Gruveo is an online tool that offers you something really fantastic: video calls with Android , free , without the need to download or install applications and as fast as « in a click «.
You only need a browser installed on your Android (Chrome or Firefox, for example) to make or receive a video call or voice call . The two people who want to speak only have to agree on the same numerical code , they must enter it in Gruveo, the connection is made and the fun begins.
How is Gruveo used?
From the browser of your Android you must go to the Gruveo page www.gruveo.com , enter a numeric code of one or several digits and click on VIDEO CALL or VOICE CALL, depending on what you want. The person you are going to talk to must do the same, entering the same code that you used and click on VIDEO CALL or VOICE CALL, depending on what you have chosen before, and that’s it.
Before the connection is generated, your Android or PC browser (depending on where you are calling) will ask you for permission to access your camera and microphone , a request that you must allow. The person on the other side should also do the same.
The call can be made between an Android and a PC or vice versa, and also between two Android devices . The call can be made by anyone and can be received by anyone: in both cases, the only requirement is that both people enter the gruveo website, through a browser, and enter the same numeric code.
Gruveo online
Camera and microphone access request
Gruveo video call from PC (Chrome)
If everything is done online, that can be a privacy problem, you may wonder … Can voice or video calls be accessible by the people behind this service or by third parties? No, as indicated by this Slovak signature. All calls are encrypted using SSL and “when possible”, peer-to-peer technology is used (which means that data is transmitted between the two people, without intermediaries).
Conclusion
Gruveo is a service that is anonymous as it does not require registration or logins to use it. All you need is an HTML5 browser (most of today’s browsers are) and if you are on a PC, you must necessarily have a microphone and a camera connected and configured for it to work because, otherwise, when trying to establish the connection it will not nothing will happen.
Note : Some images or portions of them have been intentionally out of focus for privacy reasons. There are no image quality issues with Gruveo or with the cameras.
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