Enjoy Gruveo in Your Language
Great news for our international users: Gruveo is now available in 7 languages in addition to English. The new languages are French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin America), and Ukrainian.
The language is detected automatically but you can always switch it using the select box in the bottom of the page. Translations for our iOS app are coming soon, too.
Here’s to squashing language barriers with Gruveo!
Gruveo for iOS Gets Updated with Camera Switching, Stability Improvements
We have received lots of feedback after launching the Gruveo iOS app in October, and we have been hard at work incorporating your suggestions. The result is version 1.1 of the Gruveo app that landed in the App Store today.
The 1.1 update features massive improvements to stability and performance, adds important features and squashes annoying bugs. Here are some of the highlights:
- Front/back camera switching… At last!
- Incoming calls no longer break audio in Gruveo
- Video calls now properly begin on speakerphone on iPhone
- Improved UI for switching back from the text chat
- Massive improvements to app stability
- A 64-bit build for even better performance on newer devices
- A new help screen with more information and copyrights
Grab the Gruveo app for iOS today and enjoy these new features!
Do you like this update? What would you like to see next in the Gruveo iOS app? Post a comment below and let us know!
Better Chat Experience in Full Screen Mode
If you have ever used Gruveo in full screen mode, you have surely noticed that you could not text chat and see the other person at the same time. The chat panel was occupying the full screen so you had to be switching back and forth between your call and the chat.
While this makes sense on a smaller phone display, it doesn’t on a 27″ desktop monitor. So we set out to fix it, and we did – by placing the chat in a sidebar on larger screens. Here is what it looks like (click the image to enlarge):
Happy chatting!Do you like this new feature? Are there any other areas we could improve in? Leave a comment below and let us know!
Announcing the Gruveo Embed Beta Program
One of the most common questions we’ve been receiving ever since Gruveo was launched is, “Can I add Gruveo to my site?” Well, we’re happy to announce that now you can!
Today, we are rolling out the Gruveo Embed Beta Program that enables your site’s visitors to make video calls without leaving your web property. Just put Gruveo on your site using a simple embed code (like you would embed a YouTube video), and you’re done.
The Gruveo Embed Program is currently a closed beta, which means that we approve individual applicants. To apply to the program, complete a short form over here:
Apply to the Gruveo Embed Beta Program
Looking forward to seeing Gruveo on your site!
Even Better Looks on Larger Displays
This week, we have rolled out an update to the Gruveo web client that makes better use of the screen space on larger displays. Before the update, the maximum width of the call area was just 960 pixels, which looks really tiny on a large screen. The only other choice you had was to go fullscreen, leaving you no middle ground. Not anymore!
We now bring a new screen mode to Gruveo that is optimized for browser widths of 1240 pixels and more. In this new mode, the picture of the other person is bigger by 54% and the chat area is bigger by 65%. This means that you can see the other person better and read more messages at once.
Check out this side-by-side comparison (click image to enlarge):
Have fun on Gruveo, and remember that we love you no matter the size of your display!