Voice chat, group chat w/ voice

[masterchef341]

Basic feature. We need this. Other apps have this functionality. Skype is a canonical example which comes to mind. The desktop application obviously has this as well.

Maintaining connection when the app is in the background would also be nice, as an aside.

[Dobz]

Agreed. Steam voice chat actually uses the same codec as Skype, so it can be done.

[The1nF3cT]

Where is everyone? Why this thread only got 2 posts?

This is a MUST HAVE feature.

Voice chat and Voice group chat. Will be a ♥♥♥♥ing shoot in the ♥♥♥.

We need it, please Valve bless we all

[masterchef341]

right? vote this up, people.

[d_cover]

Agreed would be pretty handy and good for people that don't have desktop mics.

Specially useful if you use a pay as you go phone. I try to save credit much as possible by using facetime, facebook and anything else to save those penny's.

But it would be a very welcomed feature. I'm sure we will see it in an update.

[Sirdrunknmunky]

Would love to see steam's desktop voice chat function built into the app!

[JJ509]

I would love to have this! I know enough people who use the voice chat feature on steam. I'd love to join in on my phone while I'm out.

[Cirunz]

Vote from me too.
However I think this is little tricky to do, not technically, but because it means for Valve to enter the everlasting battle between carriers and voip operators...

[GreenSmoke]

Originally Posted by Cirunz

However I think this is little tricky to do, not technically, but because it means for Valve to enter the everlasting battle between carriers and voip operators...

Everyone is trying to trying to make Steam Mobile into Facebook+Skype+Steam+9000otherthings.

Just let it be as it was meant to be, people. A simple barebones Steam Chat for people away from their PC.

All the other stuff like the Steam catalog/wishlist/cart/news/etc.. are all just icing on the cake.

[Skunk_Shampoo]

I dunno about that. Valve threw in everything but the kitchen sink, seems more than a simple chat client to me. I was surprised with just how much the app can do. As far as Facebook / Skype / etc, I think most people just want more communication tools like on the desktop client.

[Savage Alien]

Originally Posted by GreenSmoke

Just let it be as it was meant to be, people. A simple barebones Steam Chat for people away from their PC.

All the other stuff like the Steam catalog/wishlist/cart/news/etc.. are all just icing on the cake.

You contradict yourself here. You say it's a barebones chat client. Then mention its other features [catalog/wishlist/cart/news/etc...]. All of that means it's not barebones! lol

It's a meaty mobile app when you add all that. It does just about everything the desktop client can do [minus play games], and this thread is only trying to fill in the gaps.

Let's see, it has Store, News, Community, Friend chat. What is it missing? Group chat, Voice chat, and trading. No harm in asking for these features; it only seems logical to want to bring the desktop features to the mobile app. You the suggestion is trying to make it more like facebook, skype, etc, but no, just more like Steam. Just like how those other apps have just about everything their desktop equivalents have.

[masterchef341]

Originally Posted by Cirunz

Vote from me too.
However I think this is little tricky to do, not technically, but because it means for Valve to enter the everlasting battle between carriers and voip operators...

Both desktop steam and mobile steam operate on the internet application layer. They don't need to coordinate with anyone external to them to bring voice chat to mobile.

[GreenSmoke]

Originally Posted by Savage Alien

You contradict yourself here. You say it's a barebones chat client. Then mention its other features [catalog/wishlist/cart/news/etc...]. All of that means it's not barebones! lol


Let's see, it has Store, News, Community, Friend chat. What is it missing? Group chat, Voice chat, and trading. No harm in asking for these features; it only seems logical to want to bring the desktop features to the mobile app. You the suggestion is trying to make it more like facebook, skype, etc, but no, just more like Steam. Just like how those other apps have just about everything their desktop equivalents have.

Icing on the cake means..none of that stuff is really that important, and if it's there then great for others who would die without it..it's not a contradiction of what i said.

I'm not saying these suggestions in this thread are making it like that. Just from reading other suggestions from people. Like the others about sharing pictures & videos instantly, and some other crap just isn't needed. IMO

I'm all for group chat though. Don't really care if it ever has voice though.


If it had just been a simple plain Chat program one to one, and group chat. It would have been perfect. Since it has other things..it's never going to be complete, always going to be bugs, and people wanting this or that to be added.

[masterchef341]

Originally Posted by GreenSmoke

I'm all for group chat though. Don't really care if it ever has voice though.

If you don't have a microphone connected to your computer, or you don't use voice chat with your friends on steam, then you wouldn't see any value in voice on the mobile end. That's fine, that makes sense.

There are others of us who do use those features, and voice in particular would be really useful in many cases, because it would allow us to dedicate our internet lines to our games, and let us use the cellular data network for voice, just like other mobile voice applications.

It would change the usage pattern of steam for iOS and android from strictly a mobile device to a co-computer. It's a pretty major feature if it ever comes

[orangensaft]

+1, needs this function.