If you've used Zoom or similar platforms before, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Messenger video chat interface should come pretty naturally to you, but if you need any help navigating the various features, this help article is for you!
How to Video Chat with Someone
In order to video chat with another user on TinglyTube, you and them will both need to be using PCs (as video chat is only supported on PC at this time, mobile support is coming soon) and they'll also need to be online or idle (otherwise you won't be able to send them a video chat request).
Click on the "Chat" tab on the Messenger bar which will launch your 'buddylist', this list displays all of your friends that are online currently or idle, then locate the user that you want to video chat with and click on them.
But if you're not friends with them (hence they won't show up in your buddylist) then go to their profile, once there click the speech bubble icon as shown below.
When you do either of these, a chat window will then pop up to where you'll see their username at the top, and 3 (three) icons to the far right of their name, the first icon will be a icon, click it!
This will send the user a video chat request to which they can accept or deny (by not accepting it), while that happens, the video chat interface will open in a window on top of your current browser window, here you can enter the name you'd like to be identified as in the call, this can be your username or any other name you'd like to use, you can also configure your camera/microphone from this screen as well, as well as see whether or not your microphone is working properly (there should be a green dot at the bottom of the box on your screen).
Navigating the Video Chat Interface
Once you've entered your name, and the user you've called has hopefully joined, you'll see a dark toolbar hovering at the bottom of the window, let's go over what each button does: