The coronavirus pandemic fostered new digital ways of communicating and, lately, a mobile application has become a trend: Zello. But what is it for and how is it used?
Zello is a free chat app that is available on Android, iOS and Windows 10 that works like a “traditional handy”, which is also known as Push-to-talk: you just have to press a (virtual) button to send a voice message to someone and that audio will be heard on the other person’s phone without them doing anything.
It is also possible to access any of the channels (public or private) where the conversation is done in a group and sends a message to a certain number of people.
The funny thing about this application is that it has no notifications, it directly plays the voice message when it arrives and regardless of whether the application is open. This practicality obviously can generate discomfort in several people and enables jokes.
It is important to clarify that if the cell phone is muted or in “do not disturb” mode, the application will go into “Busy” mode. It makes it store all the voice messages that arrive and the user can listen to them when it is available.
According to what they reported, the quarantine promoted its use and it has already registered more than 100 million people around the world.
Here is a summary of Zello:
THAT MAKES? It is an application to send audio messages in the “traditional handy” style. When I send it, the other person is immediately played regardless of whether the application is open or not.
HOW DO I DOWNLOAD IT? In the virtual stores of Android, iOS and Windows 10
HOW MUCH? It is totally free.
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