Installation and User Guide fring version 2.1.x.
Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................. 2 Introduction..................................................................................... 3 About fring ................................................................................... 3 System Requirements ....................................................................... 4 Registering to fring ...........................................................................
Introduction About fring fring™ is a mobile internet service & community that enables you to access & interact with your social networks on-the-go, including make free calls, live chat and seeing your contacts online presence with all your fring, MSN® Messenger, Google Talk™, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo!™ and AIM®* friends using your handset’s internet connection rather than costly cellular airtime minutes. Once you've installed fring, fring's main screen displays your contacts and their presence status (e.g.
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 . Notes: To initiate a call to a landline (or non-fring user) using fring, make sure to purchase SIP credits.
Registering to fring A short registration process is required before you can begin to use fring. Selecting your fring nickname and password Once the installation is complete, you are now ready to select your fring User ID and password.
If this is your first use of fring, please choose your fring User ID and Password, and select 'Next'. 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.
Add-ons Subscribing to your Add-ons – (optional) Figure 5 – fring Once you have chosen your fring nickname and password, you can provide the details of your Add-ons (e.g. MSN Messenger, 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.
2. Select the add-on to which you would like to subscribe: Figure 7 – 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.
Figure 8 – Contact list You have successfully completed the registration. You are now ready to make your first call.
Unsubscribing Add-ons or subscribing as a different user To unsubscribe from an Add-on: 1. Click on the 'Menu' button and choose 'Add-ons', The following screen appears: Figure 9 – Add-ons 2. Select the Add-on from which you would like to unsubscribe and select 'OK': Figure 10 - Unsubscribe 3. You are now unsubscribed from the add-on and can re-subscribe as a different user if you'd like.
Adding a SIP Service – (optional) If you have an account with a SIP provider, you can also use it on fring. To add a SIP service: 1. Click on the 'Menu' button and choose 'Add-ons'. 2. From the 'Add-ons' screen choose 'SIP'. Figure 11 – Subscribe to a SIP Service Enter your 'SIP' user id, password and proxy address, and press 'Login'. You are logged into your SIP Service and should now be able to make outgoing calls through your SIP provider.
Adding Twitter to fring If you have already opened a Twitter account (see www.twitter.com), you can use it with fring. You can add Twitter to fring the same way that you add other Add-ons. To add Twitter or to sign-in as a different user: 1. Press the 'Menu' button and choose 'Add-ons'. 2. Select 'Twitter'. 3. Enter your Twitter Username and Password and press 'Login'. You are signed into Twitter and Twitter appears as a contact in your fring contact list.
Making your first fring call Once you have completed the installation and registration processes described above, you're ready to make your first call. To know that everything is working correctly, you may choose to call the fring test call. The 'fring test call' is a test center that lets you record a message and plays it back to you. If you successfully record and hear the message that you have recorded, you're ready to go! To call the fring test call: 1.
Using fring Getting Started Figure 14 – Contact list Statuses The following statuses are displayed in the Contact list: On a call Unread chat event Available / Online Busy N/A Offline 14
Making a call from fring In fring you have two call options: Calling your fring or Add-on's contacts from the Contact list. Calling your phone contacts from the Contact list. Calling phone numbers by using the Dialer. 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 15 – 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 17 – Phone contacts 2. To call the contact, click the Main field. The next screen will give you the call options. Choose the method you would like to use and make the call. Figure 18 - Call Options 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. On your contact list, press the 'Menu' button and select the 'Dialer': Figure 19 - Dialer 2. Click the flag icon and select the country you would like to call. Figure 20 – 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.
To make a SIP call from fring, you must have a SIP account with enough credits to complete the call. SIP credits cannot be purchased from fring, only directly from your SIP provider. Cellular call is a regular call, exactly as if you would make it directly from the handset without running fring. These calls use your normal provider rate as fring only acts as a platform to initiate these calls. Receiving a fring call fring allows you to both make and receive calls using voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology.
Making a video call from fring If you are using devices like the Nexus one, the HTC Desire and similar devices, you will be able to make video calls from fring. Please note that currently video calls are available when you connect through WiFi or 3G and only for fring contacts using fring on supported devices. To initiate a video call: 1. Open the fring Buddy list, choose a fring contact you wish to call and press the Blue Video Call Button. Figure 22 – Initiate a Video call 2.
Receiving a Video call fring allows you to both make and receive Video calls using your internet connection. To receive a Video call: A Video call screen appears with the nickname of the caller. Press the Blue Video Call button. Figure 24 – Incoming Video Call Loudspeaker fring allows you to use your device's speaker. To activate / deactivate the speaker: While in the call screen, use the Speaker icon on the top right corner.
Chatting fring lets you chat with your contacts using instant messaging. You can chat with one or more of your contacts simultaneously. Figure 26 – 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 27– 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. Select 'Switch'. Figure 28– 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.
Landscape To switch fring to Landscape mode: Tilt your device in a 90 degrees angle to the left.
Profile In fring you can edit and manage your profile. Figure 31 – My profile To access your profile in fring: Select the 'Profile' icon at the top left corner of the screen - Or – 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.
Adding a new fring contact You can search for a fring contact by his fring user ID or by browsing your phone book. To search for a fring contact in the fring network: 1. On the contact list press the 'Menu' button. 2. Choose the Add friends option. 3. You can now choose whether you'd like to search by fring user-ID or through your internal address book. Figure 32 – Add new buddy Searching a contact in your contact list You can search through your Contact list to find contacts quickly.
fring settings There are several settings which can be altered in fring. To access fring settings: 1. On your contact list, press the 'Menu' button: Figure 34 – The Menu 2.
Available settings 1. 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. 2. Phone contacts – Choose if you’d like fring to show your phone contacts in the fring buddy list (Enabling this option is recommended if you plan to make SIP calls) 3. Offline buddies – Choose if you’d like fring to show your offline contacts in your buddy list. 4.
Frequently Asked Questions Downloading & Installing fring How do I download fring to my device? The Android version of fring can be downloaded on the Market or from our website at http://www.fring.com/android Is fring free? Yes. fring's service is free. Your cost for using fring is the standard data tariff for air time it takes to download and use fring. When using fring over 3G data networks, please be aware that you will be subject to the data usage costs that your service provider charges.
General Can I add contacts from other messaging services like Jabber? Not at this time. This option will be available in a future version. How do I add new contacts to my fring list? See the Adding a new fring contact section in this guide. Does fring have any effect on my handset's battery? Unfortunately, yes. fring uses wireless data on your mobile phone and therefore tends to consume extra battery power.
