What's new
Everything we've shipped, newest first
PalVivo keeps getting better week by week. Here's what's changed in the app, and why.
- Improved
Emails now show the whole person, and name their country
When we match you, the email shows your partner's photo and full name and names their country, instead of a first name alone, so you know who you'll be meeting.
- Improved
Set your availability by dragging, not tapping
Pick when you're free by dragging across a range instead of tapping each half-hour. A few seconds now, instead of a grid of thirty-two cells.
- Improved
Your call starts on its own the moment you're both there
No button to press when your partner connects: the session begins by itself, and the on-screen colour tells you whose language it is right now.
- Improved
Your own photo in the header, not a generic icon
The top of the app now shows your own picture, so it feels like your space, not a stranger's.
- Improved
A heads-up when you have unsaved changes
Edit your profile or your availability and a small bar reminds you to save before you leave, so nothing slips away.
- Improved
A "Camera or mic not working?" prompt in the waiting room
On a phone, the waiting room now offers help the moment something looks wrong, so you're not stuck guessing before a call.
- Improved
The video stays on while the language switches
When the call flips from one language to the other, you keep seeing each other instead of a blank overlay.
- Improved
Upload any photo, we resize it for you
No need to shrink or crop a big picture first. Send it as it is and we handle the rest.
- New
Bring every language you speak
Speak two languages natively? List both. We'll match you on either one, not just one, so there are more good partners for you.
- Improved
The waiting room opens five minutes before
You can step in a few minutes early to check your camera and settle in, rather than arriving exactly on the dot.
- New
Reschedule a session, skip a week, or step back
Life happens. Move a session to another time, skip a week, or pause a pairing, all without letting anyone down.
- Improved
Calls that work properly on a phone
The whole call, the video, the timer, the language switch, now fits and works on a phone screen, not just a laptop.