Installation and User Guide fring version 3.x.x.
Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................. 2 Introduction..................................................................................... 3 About fring ................................................................................... 3 System Requirements .................................................................... 3 Using fring.......................................................................................
Introduction About fring fring™ is a mobile internet service & community that enables you to interact with your friends on-the-go, including making free calls, group video calls, live chat with fring users, as well as other networks. Figure 1 – fring Group Video Call System Requirements In order to use our version, you will need: An Android device. Internet connection (Not a WAP connection) on your handset. Download fring from the Market or from our website http://www.fring.com/android .
Using fring Registering to fring Once the installation is complete, you are now ready to select your fring user-ID, your password, and you full name as it will display in the application.
Follow the instructions on the following screen: Figure 4 – Account setup The registration screen allows you to select your nickname and the password you will use to access your fring account. Email address is required for password retrieval purpose. You can also fill your phone number (international format) for password retrieval via SMS and for your friends to be able to find you in the fring network. Note: Passwords must be at least 4 characters.
Calling in fring In fring you have two call options: Calling your fring or Add-on's contacts from the My Friends. Calling your phone contacts from the Contact list. Calling phone numbers by using the Dialer. Voice call your friends To call a fring or an Add-on contact: 1. Open the fring contact list; choose a contact you wish to call and press the Green Call button. Figure 5 – Initiate call/chat 2. On your screen you can see the call screen. To end the call press End call.
To call a phone contact: 1. Open the fring contact list and choose a phone contact you wish to call. Figure 7 – Phone contacts 2. To call the contact, click the Main field. The next screen will give you the call options. Choose fringOut call. Figure 8 - Call Menu 3. On your screen you can see the call screen. To end the call press End call. To call by using the dialer: 1.
Figure 9 - Dialer 2. Click the flag icon and select the country you would like to call. Figure 10 – Choosing country 3. Dial the number and choose the method you would like to use to make the call. 4. On your screen you can see the call screen. To end the call press End call. Notes: To make a call from fring to a none-fring contact, you must have sufficient fringOut credits. To make a SIP call from fring, you must have a SIP account with enough credits to complete the call.
Video call your friends fring's DVQ™ (dynamic video quality) technology adjusts to your mobile operator's bandwidth to give you the best video quality possible and ensure clear audio. That means that rather than getting a standardized, basic call quality, you get the optimized video call based on your particular bandwidth. Video calls are supported to fring contacts using fring on supported devices. To initiate a video call: 1.
Figure 13 – Initiate call Once the call has initiated, you’ll see a split screen with your camera’s output in the bottom left corner. Once your buddies answer, they’ll be seen on the screen as well.
Figure 16 – Add buddies to the group video Receiving Calls in fring fring allows you to receive voice and video calls with your internet connection. To receive a fring call A call screen appears with the nickname of the caller. Press Accept. Figure 17 – Incoming Call Figure 18 – Incoming Video Call Chatting fring lets you chat with your contacts using instant messaging. You can chat with one or more of your contacts simultaneously.
Figure 19 – Chat screen Chatting with a contact To initiate a chat: 1. From your Contact list, select the contact you want to chat with and press Chat. Figure 20 – Chat screen 2. In the text entry area, write your message and press 'Send' or the Envelope icon. Navigating between chats If you choose to have two or more chats simultaneously, each will have a separate tab. To Navigate between chat sessions: 1. From your Contact list, or any of your chat sessions choose the 'Menu' button. 2.
Figure 21– Switching 3. Select the chat session you would like to switch to. Ending a chat To end a chat: Press the 'Menu' button on the chat screen and press the 'Close' icon.
fringOut fringOut is a feature that allows users to call any phone number for almost-free. fring users can call landlines and mobile phones from 1c/minute. Now, in addition to fring's free services of calling, video calling and chatting to other fringsters for free, fringOut lets users call friends not yet on fring at great rates. Sign in to fringOut To Sign in to fringOut for the first time, select the fringOut icon at the top right handside of fring's contact list.
Making fringOut calls If the person you want to call is in your contact list, please open it and choose the phone contact you wish to call. Figure 25 – Phone contacts To call the contact, click the Main field. The next screen will give you the call options. Choose fringOut call.
1. On your screen you can see the call screen. To end the call press End call. To call by using the dialer: 1. On your contact list, press the 'Menu' button and select the 'Dialer': Figure 27 - Dialer 2. Click the flag icon and select the country you would like to call. Figure 28 – Choosing country 3. Dial the number and choose the method you would like to use to make the call. 4. On your screen you can see the call screen. To end the call press End call.
Options and settings Subscribing to Add-ons Once you have chosen your fring nickname and password, you can provide the details of your Add-ons (e.g. MSN Messenger, SIP, Gtalk, ICQ etc). Note: You can subscribe to one or more Add-ons (e.g., Gtalk) to which you are registered. Make sure to have your username and password for each. If you do not already have an Add-on account, register on the Web before you begin to add networks. You can subscribe to Add-ons at any time.
Figure 30 – Subscribe to an Add-on 3. In the 'User-ID' field, type the username of the Add-on you have selected (e.g., your Google Talk username). 4. In the Password field, type the password of the Add-on you have selected (e.g., your Google-Talk password). 5. Press Login. The Add-on selection screen appears and you can see a green "V" sign which states the subscription was successful. If you are interested in subscribing to an additional Add-on, repeat steps 2 to 5 in this section.
Profile In fring you can edit and manage your profile. Figure 31 – My profile To access your profile in fring: Press the 'Menu' button and select 'My profile'. To edit your profile: 1. Choose the 'Camera' icon to edit your profile picture. 2. Choose the 'Nickname' / 'Mood Text' / 'Int. Phone #' / 'Email' fields to edit them.
Activity log All your fring activities are listed in the activity log – calls, new friends, chats, video calls, history, and system messages. To access your Activity log: Press the 'Menu' button and select 'Activity log'.
Notifications When fring is running in the background, you’ll see notifications of calls, chats, and friend requests in the handset’s home screen and in the notification bar. To see the notification: 1. Slide your finger from the notification bar downwards. 2. Click on the notification to enter fring. Figure 33 –Home screen notification Figure 34 –Notification bar Adding a new fring contact You can search for a fring contact by his fring user ID or by browsing your phone book.
Searching a contact in your contact list You can search through your Contact list to find contacts quickly. To search My Friends: 1. Click the magnifying glass at the top left corner of the screen, start typing the name of your contact. Figure 36 – Searching a contact 2. The list is filtered according to the characters you have typed.
Figure 37 – The Menu 2. From the list of options choose 'More' -> 'Settings': Available settings 1. Add-ons – connect your fring to other networks (e.g. MSN Messenger, SIP, Gtalk, ICQ etc). 2. Sound control – Control various sound settings in fring, enabling/disabling the ring and vibration. 3. Automatic Startup – Choose if you'd like fring to run when you turn your device on or just when you want to select it from the handset's menu. 4.
