{"id":328433,"date":"2020-03-18T15:25:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T15:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magazine.theblondesalad.com\/?p=328433"},"modified":"2020-03-18T15:25:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T15:25:11","slug":"houseparty-the-app-to-have-fun-with-your-long-distance-beloved-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/people\/houseparty-the-app-to-have-fun-with-your-long-distance-beloved-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"HOUSEPARTY: THE APP TO HAVE FUN WITH YOUR LONG-DISTANCE BELOVED ONES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In these days of <strong>quarantine<\/strong> what makes us feel most nostalgic is the lack of our affections, <strong>Houseparty<\/strong> has found a solution! In this case too, <strong>technology<\/strong> has come into play to make these days of compulsory quarantine less heavy, allowing each of us, even from a distance, to <strong>see<\/strong>, <strong>smile<\/strong> and <strong>play<\/strong> with those who are far away. If it happened to you to peek into your friends&#8217; <strong>Instagram Stories<\/strong>, chat photos and group games, know that the one in-charge is <strong>Houseparty<\/strong>! Do you want to know how it works? Get started by <strong>downloading<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/houseparty.com\"><strong>Houseparty app<\/strong> here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-328433 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/people\/houseparty-the-app-to-have-fun-with-your-long-distance-beloved-ones\/attachment\/conversation-_4-people_\/'><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Conversation-_4-People_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Conversation-_4-People_.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Conversation-_4-People_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Basically, <strong>Houseparty<\/strong> is the app that allows you to connect 2.0 a <strong>group<\/strong> of up to <strong>8 people<\/strong> simultaneously. Today <strong>Houseparty<\/strong> is available for <a href=\"https:\/\/houseparty.com\"><strong>Android<\/strong>, <strong>iOS<\/strong>, <strong>macOS<\/strong> and <strong>Chrome<\/strong><\/a>. What differentiates <strong>Houseparty<\/strong> from other <strong>group chats<\/strong> (as well as the reason why it is the most loved by young people at the moment) is its fresh and fun <strong>interface<\/strong>, including emojis and <strong>games<\/strong> to be played together among the participants.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-328433 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/people\/houseparty-the-app-to-have-fun-with-your-long-distance-beloved-ones\/attachment\/screenshot-mac-2\/'><img width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-Mac-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-Mac-2.png 640w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-Mac-2-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Once you download the app<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/houseparty.com\"> here<\/a><\/strong>, you need to proceed with the creation of a <strong>profile<\/strong> and the subsequent insertion of the <strong>phone number<\/strong>. This last step is essential for making video calls! At this point, it will be necessary to set up a <strong>Room<\/strong> and invite your friends to enter it by username or telephone number (even your friends to participate must obviously be registered in the app). As already mentioned, in each room there can be a maximum of <strong>8 users<\/strong>, but there is<strong> no limit<\/strong> to the number of chats you can take part in: to switch from one video call to the other, simply swipe with your finger from one side to the other the screen until the room you want to enter is located.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-328433 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/people\/houseparty-the-app-to-have-fun-with-your-long-distance-beloved-ones\/attachment\/conversation-_8-people_\/'><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Conversation-_8-People_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Conversation-_8-People_.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Conversation-_8-People_-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>However, <strong>Houseparty<\/strong> is not just chats and video calls, this app gives the possibility to share the screen during<strong> gaming sessions<\/strong>. Among the board games available on <strong>Houseparty<\/strong> you will find <strong>Heads Up!<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Trivia<\/strong> and <strong>Chips and Guac<\/strong>. Are you ready to go back to having fun with your friends and relatives? Let&#8217;s make this quarantine lighter and less nostalgic, let&#8217;s give our loved ones many <strong>virtual hugs<\/strong>! What are you waiting for to download <strong>Houseparty<\/strong>? Click <a href=\"https:\/\/houseparty.com\"><strong>here<\/strong> <\/a>to make it yours!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In these days of quarantine what makes us feel most nostalgic is the lack of our affections, Houseparty has found [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":328440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328433"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328444,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328433\/revisions\/328444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}