Smoothy is a group video chat app that has the potential to bring together up to eight people at once for a shared conversation. As well as being able to see the faces of friends on-screen, users can interact with one another by sending in-app messages to one another.
Smoothy sets itself apart by starting the multi-person video chats in silent mode, which means that the calls have the potential to be answered anywhere without causing a disruption.
As Smoothy is one of Samsung's C-Lab Outside start-ups—and will be featured at CES 2020—it's worth noting that the video calls use Samsung AR Emoji as avatars. These expressive emojis are capable of mirroring a user's facial expressions in real-time, helping to make video calls all the more entertaining.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Group Video Chat Apps
- Developing apps with unique features like silent mode and AR Emoji avatar can provide a fresh and engaging video chat experience for users.
- AR Emoji Integration
- Integrating AR Emojis into various apps can provide an enhanced and personalized user experience.
- Silent Mode Video Calls
- Developing video chat apps that have the potential to start in silent mode can provide a unique and convenient feature for users.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Communication Services Industry
- Smoothy's group video chat app can be leveraged by communication services companies to enhance their existing service offerings.
- Entertainment Industry
- Integration of AR Emojis and silent mode calls in video chat apps can provide an entertaining and engaging experience for users in the entertainment industry.
- Consumer Technology Industry
- Integrating new and unique features into video chat apps can provide a competitive edge for consumer technology companies looking to stand out in the market.
