You can make audio and video calls in any one-to-one chat, on the website and in the Scholardemia app. The person you call hears it ring on their phone and sees it in any browser where they are signed in.
Start a call
Open the chat
Open a one-to-one chat with the person you want to call. Calls work between two people; group chats and chats with a journal or lab don't have call buttons.
Choose audio or video
Select the phone button for an audio call or the camera button for a video call in the chat header. Allow the microphone (and the camera for video) when your browser or phone asks.
Wait for an answer
The call rings for 45 seconds. If nobody answers, it ends as “No answer” and you can call again from the chat.
Answer or decline
- On the website, an incoming call shows a card with Join and Decline.
- In the app, the call rings like a phone call. Tap the alert, or its Answer button, then answer or decline on the call screen.
- Answering on one device stops the call ringing on your others.
During a call
- Mute and unmute your microphone, and turn your camera on or off.
- In the app, switch between the front and back camera, and between the speaker, the phone and a headset.
- In the app you can leave the call screen to use the rest of the app: a bar at the top of the screen takes you back to the call.
Missed calls and notifications
Every call shows in the chat: “Video call · 12 min” when it connected, and “Missed video call” with Call back when you didn't answer. The app also sends a missed-call notification.
To stop calls ringing your phone, turn off Calls in Settings → Notifications (or in the app's notification settings). Calls don't ring during your quiet hours.
Meetings with more people
For a meeting with several people, schedule a Google Meet, Zoom or Microsoft Teams link from a calendar event; see Schedule Zoom & Google Meet calls.