Introducing LINE Planet Call, the LINE Planet demo application
Experiencing audio and video call technology requires more effort compared to other technologies. The previously released "LINE Planet quick start" (reference) was intended to help people with limited IT knowledge easily follow along and quickly make their first call. The LINE Planet demo application introduced in this article also aims to provide a quick calling experience, but it lets you implement your own code in a context that is closer to a real service implementation. In addition, it helps you accelerate development when creating real services by referring to the source code published on GitHub.
We named this demo application "LINE Planet Call", and we'll continue to update and manage it. Although it's a demo application, we don't intend to simply use it for demonstration purposes only. We'll treat it as one of user services and manage it with care. Now, let's take a look at how LINE Planet Call is structured and what it offers.
What is LINE Planet Call?
Supported platforms
LINE Planet Call supports the same five platforms as LINE Planet.
- Android: https://github.com/line/planet-kit-demoapp-android
- iOS: https://github.com/line/planet-kit-demoapp-apple
- macOS: https://github.com/line/planet-kit-demoapp-apple
- Windows: https://github.com/line/planet-kit-demoapp-windows
- Web: https://github.com/line/planet-kit-demoapp-web
- For the web version, we provide a URL (https://line-planet-call.lineplanet.me/) that allows you to experience it directly in your browser, in addition to a local build.
Key features
LINE Planet Call offers the following features.
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| 1-to-1 audio call | Make a call to a specific person for audio communication |
| 1-to-1 video call | Make a call to a specific person for audio and video communication |
| Group video call | Participate in a group call for audio and video communication |
| Controlling the microphone | Mute or unmute the microphone |
| Displaying the information of the talker | Display the name entered by each participant and indicate the current talker |
| Controlling the camera | Enable or disable the camera. On mobile devices, you can switch between the front and rear camera. |
For your reference, the current web version doesn't support 1-to-1 audio calls. You can still use all the other features.
How to run
Take the following steps to make a call with LINE Planet Call.
- Register your display name and user ID on the Setting menu.
- Select a call type between 1-to-1 call and group call.
- Choose a scenario.
- The first version of LINE Planet Call only supports the "Basic Call" scenario. However, more scenarios will be added in the future.
- Provide the relevant information for each call type and start your call.
- 1-to-1 call: User ID of the peer
- Group call: Room name
- End the call.
The following shows making a 1-to-1 audio call with the Android version of LINE Planet Call.
Reference
Refer to the code in the GitHub repository of each platform in the links above and try out LINE Planet Call. To implement your own service based on LINE Planet Call, you need to modify the UI to suit your service and develop an app server. In addition, note that LINE Planet Call has limits on authentication validity period and maximum call duration according to its purpose.
Wrap-up
Explore the audio and video call technology of LINE Planet with LINE Planet Call. We hope you'll gain first-hand experience of what you can do with LINE Planet.
We plan to consistently add new scenarios to LINE Planet Call so that you can incorporate them into your application. We look forward to your interest in LINE Planet Call.