9 best FaceTime alternatives for Android phones

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FaceTime

When it's time to strike up a video chat, you can understand why Android users are so eater to find the best FaceTime alternatives. After all, Apple's chat app stands out for delivering video chats with clear audio. You can even squeeze up to 32 people on a single FaceTime group call. But sadly, with FaceTime only working on iPhones, iPads and Macs, Android users are shut out.

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Facebook Messenger

Perhaps the most readily available FaceTime alternative is a service that you're probably already signed up to use. If you're one of the millions of users signed up to Facebook, then you can turn to its free Facebook Messenger app to make one-on-one or group audio and video calls. You can also send your contacts voice messages as well as share other audio, video and photos with them. Because Messenger is a cross-platform app and in fairly wide use, you never have to worry about leaving anyone out of the conversation, though you will have to contend with Facebook’s track record for not always respecting the privacy of its users.

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Skype

VOIP and video calling app Skype was a pioneer in the field of computer and smartphone voice and video calls, and it remains a popular teleconferencing and video calling service even after joining the Microsoft juggernaut. Skype users can make one-on-one and group voice or video calls for free to other Skype users; they can also place calls to mobile and landline numbers, though for a fee.

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Google Duo

Google Duo works on both Android and iOS devices, allowing you to call your friends and family, regardless of what kind of smartphone they’re using. You either can place one-on-one calls or group voice and video chats with up to eight people, and Duo gives you option to leave video messages. Duo has a nice “Knock Knock” feature that lets you see who is calling with a live video preview, and it also features end-to-end encryption to help protect your privacy.

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Snapchat

Snapchat has gone far since its quirky beginnings as a self-destructing text and photo messaging app, branching out to include numerous social features such as augmented reality stickers, Bitmojis, and multimedia Stories that you can share with your friends and contacts.

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WhatsApp

Rather than forcing you to fumble around with usernames or PINs, WhatsApp depends on your phone contacts to establish your contacts, making for quick and easy set up and use. A desktop client also lets you send and receive chat messages from your desktop or laptop computer. And the mobile version just released a highly anticipated Dark Mode feature for WhatsApp.

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JusTalk

JusTalk covers your bases when it comes to a mobile chat and messaging app, with both 1-on-1 and group voice and video chat (supporting up to 16 people), as well as the ability to send text, pictures, location sharing, GIFs and doodles. The app is designed to work over Wi-Fi, but it can also make calls to international phone numbers at a slight charge. JusTalk is cross-platform, and can connect with your phone contacts as well as your Facebook friends list, while also giving you the option to block contacts and callers.

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Viber

Like WhatsApp, Viber uses your mobile phone number as your login, syncing with your phone's contacts to quickly find all of your Viber-using friends, family and associates, all of whom you can contact through instant messaging, voice, and video messaging. A desktop Viber client allows you to send and receive messages on your PC or Mac, and a Viber Out feature allows you to make low-cost calls to landline phones locally and internationally.

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LINE

While messaging app Line is far more prevalent in its home market of Japan, it also has millions of users in the U.S. One of its interesting standout features is that you can make group video calls with up to 200 participants (though only four faces are displayed at a time, with a drag-and-drop slider for rearranging).

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Signal

If security is your primary concern when it comes to the best FaceTime alternatives, consider Signal Private Messenger, a free encrypted messaging platform that supports end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls along with encrypted and self-destructing messages.

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