February 2022 Summaries

Agora React Native SDK 3.5.2 was released on January 29, 2022, introducing new features such as video snapshot, super resolution (beta), and background blurring. The release also includes improvements in testing audio call loops, identification and quality testing for 5G mobile networks, adapting OpenSL, performance enhancements, and experience improvements. Additionally, several bug fixes have been addressed.

On February 22nd, 2022, Agora released version 3.6.2 of its Native SDK. This update includes compatibility changes for dynamic libraries on macOS and the addition of several new features such as video enhancement properties (noise reduction, low-light enhancement, color enhancement), support for dynamically loading .so files on Android, passing in native TextureView on Android, audio device testing improvements on macOS/Windows, extended audio recording capabilities, optimized screen sharing on macOS, improved music file playback experience, and added support for playing mono-track mp4 files and multi-track online files in m4a and mp4 formats. Additionally, the Cloud Proxy now supports a TCP encrypted mode. For more information or to download the latest SDK, visit Agora's downloads page.

In this blog post, we explore how to integrate volume features into a video calling application using React and Agora SDK. The tutorial guides us through creating a basic video calling app with functions such as manipulating anyone's volume, prompting when the user has muted their mic but is trying to speak, or any other audio effect. We learn about the use of a React wrapper for the SDK provided by Agora and how to test a live demo of the completed app. The post also covers prerequisites, application architecture, and various components involved in the process. Additionally, it provides information on token-based authentication and offers insights into custom audio manipulation using the Agora RTC SDK.

The blog post demonstrates how to add conversation intelligence (speech-to-text) to an Agora voice calling or video live streaming application using the Symbl.ai Conversation Intelligence extension. It provides a step-by-step guide on setting up and integrating this extension into an Android app, along with necessary code snippets and explanations. The post also mentions other available extensions in Agora's Extensions Marketplace and encourages developers to explore them further.

The article discusses how to add Face AR animations to an Agora video calling or live streaming application using the Banuba Face AR extension. It provides a step-by-step guide on how to set up and integrate this extension into an Android application, including enabling the extension from the Agora Console, downloading necessary SDK files, importing them into the project, initializing the extension, and modifying the onCreate method of CallActivity.kt. The author also mentions other cool features that can be added to video call apps using Agora's Extensions Marketplace.