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Facebook launches CatchUp audio-only calling app that shows who can chat now

2 points by aspenmayer 6y ago

aspenmayer 6y ago
Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.npe.vibe https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.n... App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/catchup-effortless-calling/id1480482152 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/catchup-effortless-calling/id1... Was able to download and install app with US Apple ID and iPhone SE (2020) on iOS 13.5. After install, it asks for age confirmation on get started flow. If I try to sign-in, it asks for a phone number for verification. As far as I got so far. Splash screen shows 'Developed by NPE, a team at Facebook'. The terms indicated Facebook T&C, data policy apply, as does 'NPE: Supplemental Terms': https://npe.facebook.com/supplement https://npe.facebook.com/supplement https://archive.is/YGIiM https://archive.is/YGIiM Screenshots I made of the iOS version: https://imgur.com/a/X6ExOyJ https://imgur.com/a/X6ExOyJ 'Facebook’s internal R&D group, NPE Team, has today launched a new app called CatchUp that makes it easier for friends and family in the U.S. to coordinate phone calls or set up group calls with up to 8 people. While there are a number of group chat apps available to users today, what makes CatchUp unique is that the calls it enables are audio-only, not video, and it flags when users are available. In addition, CatchUp won’t need a Facebook account to use the service — the app works with your phone’s contacts list. 'CatchUp does seem to take some inspiration from Houseparty, in that users in CatchUp can designate when they’re available to talk by setting their status in the app. This is similar to how Houseparty’s video chat app also lets you see who’s live, by sending out notifications when friends open the app and flagging them as “here” in the app’s interface.' Original title was too long. It was: Facebook launches CatchUp, an audio-only calling app that shows who’s ready to chat now

2 points by aspenmayer 6y ago

Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.npe.vibe https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.n... App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/catchup-effortless-calling/id1480482152 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/catchup-effortless-calling/id1... Was able to download and install app with US Apple ID and iPhone SE (2020) on iOS 13.5. After install, it asks for age confirmation on get started flow. If I try to sign-in, it asks for a phone number for verification. As far as I got so far. Splash screen shows 'Developed by NPE, a team at Facebook'. The terms indicated Facebook T&C, data policy apply, as does 'NPE: Supplemental Terms': https://npe.facebook.com/supplement https://npe.facebook.com/supplement https://archive.is/YGIiM https://archive.is/YGIiM Screenshots I made of the iOS version: https://imgur.com/a/X6ExOyJ https://imgur.com/a/X6ExOyJ 'Facebook’s internal R&D group, NPE Team, has today launched a new app called CatchUp that makes it easier for friends and family in the U.S. to coordinate phone calls or set up group calls with up to 8 people. While there are a number of group chat apps available to users today, what makes CatchUp unique is that the calls it enables are audio-only, not video, and it flags when users are available. In addition, CatchUp won’t need a Facebook account to use the service — the app works with your phone’s contacts list. 'CatchUp does seem to take some inspiration from Houseparty, in that users in CatchUp can designate when they’re available to talk by setting their status in the app. This is similar to how Houseparty’s video chat app also lets you see who’s live, by sending out notifications when friends open the app and flagging them as “here” in the app’s interface.' Original title was too long. It was: Facebook launches CatchUp, an audio-only calling app that shows who’s ready to chat now