Frequently Asked Questions

Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions. If you have a question you don’t see the answer to, we invite you to contact us.

General

What is MobiLine?

The only caller ID with video.

It lets you go beyond making ordinary audio calls to calls where people can see you without hearing you, so they know to answer. You can also see the people who are calling you, so can decide whether or not to answer.

Who is MobiLine for?

Consumers who want to personalize their communication with family, friends, and coworkers, and business people who want to improve how they communicate within their organizations and find new clients, partnerships, investors, candidates for jobs, or job opportunities among all the people who are members of the rapidly growing MobiLine community.

MobiLine is also a safe place to find new social connections nearby or around the world. The app lets you search for members by interests. Just choose a category and explore it.

How do I join the MobiLine community?

Simply download the app, using the links to the AppStore and PlayStore on the homepage of MobiLine.com. Once it’s installed, open it and follow the easy step-by-step instructions.
We provide support for the following devices:

  • Android running OS 4.1 and newer
  • iPhone running iOS 10 and newer

Note: MobiLine can only be activated on one device at a time.

How do I create a video invitation?

You can easily record a video preview when you’re calling someone. Then when the person you’re calling receives the call, he or she can see you’re the one who’s calling and hear the reason for your call. When you receive a call, you can see and hear the video preview of the caller and decide to accept the call, decline it, or let it go to MobiLine’s unique video voicemail.

What makes MobiLine different from other apps?

When you place video calls with the MobiLine app, the people you’re calling can automatically see your face. So they know at a glance that you’re the caller and are more likely to pick up. And when people call you, you know at a glance who it is and can decide whether to answer. With other video calls, you can’t see and hear who’s calling until you answer.

Is there any other app that offers a video preview?

No. The MobiLine breakthrough is the video preview, and it can’t be imitated, because the MobiLine technology is protected by several patents.

How do I get the MobiLine App?

You can easily download the iOS version from the App Store or the Android version from the Google Play Store.‍

Where is MobiLine based?

We are a US startup with headquarters in New York City. We also have an International team in leading IT cities Worldwide.

Since MobiLine is free, how do you make money?

We believe our mission is to help people connect personally and safely. We make it available free to consumers and only make money when a business adopts it.

Where can I find out more about the MobiLine community?

It’s easy! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.

Does MobiLine protect my privacy?

Yes. Our policy conforms to all US and international privacy requirements, including the GDPR.
You can find all the information about how we handle privacy data here.
If ever want to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

You have the following rights to data protection. Certain rights may not apply to all circumstances.

  • The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you.
  • You can access, update, or request deletion of your Personal Data within your account settings in the MobiLine app. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us for assistance.
  • If your information is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to have it rectified.
  • You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
  • You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
  • The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable, and commonly used format.
  • You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time when MobiLine, Inc., relied on your consent to process your personal information.
  • You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information about our use of data in or from the EU, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Please, note that you will be asked to verify your identity before we can respond to your request concerning your data and data privacy.


MobiLine Basics

How do I update MobiLine?

We encourage you to use the latest version of MobiLine. You can easily update MobiLine from the App Store or the Google Play Store.

Can I make a call without recording a video invitation?

Yes! You can make a direct call by going to Settings > Calls > Start Call On Click. Direct calls can only be made to and from people in your contact list or anyone you’ve called previously.

Can I use my video introduction to meeting new people?

Yes. It’s easy to create a video greeting when you want to connect with new people in the MobiLine community. You can also invite your family friends and your connections on Facebook and Twitter to join you on MobiLine.

Can I upload my contact list to MobiLine?

Yes. It will make it easier to call your contacts. Go to your Device Settings > MobiLine > Enable contacts. This will grant the app access to your contact list.

Can I delete/ cancel my videos?

Yes, in your Profile, you can see a list of all your video greetings. Just tap a video, and you’ll be taken to video Details Page, where you can delete the video.

Can I block other MobiLine users?

Yes, you can block calls from other MobiLine users from your Explore section. If you want to unblock anyone, simply go to your Setting and select the user you want to unblock.

How do I report a member I consider abusive?

MobiLine does not permit abusive, unlawful, threatening, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, obscene, vulgar, offensive, profane, or other behavior that is deemed inappropriate by us.
We encourage community members to report any such behavior. Go to Explore and at the top left, tap the 3-dot icon. Choose between Report a Post or Block a User.

Can I record a video preview when I place a call?

Yes. Then the person you’re calling can see your video before you can see them. If the person likes what they see, he or she can answer your call.
At the same time, when you receive a call, you can see the person’s video introduction and have the option to accept or decline the call. You can also decide to let it go to MobiLine’s video voicemail.
Your video preview is the first step to making video and audio calls.

When is a video introduction required?

It’s required before you can place a call to anyone you would like to connect with for the first time who you found in the Explore section. Such users cannot be called directly. Once a user accepts your first call, you can begin to call each other directly.


My Account

Do I need a user name?

Yes. It’s the name that will be displayed to all other MobiLine users when they see your account.
You only need to create it when you register your account in the app.

Will other people in the MobiLine community be able to see my number?

Only when you invite others to become members of your MobiLine community. We ourselves do not share your personal information. We ask you for your phone number only when you register in the app so we know you’re a real person and can eliminate fake accounts and robocallers.

What if I discover that someone else is pretending to be me?

Please, contact our Help Center promptly. Our Team will conduct a research to locate the person and prevent any further attempts to imitate you.

Can I edit my username or delete my account?

You can edit your username in your Profile tab at any time. Since any account must have a username, you cannot simply delete it.
If you ever decide you no longer wish to use the MobiLine app, you can delete your account in the Settings tab.


Voice and Video Calls

How do I make a voice call?

Open MobiLine and tap the Calls tab. Find the contact you want to make a voice call to and tap Voice Call.

How do I pay for voice calls?

Voice calls enables you to call your MobiLine contacts for free, whether they’re next door or even in another country, because voice calling in MobiLine uses your phone’s internet connection, not your plan’s mobile minutes. Data charges may apply.

How do I make a video call?

You can make a video call to any of your MobiLine contacts.
Open MobiLine and tap the Calls tab. Find the contact you want to place a video call to and tap Video Call.

How do I switch from a video call to a voice call?

While on the video call, tap Video Off. It will notify the person you’re calling that you want to change to a voice call.
The other party can continue to display the video or switch to audio call, too. When the other person turns Video Call off, the entire call will be switched to audio only. You can also alternate between video calls and audio calls during the same call.

How do I switch from a voice call to a video call?

While you’re on a voice call, tap Video, which will notify the person you’re calling that you want to change the type of call. Once the contact turns Video Call on, too, the call will be switched to a video call.

Security and Privacy

How secure is MobiLine?

Privacy and security are in our DNA, which is why MobiLine is protected by end-to-end encryption. So your messages, photos, videos, voice messages, documents, status updates and calls are protected by state-of-the-art security.

How does end-to-end encryption protect me?

MobiLine has no ability to see the content of messages or listen to calls that are end-to-end encrypted, because messages sent and received on MobiLine occur entirely on your device.
Before a message leaves your device, it’s secured with a cryptographic lock, and only the recipient has the keys to view the message. In addition, the keys change with every message.
All of the encryption occurs automatically.
You can confirm your conversations are protected by checking the security verification code on your device.
End-to-end encryption has applications to law enforcement. We are obliged to review, validate, and respond to law enforcement requests based on applicable laws and policies. We prioritize emergency requests.

Should I ever back up my data?

Yes. We recommend you back up your data often. Then you’ll be prepared if your data must be restored.

Why does MobiLine ask for certain permissions?

In order for you to record a video or add to the contact list in your device, the MobiLine app needs you to grant access to the corresponding data. You can easily manage these permissions in your MobiLine Settings.

Do I own my videos or can MobiLine share them?

You are the owner of your content. If you mark your video as private, it will not be available to the public.
When you publish your video content in the MobiLine community, you grant MobiLine a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, edit, modify, reproduce, distribute, and prepare derivative works of and otherwise fully use your video content in connection with our app and our communications platform.
Since video content includes your name, likeness, voice, video, or photograph, when you use MobiLine, you’re acknowledging and agreeing to our terms of use.

How do you verify users?

We ask you to provide your phone number when you register your account in the app. It’s how we verify that you’re a real person.
Our team also randomly monitors and verifies video introductions, so we can delete videos where the face of the user cannot be seen or if there is any other reason to doubt the authenticity of the video.

Do you sell my information?

No. We treat the privacy of our users very seriously and have no intention to share or sell your private information with third parties.


Troubleshooting

I can’t change my phone number

If you’re having issues using the Change Number feature, please make sure that:

  • Your old phone number is currently registered on your MobiLine account. You can see the phone number by going to your MobiLine Profile tab. If your old phone number isn’t registered, please register it. Then you should be able to change it.
  • You have an active and working SIM card for the new phone number you want to use with MobiLine.
  • You have a strong and stable cellular connection.
  • Your phone has sufficient internal storage.

Problems sending or receiving messages

The most common reason is a bad Internet connection.
If you’re sure your phone is connected to the Internet, there are a few reasons why MobiLine messages aren’t going through:

  • Your phone may need to be restarted or turned off and on.
  • The contact you’re messaging has blocked your number.

Incorrect timestamps on messages

If the timestamps displayed on your messages are incorrect, please check the time and time zone configuration on your phone. You may need to adjust them.
We recommend setting your date and time to Automatic or Network Provided. With this setting enabled, your mobile provider will set your phone to the correct time. If the incorrect time is still displayed when this setting enabled, then there might be an issue with your network. Please, contact your mobile provider to address it.
As a workaround, you can modify your date and time settings and correct your time zone manually.
Note: The time zone you’re in is different than the actual time. Make sure you select the correct time zone for your location.
To configure your time zone manually, please follow these steps on your phone:

  • Android: Go to Settings > System > Date & Time.
  • iPhone: Go to Settings > General > Date & Time.

If you have a question or questions we haven’t answered, please, contact our Help Center, and we’ll get back to you promptly.