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What Can You Do with the Gruveo Embed API?
We have been receiving lots of emails following our recent announcement of the upcoming JavaScript API for Gruveo embeds. A picture is worth a thousand words, and so we decided to publish a few examples ahead of time.
Meet the new Embed API Examples page that is part of the upcoming Developers section of our website. This page showcases some examples of what you can do with the new API, including building custom video calling functionality on top of a Gruveo embed.
Check out the examples right now:
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Gruveo embeds have graduated from closed beta 5 months ago. Over this period, we have accumulated a great deal of feedback and seen the embeds used in a variety of use cases and verticals, from consulting to scientific research to telehealth. Today, we are acting on your feedback to make the embeds even better.
Today’s update focuses on eliminating user confusion and making the embeds work seamlessly in a variety of use cases. Case in point: If you embed Gruveo to have conversations with your clients using a predefined code, it doesn’t make sense for the embed to ask them to agree on a code with the other party, or to invite them to share a Gruveo link.
Another motivation for the update is the upcoming Gruveo Embed JavaScript API, which we are planning to announce in the coming weeks. The API will enable your page to “talk” to the embed and make it start a call on a given code, end call, get call duration, or customize the UI, among other things.
Without further adieu, here is the refreshed embed in action:
And here is what we have done...
- The start screen is much less obtrusive with plain background and a subtle “Powered by Gruveo” link instead of the logo on top. We have also removed the footer links and simplified the code prompt.
- The Gruveo link and the sharing buttons have been removed from the connection screen, leaving the user with just the code and the connection status.
- The new semi-transparent controlbar looks great and doesn’t waste the precious screen real estate on smaller embed sizes. It also contrasts better with the white background of the host page.
- Chat is hidden by default on all embed sizes and requires the user to click the controlbar button to be shown.
- Miscellaneous UI fixes make the embed look and work better in general.
You don’t need to do anything to take advantage of these changes as all embeds have been updated automatically. As usual, you can request your Gruveo embed code over here.
Catalan Translation Added
The Gruveo web app is now available in Catalan, a language spoken by about 9 million people in Southwestern Europe. Huge thanks goes to Xavi Gelonch Ferreira who helped us with the translation.
Catalan is the 11th language supported by Gruveo, and that's only the beginning. Get in touch today if you want to see Gruveo in your language!
iOS App Update Fixes a Firefox Connectivity Issue
Gruveo is built on WebRTC, a technology that enables browsers with real time communication capabilities. As any new tech, WebRTC is developing very rapidly and is sometimes rough around the edges.
We have recently been alerted about an issue with Gruveo users on 64-bit iOS devices (iPhone 5S and above, as well as newer iPad and iPod touch models) having difficulties connecting to Gruveo running in recent versions of Firefox.
The underlying cause for the issue turned out to be a bug with the particular build of the WebRTC library that the Gruveo app was using. We have promptly switched to a different, working build of WebRTC and submitted an update to the App Store, which just got approved.
Grab the latest version of Gruveo for iOS from the App Store and let us know how it works for you!
Gruveo Goes Polish
We are proud to have added a Polish translation to the Gruveo web app, which is now available in 10 languages. A big shout out goes to MDT Medical for helping us with the translation!
Want to see Gruveo in your language? Let us know.