Livestreaming From Qik and Flixwagon Comes to the iPhone

2008-08-14T21:02:15Z

It's no secret that the iPhone lacks video recording capabilities, which has served as a huge roadblock for companies and services that would like to introduce services that take advantage of video capabilities. For users that love to livestream or lifestream from their iPhones this is also a huge drawback. Well worry no more iPhone heads because Qik and Flixwagon have both introduced their livestreaming apps to jailbroken iPhones!

We'd like to warn all of our readers that jailbreaking your iPhone is not illegal, however it does void your warranty with Apple.

]]> Qik Announces iPhone 2.0 Support

Today on the Qik Blog, Qik announced support for jailbroken iPhones running the 2.0 iPhone OS firmware. According to their post, users can expect regular updates to come through the pipeline as the days wear on. While the settings for Qik are minimal and unsatisfying at the moment, the interface for the Qik app is awesome. Unlike the Qik app for the Motorola Q, you cannot set tittles and descriptions via the Qik app on the iPhone.

Qik developers recommend using 3G or WIFI when livestreaming from the Qik app. Unfortunately, EDGE is just too slow.

Flixwagon Launches on the iPhone

While Flixwagon's registration and setup is a lot easier than Qik's, I'm not a fan of the interface. Where Qik takes advantage of the iPhone's entire screen estate, Flixwagon ops for a square box. After doing a quick test of the app, video quality is pretty decent and certainly on par with video quality from my Motorola Q9c on Qik.You can also edit titles and descriptions directly from the app.

Start Livestreaming From Your iPhone

We'd like to warn all of our readers that jailbreaking your iPhone is not illegal, however it does void your warranty with Apple.

To get Qik and Flixwagon on your jailbroken iPhone you first need to jailbreak your iPhone. Their are two programs available for jailbreaking your iPhone:

Pwnage for Mac users

WinPwn for Windows users

Head to the respective websites for further directions on jailbreaking your iPhone. Once you've jailbroken your iPhone, head to the Cydia app on your Springboard. Here is where you can find a ton of programs including the Qik and Flixwagon apps. Hit the 'install' button in the top right hand corner, confirm, and you're all set! You should now see both apps on the Springboard of your iPhone. Enjoy!

Comment from Spencer Scott on 2008-08-14

2008-08-14T21:24:04Z

I was excited to see Qik for the iPhone, then disappointed that it had to be jailbroken. This would have made a perfect app to put in the App Store.

Comment from Oliver Bayes-Shelton on 2008-08-15

2008-08-15T10:11:25Z

Qik are not Live though they have about a 3-5 second Delay and Flixwagon have a lot longer delay i think Flixwagon state your Record and Upload?

If you have a closer look for Livestreaming on the Web there is a website which has below 1 second Buffer.

Regards

Comment from Michael on 2008-08-16

2008-08-16T22:38:48Z

If only these two could realize that they need to figure out how to get into the App Store. If they don't they can never expect to get a massive install base on iPhons.

Comment from Kevin Doyle on 2008-08-18

2008-08-18T14:24:27Z

I have tried both of these and as stated both work great. I agree that Qik has a nicer full screen interface. Flixwagons box is a little annoying.

Its all about who can convince Apple to get into the app store first. These apps would be hit the number 1 spot with no problem. If it ever happens lets hope the service is scalable and ready for a massive amount of new users.