Boston, MA 10/09/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Pendrell Corp (NASDAQ:PCO)’s subsidiary ContentGuard introduced a new ephemeral messaging app named as Yovo that makes the shared photos and messages disappear. It provides more privacy and makes messaging interactive and fun. The feature ephemerality goes beyond photo sharing. Yovo has enhanced privacy tools that enable the sharing of photos across various platforms including social media, text and emails.
App features
It is the first app meant to protect messages and pictures of users. It covers both old and new pictures. It features scrambling technology that also prevents the undesired screen captures. As of now, the technology has not received patent. There is an additional feature of blur using which users can blur photos and customize who can see the pictures behind the blur. They can even set self-destruct times for messages and photos. It can be set from one second to 24 hours. The users can share the protected content and share time-based content as per their preferences across social media.
The significance
The users of technology are getting more conscious of leaving a digital trail. It becomes all more important in a scenario where every day there is news of malicious or inadvertent use of the digital accounts. It is a fact that every moment or message cannot be shared with everyone. Also, it is not going to be online forever. With Yovo app, users can create and share messages and photos in a more secured and interactive way.
The mix of features
Yovo app allows users to share the private moments with friends only without exposing those private moments to strangers. The users have the flexibility to share photos from the camera roll. The app has various is simple and easy to use. The main features are:
- Screenshot Scrambling
- Blurred Previews
- Social Sharing
- Yovo Private Messaging
- Yovo Timeline
- Viewing and expiration up to 24 hours
- Photos and Text
