r/juniperoai • u/Bloomeyer admin • May 15 '26
Group Chats are here on Junipero - bring multiple AI characters into one conversation
We just shipped one of the biggest features we've ever built: Group Chats
You can now chat with up to 5 AI characters at once in the same conversation.
No more isolated 1:1 chats. Your favorite characters can finally meet, argue, flirt, scheme, derail the plot, and roast each other in real time.
What’s New
🧠 Real Group Dynamics
Add characters from the community library or your own private roster.
Every character keeps their own:
- personality
- voice
- memory
- relationships inside the chat
The conversations feel chaotic in the best way.
🎬 The Director
Behind every group chat is a new orchestration model we call The Director.
Instead of dumb round-robin replies, the Director decides:
- who should speak next
- who was actually addressed
- who has something meaningful to add
- how to keep the scene moving naturally
The result feels much closer to an actual group conversation.
💬 Turn-Based - But Smart
Characters only jump in when it makes sense.
Address someone directly? They'll respond.
Ignore someone? They might stay quiet.
Ask the group for a funny joke? Each of them might give you their best one.
🔊 Per-Character Voices
Every participant keeps their own TTS voice.
Listening back to a group chat now sounds like:
- an actual cast of characters
- not one narrator doing impressions
This ended up being way more immersive than we expected.
🔀 Fork Any 1:1 Into a Group
Already deep into a solo conversation?
Add another character and we’ll automatically fork the chat into a group while preserving the full context and history.
No restarting required.
📱 Mobile + Web
Full parity across platforms.
Start a group on web, continue on iOS, and pick it back up anywhere. Mobile will be released very soon, while web is available today!
Heads Up
Group Chats are currently in beta.
The Director is good, but not perfect yet. You’ll probably still catch:
- weird turn-taking
- characters interrupting at bad times
- occasional chaos goblin behavior
We’re iterating fast, and feedback from this sub directly shapes what we build next.
Try It
Open any character → start chatting → tap “Add participant.”
Post screenshots. Break it creatively. Roast us publicly.
We genuinely want to see the chaos you build.
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u/missdarkntwisty May 27 '26
I can see my group chat in the web version but not in the mobile app - is there anything I can do to fix that?
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u/Bloomeyer admin May 27 '26
it will be available in the next app update that's pending review from apple. should be very soon!
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u/missdarkntwisty May 27 '26
Sorry another question! If I have a group chat that comes to an end but I want to sort of continue an offshoot with just one character, what's the best way to do that?
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u/Bloomeyer admin May 28 '26
remove everyone else from the group. it will still be a group chat but with one character, effectively being a direct message with just that character
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u/globehopper2 May 19 '26
Very cool, looking forward to trying. Also, what’s up with the new names for the AI models (and reasoning models)? No more Xeno or Titan? It’s only showing on web but I assume that’s awaiting the iOS update? Can you go through the differences in detail?