CounterPath Corporation Suite 300, Bentall One Centre 505 Burrard Street Box 95 Vancouver BC V7X 1M3 Canada V6B1R8 Telephone: +1.604.320.3344 www.counterpath.com Comparison Bria 3.5 to Bria 4.
Comparison Bria 3.5 to Bria 4.0 Changes to the Softphone The major change in the appearance of the softphone is in the display of the call panel. Bria 4 Bria 3.5 This section of the softphone has moved … … into a tab called “Phone “ Phone Phone Tab versus Contacts Tab in Bria 4 The Phone tab is for placing phone calls (using either a contact or phone number), but not for IMing. The Contacts tab (and Favorites tab) is for selecting contacts and then phoning or IM’ing .
Comparison Bria 3.5 to Bria 4.0 Changes to Phone Calls As mentioned above, the usage of the Phone tab and the Contacts/Favorites tabs is strictly segregated. Therefore, you cannot drag a contact to the call entry field. Call indicators: Starting In Bria 3.5.4, icons in the call panel appeared when the following options were selected: auto answer, hide my number, letters to numbers. These indicators do not appear in Bria 4.
Comparison Bria 3.5 to Bria 4.0 Changes to IM Starting an IM You can start an IM in most of the old ways: by clicking or double-clicking a contact, by choosing Send Instant Message from a phone call in progress, and so on. The Messages window immediately opens. The new session is highlighted in gold. Bria 3.5 Bria 4.0 You cannot drag and drop a contact to start an IM.
Comparison Bria 3.5 to Bria 4.0 Changes to Group Chat Start a group chat in the same way as you did with Bria 3.5. Like IMs, you manage the group chat via the Messages window. When you receive a group chat invitation, it will appear in a new session in the Messages window, along with other IMs. You work with the group chat session in the same way as you work with a regular IM. Some features not supported in Bria 4.0: You cannot add more participants by dragging contacts.
Comparison Bria 3.5 to Bria 4.0 Changes to Broadcast IMs Start a broadcast IM in the usual way. Like IMs, you manage the BIM via the Messages window. When you receive a BIM, it will appear in a new session in the Messages window, along with other IMs. Other Changes In the main menu, there is no View > Zoom. No QoS in Preferences because Bria 4 does not support Windows XP. Windows 7 and Windows 8 users can set QoS via the operating system group policy.
