Frequently Asked Questions

General

Are Gruveo calls secure?
Does Gruveo comply with GDPR?
Is Gruveo HIPAA-compliant?
Do you provide an embedded/white-label version, or an API?
Can I dial into a Gruveo call using a phone number?

Technical / Troubleshooting

What is the minimum required bandwidth for video calls?
What protocols and/or ports do we need to open in our firewall to use Gruveo?
I am not receiving the confirmation link after signing up.
I am not receiving incoming calls on my permanent link.
I am getting a warning that says "Your microphone may not be working."
I'm getting no microphone warning but the other party still cannot hear me.
I am getting the "Cannot access camera and/or microphone" message when trying to make a call.
I have denied Gruveo access to my camera and mic and now I cannot connect.
I am getting the “Cannot access camera and/or microphone” message on macOS Catalina or later.

Are Gruveo calls secure?

Yes. All Gruveo calls are encrypted, with one-on-one calls being encrypted end-to-end as per the WebRTC standard. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more details on the call security.

Gruveo is GDPR-compliant. Please see our Privacy Policy for details.

Is Gruveo HIPAA-compliant?

Being a European company, we do not have a HIPAA compliance program implemented, nor do we sign HIPAA Business Associate Agreements.

Do you provide an embedded/white-label version, or an API?

We do not offer a solution for white-labeling Gruveo or embedding it into third-party platforms.

Can I dial into a Gruveo call using a phone number?

Gruveo does not support the dial-in functionality at the moment.

What is the minimum required bandwidth for video calls?

Video calling on Gruveo requires a 0.3 Mbit/s or faster internet connection. We recommend 2 Mbit/s or more for a comfortable video calling experience.

What protocols and/or ports do we need to open in our firewall in order to use Gruveo?

Gruveo does a pretty good job navigating around various firewall configurations automatically, but it may need extra help in case of an especially restrictive firewall.

At the very minimum, the devices on your network need to be able to make outgoing connections on TCP port 443 to gruveo.com and its subdomains. For best results, the devices should also be allowed incoming and outgoing connections over UDP port range 49152:65535 with anyone.

I am not receiving a confirmation link after signing up.

Please log in to Gruveo at www.gruveo.com, click your name in the upper right corner of the page, and then Profile. Check if your email address is correct.

If it is, please click "Resend confirmation" to have the confirmation link resent to you. If your email is incorrect, click "Change Email" and change it to the correct one.

You may also want to check the spam folder in your email mailbox.

I am not receiving incoming calls on my permanent link.

1. Make sure you are logged into Gruveo

Open www.gruveo.com in your browser or launch the Gruveo app on your device
Log out of your Gruveo account
Log back in.

If that fixed the problem, then you must have been logged out of Gruveo and couldn't receive incoming calls. Otherwise, see the next step.

2. Check your billing status

Go to the Billing section of your account dashboard
Check the "Subscription status" field.

If your subscription status is shown as "Expired", then your free trial – or the Gruveo subscription – has expired and you can no longer receive incoming calls. You can activate the subscription by clicking the link that says "activate" or "reactivate".

If your subscription status is "Active" or "Canceled", see step 3.

3. Check if calls come through when you have the Gruveo page or app open

Open www.gruveo.com in your browser or launch the Gruveo app on your device
Make sure you are logged into your Gruveo account
Initiate a call on your permanent link from another device.

If you receive the incoming call but there are no notifications when the Gruveo page or app are not open, you may have incoming call notifications disabled. Click here to learn how to enable them.

If you don't receive the incoming call when the Gruveo page or app is open, check if you are using a correct permanent link:

Log into your Gruveo account on www.gruveo.com
On the "Set up a Call" page, check if the link you are using is in the list of your permanent links.

One common mistake is to omit the @ from the link, e.g. use gruveo.com/acme instead of gruveo.com/@acme. The former is a room link and it will not ring on your end if someone clicks it.

The Set up a Call page in your Gruveo account lists all your permanent links.

I am getting a warning that says "Your microphone may not be working."

In Chrome and Firefox, Gruveo is able to detect when your microphone is not generating any sound (not even normal background noise). In such cases, Gruveo shows the warning asking you to check your microphone. Here are the steps to troubleshoot this:

1. Check your hardware

Ensure that your microphone is plugged in and is functioning properly
Check that your microphone's mute button isn't on.

2. Check your system microphone level

In you are on a Mac:

Launch the System Preferences app
Choose "Sound" and then click the "Input" tab
Click your microphone in the list
Move the "Input volume" slider all the way to 0 and then to about 75%.

If you are on Windows:

Right-click the speaker icon next to the clock and choose "Open Sound settings"
On the "Sound" page that opens, scroll down to "Input" and select your microphone from the list
Click "Device properties"
Move the microphone volume slider all the way to 0 and then to about 75.

3. Restart your browser

If the above doesn't help, quit your browser and then start it again. Note to Mac users: Simply closing the browser window won't work. Quit the application by pressing ⌘Q.

4. Restart your computer

As a last resort, try rebooting your computer and then starting the Gruveo call again.

I'm getting no microphone warning but the other party still cannot hear me.

Gruveo is only able to detect microphone issues in Chrome and Firefox. If you are using Safari, it is still possible that there is a problem with your microphone. Please refer to the question directly above for troubleshooting.

If you are using Chrome or Firefox but are not getting the microphone warning, then the issue is probably on the other party's end. Please ask them to do the following:

Make sure that their system volume is not muted
Ensure that their speakers are plugged in, turned on and are functioning properly
If the above doesn't help, ask them to quit their browser and then start it again
- Note to Mac users: Simply closing the browser window won't work. Quit the application by pressing ⌘Q
As a last resort, ask the other party to reboot their computer and then start the Gruveo call again.

I am getting the "Cannot access camera and/or microphone" message when trying to make a call.

Please make sure that your microphone or microphone-equipped camera is plugged in as Gruveo won't allow you to make calls without a mic. If the microphone is OK, see if Gruveo or your browser have been permanently denied access to your camera and mic. Please check the next two questions for details.

I have denied Gruveo access to my camera and mic in my browser and now I cannot connect.

If you are using Safari on iOS, follow the steps below:

Open the Settings app on your iOS device
Go to "Safari" and scroll down to the "Settings for Websites" section
Tap "Camera" and make sure that "Ask" is selected for "Camera access on all websites"
Go back and do the same for "Microphone"
Open Safari and reload the Gruveo page.

If you are using a third-party browser on iOS (e.g. Firefox or Chrome), follow the steps below:

Open the Settings app on your iOS device
Tap your browser in the list
Make sure that the switches for "Microphone" and "Camera" are turned on
Open your browser and reload the Gruveo page.

Camera and microphone access settings for Firefox on iOS

If you are using a desktop version of Chrome, do this:

After a failed Gruveo call, click the padlock button next to "gruveo.com" in the browser's address bar to open the site settings pop-up
Choose "Allow" for both "Camera" and "Microphone"
Close the pop-up
A message prompting to reload the page will appear on top of the page. Click "Reload".

If you are using Chrome on Android, follow these steps:

After a failed Gruveo call, tap the padlock button next to "gruveo.com" in the browser's address bar
Tap "Site settings" in the pop-up that opens
On the screen that opens, tap "Camera" and then "Allow"
Do the same for "Microphone"
Go back and reload the Gruveo page.

The site settings screen in Chrome for Android

For Firefox on desktop, here is what you need to do:

After a failed Gruveo call, click the site permissions button next to "gruveo.com" in the browser's address bar
In the pop-up that opens, click the X next to "Blocked" for "Use the Microphone" as well as for "Use the Camera"
Reload the Gruveo page.

Finally, if you are using the Gruveo iOS app:

Launch the Settings app on your iOS device
Find "Gruveo" in the list and tap it
Make sure that the switches for "Microphone" and "Camera" are turned on
Go back to the Gruveo app and retry your call.

I am getting the “Cannot access camera and/or microphone” message on macOS Catalina or later.

Your browser may be denied microphone and camera permissions in macOS, which causes Gruveo to fail.

Try the following:

Open the Settings app on your Mac
Go to "Security & Privacy"
Switch to the "Privacy" tab
Click "Camera" in the left-hand pane
Make sure that the checkbox next to the browser you're using is checked
Do the same for "Microphone", too.

If you don't see your browser in the "Camera" and/or "Microphone" list, restart your Mac and try making a Gruveo call again.

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