Yahoo launches video texting app

USA: Yahoo! Has announced Yahoo Livetext, a new app for one-to-one live video texting on iPhone and Android phones.

According to the company, Livetext is non-intrusive, quick and real-time-yet also fleeting, just like real-life conversations.

Interactions, from a goofy smile, to an eye roll and a sigh, mean Lol isn’t needed to ensure the meaning of a text message - as real-time reactions are placed at the center of the conversation, Yahoo said.

“Every platform shift leads to new forms of communication, driven by our desire to connect and interact in richer ways,” said Adam Cahan, Senior Vice President, Video, Design, and Emerging Products, Yahoo.

“We wanted to create a new way to communicate, blending the simplicity of texting with the emotion and immediacy of live video, to make your experience spontaneous and real,” he said.

Yahoo rolled out the app in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Ireland yesterday. It is making the app available in the App Store and Google Play Store in five new countries - US, UK, Canada, Germany and France today.