Parents need to know that Houseparty - Group Video Chat is a video-focused social media app. Friends (and friends of friends) can communicate with each other via live video and texts.
What is a Houseparty online?
The video-chatting app, which makes it easy for as many as eight people to share a virtual hang, has been around since 2016, but for obvious reasons, its popularity surged during the Covid-19 lockdown. Today, Houseparty is one of the iOS Store's most downloaded free apps in the United States.13 May 2021
Is Houseparty only on steam?
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Is the Houseparty app safe?
All Houseparty accounts are safe - the service is secure, has never been compromised, and doesn't collect passwords for other sites.20 Nov 2020
Is Houseparty owned by Facebook?
Houseparty is owned by the same company that makes Fortnite and it was integrated into the smash-hit game last year, allowing users to hold video chats while playing.10 Sept 2021
What does Houseparty do?
Houseparty uses a split screen to make multiple video-chatting easy between multiple users, adding in a feature that allows for secret chats among participants. You can also create rooms and ask people to join your video-chat room by sending a link through SMS text message.
Is Houseparty being shut down?
1 social app in the US, Houseparty is quietly disappearing into the annals of internet history. Its owner, Fortnite developer Epic Games, is shutting down the app in October and has already pulled it from the App Store, leaving some of its users heartbroken.23 Sept 2021