Tribe - Video Messenger™ 2.0.5
Device: iOS Universal
Category: Photography
Price: Free, Version: 2.0.4 -> 2.0.5 (iTunes)
Description:Millions of people all around the world have already sent augmented messages between groups of friends, teammates, classmates, roommates, work teams and long distance relationships.
Tribe has appeared as “Best New App” in the App Store, has been featured with 5 stars in the App Store in 120 different countries, and has been covered by international publications such as TechCrunch, VentureBeat, and Forbes. Buzzfeed has called Tribe “The Future of Messaging.”
Tribe is the video messenger that will change how you are able to talk to friends and take all of your conversations to the next level. It goes beyond the outdated features of conventional messaging apps. Bored of tiny keyboards and emotionless text messages as your main means of conversation? Tribe’s easy to use and beautifully designed interface allows you to save time and enjoy more meaningful, enabling and convenient conversations.
The Super Powers of Tribe:
- A simple design allows you to express full thoughts in short 15 second video messages with only one tap & one hand. No need to use a keyboard again.
- Discover a brand new group chat experience that makes you feel like you are with your friends at all times, no matter where everyone in your crew actually is. Being able to hear and see your friends through video is a main element of the next generation of chat.
- Open video messages like you check your text messages, on your time at your own convenience. If you’re in a place where you can’t watch videos, simply put your phone to your ear like a voice call and only you will be able to hear the video. To not disturb those around you, leave your phone on silent mode so subtitles will magically appear with the transcript of the video message.
- ”Magic Words” will blow your mind! If you mention a celebrity, brand, consumer good, or location in your video message, these “Magic Words” will appear. Magic Words link the highlighted word to more information about what you were chatting about on Instagram, Twitter, Amazon or Youtube.
- Become more informative with your day-to-day conversations. Weather and location are displayed in every video, allowing your friends to see what your surroundings are like. We have even connected Tribe to Uber so that you can book a ride directly to your friends with one tap, featuring real time ETAs and prices.
- Create events from what your friends are (literally) saying. Whether your friends are planning drinks, brunch, concerts, dates, parties, shopping, and more, you can create iCal and Google events directly from the video message.
- Send quick and easy invites to groups of friends via iMessage, Whatsapp, Messenger, Telegram and others thanks to magic links, sharing cards and @handles.
- We have introduced high quality filters for your video messages, including “pixels” and audio only if you don’t feel like showing your face. We also have allowed you to personalize your Tribe grid with themes that fit your preference.
- Our “Pull-to-search” for contacts, “Snooze” option to watch videos at a later time, and “Rush” mode to increase the speed of messages have all been updated to give you the ultimate messaging experience.
Examples of Tribe use cases:
- Group chat with close friends, teammates, and roommates to make it feel like you’re always together.
- Whether you’re in the car or walking with coffee, conveniently send a message with one hand. No need to put down your umbrella, purse, or drink to type on a tiny keyboard.
- Send your Tribe @handle to someone you often Skype with.
- Mom or dad trying to get you to Facetime with them while you’re away at college? Send them a quick Tribe while walking to class or heading to the cafeteria without having to set aside a chunk of time to catch up.
Tribe will be frequently updated to keep things fresh. Get in touch with our CEO who is available to answer your questions on Tribe in less than 24 hours. You can also contact us on Twitter at @heytribe.
What's New
After 5 months of intense work, we’re thrilled to hit the “Release This Version” button on Tribe 2.0. We have taken Tribe to the next level with augmented messaging. Here is what we have in store for you with Tribe 2.0:
- A simple design allows you to express full thoughts in short 15 second video messages with only one tap & one hand. No need to use a keyboard again.
- Discover a brand new group chat experience that makes you feel like you are actually with your friends at all times, no matter where everyone in your crew actually is. Being able to hear and see your friends through video is a main element of the next generation of chat.
- Open video messages like you check your text messages, on your own time and at your convenience. If you don’t want to bother others around you, bringing your phone to your ear will make the messages audible only to you. If it’s too loud around you or you want to check your messages while being discreet, keep your phone on silent mode to have subtitles magically appear with the content from the messages.
- We are excited to introduce “Magic Words.” Whenever you mention a celebrity, brand, consumer good, or location in your video messages, “Magic Words” will appear. These will link your friends to more information about what you were chatting about on Instagram, Twitter, Amazon or Youtube. For example, if you mention the Drake Show at Madison Square Garden, you’ll be able to find out about both Drake and the Garden within the message.
- Weather and location are displayed in every video to maximize the context of every message. We’ve synced Tribe to Uber to bring you real-time ETAs and prices, even allowing you to book the ride with one tap to meet your friends.
- Create events from what your friends are (literally) saying. Whether your friends are planning drinks, concerts, dates, parties, study sessions, shopping, and more, you can create iCal and Google events directly from the video message.
- Send quick and easy invites to your groups of friends via iMessage, Whatsapp, Messenger, Telegram and more thanks to magic links, sharing cards and @handles.
- We have introduced high quality filters for your video messages, including “pixels” and audio only if you don’t feel like showing your face. We also have allowed you to personalize your Tribe grid with themes that fit your preference.
- Long press on the notification from your locked homescreen to view and reply to inbound messages.
- We improved the iPad version to allow you to manage over 20 friends on the screen at once.
- Our “Pull-to-search” for contacts, ‘Snooze’ option to watch videos at a later time, and “Rush” mode to increase the speed of messages have all been updated to give you the ultimate messaging experience.
Tribe is built by a small team dedicated to bringing you frequent updates to keep Tribe as innovative as possible. Get in touch with our CEO who is available to answer your questions within 24 hours on Tribe, or shoot us a note on Twitter at @heytribe.
Tribe - Video Messenger™