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Android Users Guide
The Android User Guide contains information for accessing and using the HCL Sametime Premium and Sametime on an Android moible device.
Managing Sametime app settings
You can configures settings related to your password, contacts list, chat, audio and video, notifications, and logging.
Setting cellular data preferences
Use these preferences to determine the behavior for meetings when not on a WiFi connection. By default, meetings are joined in audio-only mode and you cannot download or play meeting recordings when using a cellular connection. This is to minimize data plan usage.

Android Users Guide
The Android User Guide contains information for accessing and using the HCL Sametime Premium and Sametime on an Android moible device.
- New features in HCL Sametime 12 for Android
  HCL Sametime® for Android version 12 has new features and enhancements.
- Getting started with Sametime for Android
  HCL Sametime® enables you to use Sametime awareness and chat features on Mobile devices. This documentation describes how to install and use Sametime on an Android mobile device.
- Using Sametime for Android
  You can change your availability status, work with contacts, manage settings and chat with other Sametime® users. With Sametime11 you can also have multiple devices logged in simultaneously and have persistent chat history across your devices.
- Working with Sametime Meetings
  If you are using Sametime Premium, you can create and manage you own meetings by selecting Meetings from the menu. The Meetings screen also shows a list of recent meetings that you have joined as well as an entry field for typing in the name of a meeting you wish to join or start.
- Managing Sametime app settings
  You can configures settings related to your password, contacts list, chat, audio and video, notifications, and logging.
  - General
    General settings control the Sametime app.
  - Contact
    The Contact settings allow for control in the contacts view.
  - Notifications
    This setting controls the Sametime notifications. If you are on an Android 8 or newer device this opens the system notification panel for the app. If on an Android 6 or 7 device, it opens the application notification panel.
  - Audio and video
    The A/V setting allows you to select your default microphone and video setting when starting or joining a meeting. By default the microphone is muted and the camera set to off.
  - Setting cellular data preferences
    Use these preferences to determine the behavior for meetings when not on a WiFi connection. By default, meetings are joined in audio-only mode and you cannot download or play meeting recordings when using a cellular connection. This is to minimize data plan usage.
  - Troubleshooting
    The troubleshooting setting when enabled allows for logs to be maintained. This option is disabled by default. By enabling it, logs are saved from the application to track potential issues.
- Getting help and reporting problems
  You can access the Android User Guide and contact support from the Help and Support screen.
- Gathering information about HCL Sametime
  You can find information about the installed HCL Sametime product on the About screen.

Setting cellular data preferences

Use these preferences to determine the behavior for meetings when not on a WiFi connection. By default, meetings are joined in audio-only mode and you cannot download or play meeting recordings when using a cellular connection. This is to minimize data plan usage.

To set cellular data preferences, from the menu tap Settings > AV. You can set the following options for how you participate in a meeting and handle meeting recordings.

Stream over WiFi only: Specify if you participate in meetings using audio only. You cannot see other participant videos.
Download over WiFi only: Enable to download meeting recordings only when using WiFi.
Playback over WiFi only: Enable to replay meeting recordings only when using WiFi.

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