When you're in a workout, you'll notice a double-person icon in the upper right header bar with a blue square next to it with a number in the middle. The number represents the number of people in the class with their cameras on (you need to have your camera on for people to find you).
When you click on the person icon, you'll get a dropdown menu of the people in the workout. The first thing you'll want to do is choose your friending layout form these three options:
The default is the left option, and that's no friends (lonely, but very focused!). If you choose the center option, you'll have three friends along the right side of your athlete screen. If you choose the right option, "Party View", the coach will move to the upper right corner (you'll still easily see and hear them), and your center panel will become a grid of friends.
If you choose party view, you'll notice column and row toggles become available in the top "Athlete Videos" bar with the default being "4" and "2":
The "4" is a placeholder for the number of people you have in your row, and you can increase or decrease the number of people in a row based on your screen size. Similarly, the "2" is the number of rows that you can increase or decrease.
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To select someone, you'll click on the camera icon to turn it green. To "Friend" someone, click the person icon to the right of their name, and they will automatically appear in your sidebar friend section when they join future workouts.
Pro tip #1: The only athletes that you can hear in class are the ones you've selected.
Pro tip #2: For your friends to hear you, click the mic icon in the header to green (remember to click it off again unless you want your friends to hear your heavy breathing and your dogs barking).