Honk Is the New Yo

Once , there was anapp called Yo . All it did was send your friends the message , “ Yo . ” It was one of the good mobile apps ever made , and while it still exists , everyone cancel it years ago and there ’s no one to Yo anymore . Now , a new app , Honk , would care us to Yo again , but this time we ’ll say , “ Honk . ”

Honkis primarily positioning itself as a message app that ’s designed to make textual matter - found schmooze feel more like having an IRL conversation . After youdownload the app on iOS(no Android yet ) , open up a chat with a acquaintance , and you ’ll see a livestream of what the friend is type in existent - clock time . There ’s no chemical group shoot the breeze at the here and now . This is all about recreating a one - on - one fundamental interaction , complete with the power to finger prosperous - ish tell secrets since each message vanish as it come . You ’ll still need to keep your real secret limit to Signal or an old fashioned whisper in the ear , but this work on for the playfulness poppycock .

We test it out , and everything seems to be in workings order . you may send photos or animated reactions that explode on the screen , but mostly you just talk to one person while watching them right literal error or resolve to say something else . Has anyone ever texted you something and instantly followed up with , “ I should n’t have said that ” ? Well , that person had no excuse . They should ’ve look at their message before charge it . But on Honk , a user can in conclusion blame a bad message on a reckless slip of the tongue ( or finger ) .

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But you ca n’t just unlade an info dumpsite on your protagonist when they ’re not around — they have to be in the app to see content . If you desire to chat with a friend you have two options : open up the app and see who ’s online or send them a Honk . The Honk push button commit them a notification message that enjoin , “ [ Insert friend name ] sick you . ” If a user hits the button a second sentence , a message will be send that says “ [ Insert friend name ] claxon you again . ”

While the existent - clip messaging matter might appeal to some multitude out there , I would argue that send a Honk is Honk ’s true orca lineament , and it should be primarily used to send cryptic Honks . I just need everyone to download the app for a brief prison term so I can know my Honks are going to find a base .

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