HiDa! - The Video and Audio Chat App is an app by Sidhaarth Krishnan in the Communication category, listed since at least August 2019. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 13 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including camera, record audio and read phone status and identity.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
HiDa! is a FREE video and audio chat app that offers complete END-TO-END security and encryption in your calls. HiDa! works in any level of internet connection and uses
very less of your data. HiDa! offers a great speed and quality in the video and audio calls.
The app offers videoaudio chat for upto 8 people at once.
WHY USE HiDa!:
• NO FEES: There are no subscription fees to use HiDa!. HiDa! uses your phone's Internet connection (4G3G2GEDGE or Wi-Fi) to let you video and audio call friends and family, so you don't have to pay for every call.
• FREE CALLS: VideoAudio call your friends and family together at once through group calls for free with HiDa!, even if they're in another country.* HiDa! calls use your phone's Internet connection rather than your cellular plan. (Note: Data charges may apply.)
• NO INTERNATIONAL CHARGES: There's no extra charge to videoaudio chat through HiDa! internationally. Chat with your friends around the world and avoid international call charges.
• SAY NO TO USERNAMES AND PINS: Why remember yet another username or PIN?In HiDa!, just enter your username and a chat room name to in which your friends can also join!
• LOGGING IN AND OUT: With HiDa!, you can log in into a chat room where your friends are present, attend the call and then logout and again log in into another chat room. So, no confusions about multiple chat rooms at once.
• A GREAT FEATURE - THE SCREEN SHARE : HiDa! isn't meant to be some boring chat app. It's awesome screen share feature allows users to share the activities on their screen. So you can share a PPT live through this app or conduct virtual board meetings from anywhere or conduct virtual classrooms! So HiDa! is a multi-purpose chat app.
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HOW TO USE THE APP:
• HOW TO LOGIN? : Enter the app and enter the user name as your name(no spaces or special characters). Enter the chat room name as per your preference (eg:friends).
• HOW CAN I ADD NEW PEOPLE TO MY CHAT ROOM? : Simply ask other users to join the same chat room, by sending the link of HiDa for them to download the app. They have to enter the username and the same chat room name in order to chat with you. Once they join they will be visible in your users list.
• USERS NOT APPEARING? : If you can't see any users in your users list, simply press the refresh button.(Depicted in the image below)
• HOW TO CALL THEM? : Start tapping on the users you want to call and you will see a video and an audio button on the top. Press the video button for a video call and the audio button for an only-voice call.
• CONFUSED WITH THE BUTTONS : If you are confused with what each button actually is, here's what each button means:-
1. End Button : Click the end button to just end your call.
2. Video offon button : Click the button that has a video icon on it to turn offon the video streaming(This is only visible in a video call).
3. Audio offon button : The button that has a mic icon on it is used to mute your audio from the conversation(Just so you need to take a break!).
4. Camera flip button : The button on top, that has a person-in-a-phone like icon, is the button that helps you change your camera.
5. Screen share button : The button that has a phone with a forward icon in it is the screen share button. It helps you share what is happening on your screen to the other user(s).
• If you've read all these instructions and how-to(s) for this app, hopefully your doubts would have been cleared and then you're ready to go!
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Security & authenticity
Security rating: Unknown
Signing certificate
Certificate issued to “Cs Bugdroid”The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
Uploaded by “catappult”Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (13)
HiDa! - The Video and Audio Chat App requests 13 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
HiDa! - The Video and Audio Chat App APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the HiDa! - The Video and Audio Chat App APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Unknown. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is cd3c6b38aba98fb11ace32bc6b5e3e7f.