String LiveEARLY PREVIEWto the water.
String Live Connect
Your crew. One tap away.
stringlive.liveGOOD COMPANY, WHEREVER YOU ARE
Bring your crew
along for the day.
Phone, iPad or laptop. Share the moment.
Your microphone starts muted. Turn it on inside the call when ready.
Nothing broadcasts until you join and allow your devices.
DIFFERENT PLACES. SHARED MOMENTS.
A little closer,
wherever life takes you.
On the next boat, across the park, or on the other side of the world—bring your people along.
PHONE · iPAD · LAPTOP
- Start your group.
Choose your outing and enter your name. - Invite your people.
On a phone or iPad, choose Messages and a contact. On a laptop, copy the invitation into a message or email. Friends open the invitation—no ChatGPT account needed. - Share your view.
Join with your camera. Use the front camera for your face or the rear camera to show what you’re doing. Each phone normally shares one camera at a time. - Stay together your way.
Tap a friend’s camera to enlarge it; tap again or choose All cameras to return. Talk, text, or stay quiet. Turn on optional location sharing to see consenting friends on the crew map.
EXAMPLE ONLY · NOT LIVE LOCATIONS
Your people.
A world of possibilities.
Eight friends, different places. Tap a name or map dot to explore this example.
Carl, Grace, Rick, John, Dave, Jason, Chris and Mike Allen are shown at made-up sample locations. The real crew map shows only participants who choose to share.
Start with two phones, then try a small group. Use a compatible browser such as Safari or Chrome and allow your camera and microphone. Each person needs internet and access to the video service. Countries and networks may restrict service; video uses data. Keep the page open—this early preview does not track in the background.
First two-phone test · 3 easy steps
- Create a room here on phone one.
- Tap Invite a friend and text the String Live invitation to phone two.
- Tap Join my camera room here. On phone two, open the invitation in Safari or Chrome and join with the camera.
Use headphones or put the phones in separate rooms to avoid echo. Keep both screens awake and browsers in the foreground. Start on Wi-Fi, then repeat on cellular.
Each phone needs internet. Video uses battery and data; weak signal can interrupt the call.
What’s in this version?
Real small-group video, audio and text chat through VDO.Ninja, random password-protected room links, and local wind & weather.
The camera tiles above your call now connect to live streams. Accounts, subscriptions, drone input and location-based feeding times are not connected yet.
Explore the original layout demo →FISHING CREW
Bring someone along.
Your friend opens String Live, enters their name, and joins this same room. No ChatGPT account needed.
Tap Invite from contacts, choose Messages, then select a contact or type a number. You review and send the message yourself.
Text a phone number instead
Open Messages →We copy the invitation for you to paste into Messages. Numbers are not saved or uploaded by String Live.
The invitation includes the room password. Anyone with it can join; send it only to your crew. This is an unlisted test room, without an approval lobby.
Check your camera, then join.
Optional · check my camera first
This preview stays on your phone. No microphone is requested.
YOUR VIEW. YOUR CHOICE.
See what your crew sees.
Waiting for cameras. Join below to get started.
Tap a camera to enlarge it. Tap it again to make it smaller, or choose All cameras. Two views lets you select two favorites. This changes only your screen.
Extra live views use more data and battery. Pause them on a weak connection. These tiles are silent; call audio stays in the room below.
Join, sound & chat
First choose Join Room with Camera below. Allow your devices, then finish joining. Your friends’ live camera tiles appear above as they connect.
Use these room controls for your camera, microphone, sound and text chat. A black or waiting tile may mean the person has paused their camera or lost their connection.
Room alerts require an active connection and this page running. Sound is off by default. iPhone browsers do not support vibration here. For friends away from the room, use Text crew and send through Messages. Automatic lock-screen push notifications are not enabled.
YOUR CREW · THEIR CHOICE
On the same map.
See friends who choose to share while connected to this String Live room.
Sharing is off. Opening the map does not share your location.
How location sharing works
Share my location requests your GPS permission and sends your coordinates to currently connected peers through VDO.Ninja. The map provider receives requests for the area you view. String Live does not save a location history.
Everyone must use the String Live page and join the same embedded call. Direct VDO.Ninja guests do not appear here. Updates are attempted about every 15 seconds while active; old pins fade after 30 seconds and disappear after 90 seconds without updates.
This early preview uses OpenStreetMap, not onX data. Property ownership, parcel boundaries, offline maps and marine navigation are not included. Names are entered by participants and are not verified identities.
More for your adventure
Fishing outlook
Location-based feeding times are still planned.
Drone camera
Planned for compatible drones; no drone connection yet.
Use this if the embedded camera won’t open. It leaves this page and opens the same room.
Connection help & privacy
Allow camera and microphone when the video service asks. If permission was denied, adjust your browser’s site permissions and try again. Open links in Safari or Chrome rather than a social app’s built-in browser.
In Hunting mode, both microphone and incoming sound start muted. Check the service’s mute indicators before joining; you can enable either separately inside the call.
Video and chat use VDO.Ninja’s service. String Live does not record or save your call. Other participants may still record. Location sharing is optional and off by default. Weather permission alone never shares your position with the crew.
Leaving disconnects only you. Other guests can continue; the invitation is not revoked. Create a new room for a fresh invitation.
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