aims to modernize the way Americans make their phone calls by introducing video-calling.
According to PC Magazine, T-Mobile's new feature will by available at first only on several of Samsung devices. According to the company, the new feature will allow users to place and receive video calls with just one click.
For the moment the video calling feature is included on software updates to Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy S6 Edge+. The feature will be introduced to the S6 Edge and Galaxy S6 with the upgrade scheduled for the next week.
The new video calling service newly introduced by the company will extend on other three devices by the end of the year, according to T-Mobile. This will bring the number of video-call enabled smartphones supported by T-Mobile service to a total of seven.
In order that the new video-calling function to be used with one of the contacts in your list, the user needs to run a compatible service on its own handset.
T-Mobile Video Calling enabled handsets will display a small camera icon next to contacts that are running a compatible service. For those who cannot take video calls the icons turns gray.
T-Mobile Video Calling shifts between available Wi-Fi and LTE networks for HD Voice. The communication automatically switches to a voice call if the user moves to a slower connection. A single tap restores the video if the user is within a Wi-Fi or LTE range.
On a company blog post it is stated that T-Mobile is working with third party service providers in order to allow its users to enjoy built-in calling across various wireless networks. He added that this makes just the latest example of how change in wireless service is implemented by the Un-carrier.
T-Mobile will compete in this new market against popular video-calling options like Facebook Messanger, FaceTime, Google Hangouts and Skype. For instance, Facebook Messanger added the video-calling service in April, while Skype just upgrades its iOS and Android apps to offer enhanced messaging, simpler navigation and more powerful search.