Huddles (app)
Huddles (originally V2, Byte, and later Clash) was an American short-form video hosting service and social network where users could create looping videos that are between 2–16 seconds long. It was created by a team led by Dom Hofmann as a successor to Vine, which Hofmann co-founded, until the project was sold to Clash App, Inc. and subsequently renamed.
Other names
- V2 (code name)
- Byte
Byte Inc. (2017–2021)
Clash App, Inc. (2021–2023)
January 24, 2020 – May 3, 2023
- iOS
- Android
66.3 MB (iOS)
26.5 MB (Android)
41 languages
Initially teased as v2, it was branded as Byte in November 2018. After a three-year closed beta, it officially launched on Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store on January 24, 2020. It was later sold to Clash, another short-form video app, a year later. Both apps thus merged into a single app called Clash, which was then later renamed to Huddles. It was discontinued on May 3, 2023.
Features[edit]
Huddles allowed users to publish videos that are between 2–16 seconds long, either captured through the app or previously recorded and stored on their devices. Similarly to other social media platforms, Huddles allowed users to follow other accounts. New accounts automatically followed Huddles's official account on their service. The main home screen used to feature a scrollable feed of content from accounts that the user was following. The platform also supported the ability to "like" and "rebyte" videos (Rebyte functionality is no longer available). In November 2020, a color customizer and a chat feature were added. The app also featured a search screen with tiles for popular and latest content along with video categories like comedy, animation and others.[14]