fring app adds Playground feature to Android phones

SAN FRANCISCO, USA: fring, mobile video and group video chat solution provider has announced a new feature for its popular fring app, Playgrounds.

Playgrounds is a new social feature within the fring app that enables anyone to participate in Group Video discussions from their Android, iPhone/ iPad or iPodTouch, breaking the 140-character constraint.

“Playground Video chat empowers users to video & voice their opinions about things that matter to them. We let users do more than simply ‘follow’ their interests. Now they can actively engage with others via video chat, instead of waiting for character-constrained updates,” said Avi Shechter, CEO and Co-founder of fring.

In Playgrounds, fring users actively engage in four-way Video discussions either by browsing a list of open Playgrounds or by creating their own video discussions about what’s important to them, said a release.

In addition to public Playgrounds, fring users continue to enjoy free Group Video chat with their friends, two-way video, voice calls and text chat with friends on Android, iPhone/iPad/iPod touch & Nokia Smartphones.

Launched in November 2009, fring has pushed video chat from a personal communication tool among friends to a more dynamic and social video experience.