Video call online
Meeting remotely just got easier. Boost your business productivity with online video calls.
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Technology has drastically changed the way we do business. With teams now more distributed than ever, video calling has become a key tool for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and enterprises alike. To achieve seamless collaboration, maintain company culture, and boost productivity, you need a reliable online video calling solution.
Luckily, RingCentral is here to help! We offer an all-in-one online video call app ideal for companies with multiple offices and dispersed employees, and just about any organization that regularly conducts online meetings. Are you ready to reap the benefits of video calling online?
What is video calling?
A video call is like a regular phone call, except you and the person you're calling can see each other. With an internet connection and any desktop or mobile device, you can video call online with anyone! Because of the live video element, you can expect your conversations to go beyond what traditional voice calls offer.
This is one of the reasons why video calling is used extensively not only for keeping in touch with friends and loved ones but also for keeping businesses running.
How to video call for business
- Open the app
- Open the conversation of the person you wish to call
- Click the Video icon to start a video call.
To share your screen during a meeting, just click Share from the in-meeting controls, select the screen or application you want to share, and click Share again.
To use the RingCentral app to join a meeting you’ve been invited to:
- Open the app
- Navigate to Video via the left-hand navigation bar
- Click the Join button on the far-end of the meeting you wish to join.
- In your Microsoft Outlook or Google calendar, open the scheduled meeting
- Click the meeting link
- Enter your name in the field
- Click the Join meeting now button.
How to record a video call online
To access the recording, go to the Video tab in your app and select All recordings.
Everything you need for live video calls from RingCentral
Video call from a browser:
No downloads
full-featured meeting experience via your web browser that’s perfect for external stakeholders and clients. Edge, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari are all supported for desktops and both Safari and Chrome are supported on mobile devices.
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Use and switch between any device
AI for smarter video calls
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Collaborate to boost productivity
Start live video calls in seconds with RingCentral
You can instantly start a RingCentral Video video call from the mobile, desktop, or web app and invite who you like.
Starting a video call
on mobile device
In the RingCentral mobile app, there are two main ways to start video calls.
If you’ve exchanged messages with the person, group, or team you want to video call:
- In the existing relevant conversation, tap the Video icon at the top right
- If it’s just a two-person conversation, your video call will start immediately.
- If there are more people in the conversation, tap Start video call in the menu and then tap Start to confirm your group video call.
If you don’t have an existing conversation to start your video call from:
- Tap Video on the bottom menu bar
- Tap Start at the top left
- Follow the onscreen instructions for joining the call audio
- Tap Invite others to the meeting and then choose how to invite your chosen participants. Options include finding existing RingCentral contacts, sending invites by email, copying the meeting link, and more.
Starting a video call in
the desktop or web app
It’s just as simple when using the desktop app or web browser.
If you’ve exchanged messages with the person, group, or team you want to video call:
- In the existing relevant conversation, click the Start video call icon at the top right
- If it’s just a two-person conversation, click Start screen share and your video call will start immediately.
- If there are more people in the conversation, click Start huddle and then choose Start in the popup window to confirm your group video call.
If you don’t have an existing conversation to start your video call from:
- Click Video from the navigation bar
- Click Upcoming meetings and then click Start
- Follow the onscreen instructions for joining the call audio
- Click Invite in the bottom menu bar and then choose how to invite your chosen participants. Options include finding existing RingCentral contacts, sending invites by email, copying the meeting link, and more.
Free video calling and more from RingCentral Video
If you’re looking to video call for free and want more advanced features, your number one choice should be RingCentral Video! Check out just some of what we offer, to learn exactly why RingCentral is hailed the best video call app by many:
How can video call apps benefit your business?
A video call app is a must-have for modern businesses—and it‘s easy to see why. Video calling benefits are far-reaching and offer a significant return on investment (ROI). Using the best video call app can mean:
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- Less travel. If your dispersed teams simply have to open a video calling app to meet and collaborate, it means less travel time and fewer travel-related costs.
- More diverse workforce. Removing geographical barriers opens the doors to hiring top talent from all over the world.
- Enhanced market penetration. You can reach global markets without having to leave your HQ.
- Boosted productivity. Utilizing features like file-sharing and virtual whiteboards (which are built-in to RingCentral Video), employees can collaborate on documents in real-time, making video meetings even more productive than in-person ones.
- More closed deals. Sales teams can close more deals by turning simple audio calls into live demos, allowing for more personal connections with customers.
- Increased customer retention. Show customers working prototypes and solve their problems on the spot via screen sharing and easy video calling online.
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An online video call service and a whole lot more
RingCentral Video offers everything you could want from video call software and more. With a range of plans available, you’re sure to find what you need, whether that’s a simple free video call platform or an advanced solution for enterprise-level meetings and webinars.
Discover other features of RingCentral Video.
Video call app FAQs
After all, so much of what and how we converse is non-verbal: smiles, shrugs, nods of agreement, and more.
- One-on-one video chats
- Video conferencing for larger groups (project teams, clients, partners, etc.)
- Presentations, webinars, demos, and online training sessions
- Group call parties to celebrate milestones among remote workers
Video can be more personal than a voice call, allowing you to put faces to names. It saves on time and travel costs, and you can take advantage of extra features like screen sharing, whiteboarding, and file sharing.
It’s also very versatile, suiting everything from a daily huddle with the team to a company-wide meeting or a virtual interview. You can even host social events via video and foster a sense of camaraderie among dispersed teams.
Video calling is really useful for liaising with external participants, including customers, partners, and stakeholders (as well as potential new hires). For example, you could use screen sharing to show design work to a client, or present your quarterly figures to an investor.
Another use case is for customer support, using video to walk someone through how to use a product or resolve a technical issue.
Video chatting allows you to switch between text chatting and video calling with the click of a button. For example, RingCentral’s messaging platform comes with video calls in the Standard, Premium, and Ultimate RingEX packages. Accessing it is as easy as tapping the camera icon within an active text chat.
Here are the must-haves:
- Data or wi-fi connection
- Computer or smartphone
- Microphone and camera.
RingCentral Video users will enjoy the same HD-quality calls and smart features whether they decide to use the app or a web browser. The platform is compatible with Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Safari for desktop, and Chrome (Android) and Safari (iOS) for mobile.
- Log in.
- Click Schedule.
- Enter a meeting name.
- Select the calendar.
- Click Schedule.
Either download the RingCentral Video app or use your browser. Once you’re up and running, you’ll be able to access cool features like the ability to switch between devices mid-meeting. Go from mobile to desktop to see a bigger screen, or desktop to mobile when you’re heading out of the office—all without dropping the call.
- Log in to the RingCentral app.
- Tap Video > Schedule.
- Customize the meeting in the Schedule screen.
- Select calendar application to schedule the invite.
- Configure the rest of the settings, and you're all set!
From a RingCentral Video meeting:
- Click Join audio
- In the Choose how to join audio window, click Dial in
- Choose your location in the Country dropdown
- Call any of the listed Dial numbers
- Follow the prompt to enter your Access code and Participant ID.
If you do want to use a free app, you’re best off with RingCentral Video Pro, which gives you unlimited 50-minute video meetings for up to 100 participants as well as HD quality video and enterprise-grade security. You can also upgrade to RingCentral Video Pro+ and RingEX at any time.
You can store up to 100 hours of recorded conferences, and you’ll also get AI-powered live transcriptions and closed captions, and post-meeting summaries and highlights. Security includes dynamic end-to-end encryption, waiting rooms, and host controls—and the platform is GDPR, HIPAA, and HITRUST certified.
It’s easy to add or remove users as your business evolves, and RingCentral Video works seamlessly with the other RingCentral tools.
- Open the RingCentral app
- Open the conversation of the person you want to call
- Click the Phone icon to call them.
- Mute/unmute microphone - Use the mute button to eliminate background noise when a meeting is ongoing. Use the unmute button to allow the other participants to speak. You can also enable them to unmute their microphones on their own.
- Turn on/off camera - Use these controls to turn your camera on or off.
- Record meeting - Use it to record the meeting. You can pause and resume as needed anytime during the call. But before you hit that button, remember it's always good practice to warn participants that a meeting is being recorded.
- Search - Use it to look for specific participants in an ongoing meeting.
- Show/hide participants - Use these controls to view all participants and manage their roles during the meeting.
- Open/close chat - Use open chat to enable instant messaging and send a message to all or any of the participants. You may also disable it anytime during the meeting.
- Prevent new participants from joining the meeting - Use it to lock the call, essentially preventing new participants from joining the meeting. Simply unlock it to allow them to join.
- Assign moderator role - Use it to assign a moderator role to a specific participant. The participant will then be granted host controls.
- Hang up - Use it to disconnect a participant from the video call.