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If you want to use WhatsApp in China, you will need a VPN active on your phone. Since 2017, WhatsApp has been completely blocked in China. So, if you have an iOS device, FaceTime is a good option for making calls from China.ĭespite the fact that the quality of video calls with FaceTime tends to vary somewhat, in general, it tends to be quite decent. Using FaceTime in ChinaĪs of today, FaceTime continues to work in China without the need to use a VPN. The international version of Zoom is completely blocked, so if you don’t want to use the local version, you will have to activate your VPN in order to use it. Premium users must register through a local business partner in order to create video calls. Unfortunately, Zoom is partially blocked in China: Since August 2020, just like Skype, a local version exists for Chinese users, allowing individual users to join video calls but not to organize them.

#Jitsi video call not working software#

Zoom saw tremendous growth during the COVID-19 pandemic and became the go-to software to enable communication among users. You will need to use the local version provided by 21Vianet, which complies with Chinese regulations. Regarding Microsoft Teams, the situation is similar to Skype. The quality of calls and video calls with Skype from China is a bit lacking and it’s a good idea to use a good VPN to improve the quality, although it isn’t always enough. If you want to use Skype in China, I recommend that you download it to all of your devices before going, or if you’re already in China, that you download it with a VPN active directly from the official website and not from the Chinese version. Complying with Chinese regulations means that communications are redirected (and monitored) via 21vianet the Microsoft local partner in China. In addition, if you want to access the Skype webpage, you will be redirected to a Chinese webpage () where you will download a modified version of Skype that complies with Chinese regulations.

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However, if you try to download the Skype app on the iOS app market or one of the Android markets ( Google Play is blocked) once you’re in China, you won’t find it.

Google Duo, Google Meet and Google Hangouts in Chinaĭespite the fact that some inaccurate news is still circulating online, Skype is NOT blocked in China.

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