Huddles (app)

Huddles

Huddles' logo
Other names	V2 (code name) Byte
Original author(s)	Dom Hofmann
Developer(s)	Byte Inc. (2017–2021) Clash App, Inc. (2021–2023)
Initial release	January 24, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-24) – May 3, 2023; 13 months ago (2023-05-03)
Final release	3.0.2 (iOS) 3.0.2 (Android)
Operating system	iOS Android
Predecessor	Vine
Size	66.3 MB (iOS) 26.5 MB (Android)
Available in	41 languages
Type	Video sharing
License	Proprietary software
Website	huddlesapp.co

Huddles (originally V2, Byte, and later Clash) was an American short-form video hosting service and social network where users could create looping videos that are between 2–16 seconds long. It was created by a team led by Dom Hofmann as a successor to Vine, which Hofmann co-founded, until the project was sold to Clash App, Inc. and subsequently renamed.

Initially teased as v2, it was branded as Byte in November 2018. After a three-year closed beta, it officially launched on Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store on January 24, 2020. It was later sold to Clash, another short-form video app, a year later. Both apps thus merged into a single app called Clash, which was then later renamed to Huddles. It was discontinued on May 3, 2023.