Duo question

[IMANUT46]

During a DUO session, all my previous sessions both caller's held their phones in the portrait orientation. If I were to move my phone to the landscape position, would the person on the other end see a wider view of us so we would not have to put our heads together. Thanks

 

[B. Diddy]

I haven't done it myself, but it's pretty standard for these kinds of apps to adjust the orientation that the person you're calling sees. It shouldn't show you sideways.

 

[IMANUT46]

I haven't done it myself, but it's pretty standard for these kinds of apps to adjust the orientation that the person you're calling sees. It shouldn't show you sideways.

I'll try it next time and seek feedback from the other end.

 

[korab84]

With Duo, on a laptop using Chrome (Windows) the video still is shown in portrait mode...not landscape like other apps using Windows 10

 

[B. Diddy]

I actually just had the opportunity to do it on a call with my parents. The person on the other end will see the change in orientation on their screen.
@korab84, do you have a 2-in-1 Chromebook that can convert to a tablet? If so, make sure you don't have USB dongle for a mouse plugged in, to make sure the device properly reorients based on how you're holding it. (On Chromebooks, if you have a USB mouse plugged in, the orientation will remain locked.) If your Chromebook doesn't convert to a tablet, then I doubt it can figure out the orientation, since it probably doesn't have an embedded orientation sensor.

 

[korab84]

I mostly use a Windows laptop, Lenovo Thinkpad T440s, and it's not a 2-in-one...a 90 degree setup with the build-in webcam. It shows myself as portrait but when I go into the call's settings and sources it shows me as landscape but my parent's only see me as portrait

 

[B. Diddy]

Probably a limitation of Duo on a browser in Windows. I checked to see if there's a Windows 10 app for Duo, but there isn't -- I would expect this kind of feature to require the app.

 

[IMANUT46]

I actually just had the opportunity to do it on a call with my parents. The person on the other end will see the change in orientation on their screen.
@korab84, do you have a 2-in-1 Chromebook that can convert to a tablet? If so, make sure you don't have USB dongle for a mouse plugged in, to make sure the device properly reorients based on how you're holding it. (On Chromebooks, if you have a USB mouse plugged in, the orientation will remain locked.) If your Chromebook doesn't convert to a tablet, then I doubt it can figure out the orientation, since it probably doesn't have an embedded orientation sensor.

Was your end of the rotation on a smartphone?

 

[B. Diddy]

Yes, we were both on phones.

 

[IMANUT46]

Yes, we were both on phones.

Thanks

 

[korab84]

I decided to use Firefox on a Google Duo (desktop) call and it shows rhe screen on landscape using a laptop (90 degree screen)