Brave Talk Brings Video Conferencing to Brave Browser

Remember Brave Together, the video calling feature that Brave added to the Nightly version of its web browser in May 2020? Brave Together has been renamed to Brave Talk and is now available to all Brave users.

Bravo promises that Brave Talk is a video conferencing solution that preserves privacy.

Brave Talk users can enable multiple layers of encryption on calls, so an intruder cannot eavesdrop on users’ calls, and our servers don’t store metadata, so calls, images, and activities are never recorded or shared. without the consent of the user.

The underlying technology that powers Brave Talk has not changed; works with Jitsi, an open source solution provided by 8 × 8.

Brave Talk is built into the browser, it does not require a browser extension or external application or installed software. Calls must be initiated from the Brave browser, but connections to a call can come from other browsers, as long as they support the necessary technologies.

Brave Talk is available as a free and premium version. Free users get unlimited call times, but are limited to individual calls. The video conferencing solution supports YouTube’s group viewing and live streaming functionality for free users.

What Brave doesn’t mention in the ad is that free users must enable Brave Rewards in Brave Browser to make free calls using Talk. Brave Talk doesn’t work without it.

Brave Talk Premium is available for $ 7 per month. In addition to removing the two-person limit, Premium supports call recordings and hosting tools, such as access codes or mute participants. Some of the premium options were available during the free version trials. Premium is the only option on Android and iOS currently, but Brave plans to launch the free option “in the next few weeks” on these platforms. Desktop users can choose between the free and premium version.

To get started, Brave users can point their web browser to https://talk.brave.com/. The company notes in the announcement that users can also activate the camera icon from the Brave new tab page, but the option was not available during testing. You may be in a controlled deployment and land on all devices over time.

Closing words

Brave continues its push for ancillary services that open up new revenue streams for the company. Brave Search and Brave Talk, the two services the company recently launched, include free and subscription-based options. Brave promises that the privacy of its users is preserved. For Brave Search, he indicated that the results will not be filtered.

Brave users using rewards may find the new offer useful. They trust Brave and are likely to welcome new features that promise to preserve privacy.

Now you: ¿Usarás Brave Talk?

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