New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on March 06, 2021) follows:
Clubhouse has recently been in the headlines of many news outlets. The invite-only chat application lets you drop in and listen to conversations between people live.
Unlike listening to podcasts, Clubhouse is where you can listen to some of the most influential people in the world or anyone else for that matter without edits, re-takes, and scripts.
The app reportedly exploded in popularity thanks to Elon Musk who joined in on a conversation on The Good Time Show, a late-night chat hosted by Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Sriram Krishnan.
Clubhouse screenshot
The SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO also invited President Putin to join him in a conversation on the Clubhouse chat app via a tweet. That said, Clubhouse has been installed by millions and is growing daily.
This massive growth comes despite the application being only available on iOS. Further, the Clubhouse developers have not yet made any suggestions for us to believe that the app will be available on Android anytime soon.
But Android users shouldn’t feel left out. That’s because a few other app makers are looking to ride the wave created by Clubhouse and we’ve listed a few below. The most popular of which is by Twitter.
Spaces by Twitter
Twitter started experimenting with its new Clubhouse competitor called “Spaces” in towards the tail end of December. It shared a few details regarding the availability of Spaces and the features that are being tested in a tweet-thread.
Much like Clubhouse, the feature was only available to iOS users. However, Twitter recently announced that the beta testing for its Clubhouse competitor has gone live for Android users as well.
According to the official tweet, Android users will be able to join and talk in any Space right away. However, there’s a huge caveat right now since folks with Android devices can’t host Spaces.
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That said, all features should soon be available to Android users as well. While Spaces isn’t as widely used as Clubhouse (at the moment), it practically offers the same live chat experience.
All you need to get started with Spaces is the Twitter application on your Android phone. It can be downloaded via the Google Play Store if you don’t have it installed already.
InstaHelo
InstaHelo is a dedicated drop-in audio chat application available on Android that is an excellent alternative to Clubhouse.
The app lets you join rooms to chat with others or even host your own room to talk about anything that interests you. Moreover, unlike Clubhouse, the app is available for everyone without the need for special codes.
All you need is an Android smartphone running Android 7.1 or later to get started with InstaHelo. Of course, you may not find big names like Elon Musk or Bill Gates here but everyone has to start from someplace, right?
InstaHelo is free to use and can be downloaded directly from the Google Play Store.
Houseclub
This is not an official application that can be downloaded for the Google Play Store. Instead, you’d have to sideload the app by downloading an APK file.
The application is more of a workaround rather than a proper alternative to Clubhouse since it basically tricks Clubhouse into believing that the user is on an iOS device as per a report.
Houseclub was created in one day by a Russian programmer — Grigori. The app’s source code is available for the public to check out on GitHub.
You can also download the APK file for this Clubhouse alternative on Android by clicking here (version 1.0.8). Do note that using this app may result in your Clubhouse account getting banned.
Update 1 (March 09)
10:45 am (IST): Instagram is apparently testing a Clubhouse-like feature — dubbed “Audio Rooms” — that will let users interact with one another in a similar fashion to Clubhouse.
Alessandro Paluzzi, a developer, shared screenshots of the Audio Rooms after reverse engineering the app to enable the hidden strings. We’ve shared a couple of screenshots below:
Apart from that, there are a few other Clubhouse alternatives on that rise that you may want to give a shot. These are Wavve, Spoon, Discord, and Riffr.
Update 2 (March 11)
12:34 pm (IST): As we’ve mentioned above, Twitter Spaces can be hosted by a limited set of users at the time. However, a fresh report from The Verge suggests that Twitter might allow anyone to hose a Space starting in April.
Until then, iOS and Android users can join existing Spaces and interact as usual. It’s also worth noting that Twitter has not guaranteed that everyone would be able to host Spaces in April, although it’s what they’re aiming for.
Update 3 (March 15)
07:45 pm (IST): As per a recent report from Twitter, Telegram might also be developing the Clubhouse-like voice chat feature for its channels. Check out the complete coverage here.
Update 4 (March 20)
11:28 am (IST): A new Telegram update for Android and iOS is now out with Voice Chat 2.0 which packs a lot of new features. Check out the complete coverage by heading over here.
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