Installing alfaview on your smartphone/tablet

AVIEW 10-012

What you need to know

If you are using alfaview for the first time, you will need to install the appropriate app on your smartphone or tablet.
If you want to install alfaview on your PC or laptop, please refer to:
Helpcard AVIEW-10-010 - "Installing alfaview on your PC/laptop".

To install the app, you need iOS (from iOS 12.4) or Android (from Android 5).

You must allow the app access to the microphone and camera.

Please note:
After installation, the alfaview login screen will appear. This login screen is for administrators only. You cannot log in with your HFU account!

Always enter an alfaview conference room at first with a browser, then via a room link or via the External link opens in a new window:digital campus.

Please refer to the following Helpcards:
Internal link opens in the same window:AVIEW 10-014 - "Entering an alfaview conference room via app", or
Internal link opens in the same window:AVIEW 10-016 - "Enter alfaview conference room via browser".

What you have to do

  1. There are several options:

    1. alfaview download page
    1. Go to the alfaview download page and select "alfaview for Android" or "alfaview for iPhone and iPad" depending on your smartphone/tablet.

    2. play store
    1. Search for "alfaview" in the play store.

    3. with link
    1. If you already have a link to an existing conference room, you can install it using this link. (Example of a conference room link: https://rooms.hs-furtwangen.de/rooms/gsg22).

    2. To do so, click on the conference room link or type the address into the address bar of the browser of your choice.

      • The login screen for the conference room appears.

    3. Click on the "Download alfaview" link below the input mask.

    4. In the following window, click on "download" again.

  2. For options 1-3, the following then applies:

    • The Play Store opens.

  3. Klick on "Install".

    • The "alfaview" app is installed on your smartphone/tablet.

  4. Click on "Open" to open alfaview.

    • Give the permissions (images, videos, audio).

  5. Read and accept the terms and conditions.

  6. You can use the alfaview app.

    • The following mask for entering your email address and password is not intended for entering your HFU data. This mask is for administrators only.

      To enter a room with alfaview, close this window and enter the corresponding room link in the browser address line or enter a room via the digital campus https://rooms.hs-furtwangen.de/rooms/.

Problems or questions?