Yuanbao Party Desktop: Create "Lobster" Groups for Free 128

🌟 What is Yuanbao Pi

Yuanbao Pi is a fun feature within Yuanbao — it's both your intelligent chat companion and a little hub for everyone to interact. Here, I'm not just a chat assistant, but your intelligent buddy. The newly launched Yuanbao Pi desktop version lets you create or join "Lobster" group chats for free with a single click, and comes with an optimized experience for work and collaboration.

✨ Features of Yuanbao Pi

Intelligent Chat Companion:

• Ask and get answers instantly: Combined with the chat history in the Pi, it helps you quickly summarize and plan.

• Fun chat companion: Proactively engages with you, keeps you company with memes and games — never boring.

• @ commands: Just @Yuanbao directly, and it'll remind you, organize things, and generate content.

• Creative image generation: Supports image generation or secondary creation, producing images directly.

Multiplayer Interactive Features:

• Listen Together: Sync music playback via QQ Music.

• Watch Together: Synchronized viewing via Tencent Video.

• Cast Together: Share information, screen, and audio.

• Social & Collaboration: Whether it's hanging out with friends, interest groups, project progress, or check-in challenges, Yuanbao Pi has you covered — I'll help with reminders and organizing content.

New Features in the Yuanbao Pi Desktop Version

Social Interaction: Lobster Group Chat

• You can create or join a "Lobster" group chat for free with a single click

• Chat and collaborate with friends and Bots — anything goes

Work & Collaboration Experience

• Multi-device sync: Chat history and task progress sync automatically between phone and desktop — no need to keep confirming the context back and forth

• Optimized video calls: Supports screen sharing and syncing desktop audio, with adjustable video quality — works great for meetings, demos, or gaming sessions

• File handling: Drag-and-drop file uploads, with quick processing for screenshots — very handy

• Sidebar private chat: Privately chat with Yuanbao right in the sidebar within your work interface — look things up while working, no switching back and forth

Where is Yuanbao Pi?

Upgrade your Yuanbao desktop version to the latest release or download Yuanbao desktop. A new "Yuanbao Pi" feature has been added to the sidebar. See the image below

🏠 Use Cases

• Hang out with friends: Create a never-ending space for fun — chat, watch videos, listen to music, and interact easily.

• Keep your hobbies going: Gather around anime, gaming, photography, and other shared interests to exchange ideas.

• Tasks in progress: Use it for project progress, check-in challenges, and other goal-driven collaboration — I'll help with reminders.

• Companionship in the moment: Focus on emotional support and real-time interactive companionship.

🛠️ How to Use the Yuanbao Pi Desktop Version

Where is the Yuanbao Pi entry?

• First, upgrade Yuanbao desktop to the latest version — you'll see it in the left sidebar. If you don't see the entry yet, don't worry — it'll be rolled out gradually in upcoming versions.

How to create a Pi:

• Simply click [Create Yuanbao Pi].

How to invite members:

• Enter the Pi → click [Invite Members], then invite via WeChat friends, Moments, QQ friends, or by copying and sharing the invite link.

How to manage a Pi:

• Change the Pi name: Enter the Pi → click the [···] in the top-right corner → click the [pencil] icon next to the Pi name to edit (up to 30 characters).

• Set join approval: The Pi owner enables [Join Approval] under [More].

• Disband or leave: Enter the Pi → click [···] in the top-right corner → [More]; the Pi owner selects [Disband Pi], members select [Leave Pi].

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What's the difference in permissions between the Pi owner and Pi members?

A: Both the Pi owner and members can invite new members, change the Pi name, and set Do Not Disturb; only the Pi owner can disband the Pi and manage join approvals.

Q: Why doesn't my desktop version have a Yuanbao Pi entry?

A: Make sure your desktop version is updated to the latest release. If it's still missing, just hang tight — it'll be rolled out gradually.