Jabber SDK outbound call on 3rd party Mobile Android Application

[hari M]

We have a standalone 3rd party Mobile Android application used for other Business needs.We need to make a outbound VoIP call from that Mobile application using Jabber Web SDK. As per document, i found normal third party web application can make use of Jabber SDK to use their chat & calling features.

Could anyone please confirm whether its possible to make calling feature from 3rd party Mobile application code using Jabber through Jabber SDK ?
If yes, kindly provide any sample code to start with for this work

[dstaudt · Accepted solution]

The Jabber Web SDK supports desktop browsers only - mobile browsers are not supported, as there is an OS-native add-on that needs to be installed.

The Webex SDKs in general have subsumed most of the Jabber use-cases these days.  The good news is that the Webex Browser/JS SDK works on mobile browsers (without an add-on, via WebRTC) for voice/video meetings; however it does not support registration/calling with CUCM.

But...the Webex Android SDK does support CUCM registration/calling, so that would likely be your best bet: https://developer.webex.com/docs/sdks/android

[hari M]

@dstaudt  Thanks for your valuable inputs.

Correct me if i am wrong. From your above note, Jabber Web SDK  not supported in Mobile based browser/apps. If thats the case, whether we have a option to use Jabber Guest SDK in mobile application to make use of jabber voice calling functionalities?[i.e customers using this 3rd party Mobile application need to initiate the new outbound call using these Jabber guest SDK ]

I am not sure whether we can able to utilize this Jabber Guest SDK functionalities along with Web SDK ?

Kindly share your clarification in it, as i am new to Jabber SDK world.Thanks.

[dstaudt · Accepted solution]

Jabber Guest Web SDK is PC only (not mobile), and also requires installation of an OS-native add-on, same as the Jabber Web SDK.
There is an Android Jabber Guest SDK, however it is near (at?) end-of-life, I believe.

[alexsam986]

Unfortunately, no. Jabber SDK supports only web-based browsers and not mobile applications. Partially, there are other ways to enable VoIP communication using Jabber SDK for mobile applications, but it's quite an indirect process, and the call quality and security are questionable.

Fortunately, there are other SIP/VoIP voice call SDKs available in the market to adapt your existing mobile app's infrastructure.

Some of the best SDK providers in the market are ApphiTect and Twilio.