The New Selfie Mode Puts You in Control of Your Looks

The latest update to the Gruveo iOS app introduces Selfie Mode, which lets you ensure that you look your best on the other end of the video conversation.

Using the Selfie Mode is simple: Tap own video in the upper right corner and enjoy the picture of yourself spanning full-screen, just like the other person would see you. To go back, tap the picture in the upper right again.

You don’t have to be connected to use Selfie Mode, so toggle it to check your hair while you’re waiting for the other person 🙂

The inspiration for Selfie Mode comes from an actual user need. We were contacted by a real estate company that uses Gruveo for virtual apartment tours. Gruveo’s ease of use made it the perfect tool for the job, if not for one thing: It was very hard to ensure the best shot looking at the tiny own video preview window.

As we pondered this use case, we realized that apartment tours are not the only situation that would benefit from better control of the outgoing video, and that’s how Selfie Mode was born. So whether you want to check your makeup, show your kids play to their grandparents, or conduct a virtual apartment tour, Selfie Mode is there for you.

Selfie Mode is currently only available in the iOS app but there are plans to port it to the web version of Gruveo as well.