Yahoo has launched an app intended to make video chats feel less awkward, by not making people feel compelled to talk at all.
Livetext, quietly launched weeks ago and now being rolled out worldwide, allows people to chat without actually talking, instead sending video feeds and messages in text. The company hopes that it can overcome the awkwardness of phone calls and video chats by keeping the intimacy of video but the spontaneity of normal chat.
The app works by showing a video of the person that you're chatting with, in the same way as with a Facetime or Skype call. But instead of talking to them — which wouldn't be heard — the app pops up a chat box where users can send messages or emoji.
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