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8 mobile chat apps for group messaging
Sometimes, you may want to share a picture of your cute puppy with many friends at a time. Or planning to throw a party and need to post the address to all attendees. Mobile chat apps will help you...
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WeChat users can now create, “Favorite,” and share rich media messages on iOS
WeChat 6.2.5 for iOS has just been released and includes the ability to create and save rich media messages under your “Favorites.” You can also send them to another chat conversation. The rich media...
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WeChat fixes security flaw in the latest update for iOS
A security flaw was discovered recently in WeChat that was caused by an external piece of malware and affected iOS users who were running WeChat version 6.2.5 exclusively. Many feared the security...
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WeChat adds 3D Touch to its app for iPhone 6S, 6S Plus
Hot on the heels of an update that fixes a security flaw in its messaging application, Tencent has just released a new update for its WeChat app that specifically targets the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S...
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WeChat version 6.3.5 for iOS brings voice and video calling for groups
If you’ve ever wanted to make a voice or video call with multiple friends on WeChat, then you’ll love the latest update for iOS, available as of today. The new update allows “WeChatters” to start voice...
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WeChat now charging for mobile money transfers
It goes without saying that WeChat is one of the most popular messaging apps around. In fact, it’s the only app that’s giving Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp — both owned by social giant Facebook — a...
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Bubble Pup makes a comeback with new WeChat sticker pack
WeChat has just launched a new sticker pack that brings the “cuteness” of Bubble Pup back. The new Bubble Pup 2 sticker pack is now available and features the adorable puppy and his sidekick in a...
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How do WeChat users live? New data reveals some interesting insights
WeChat ranks as the third most popular messaging application behind WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, but the actual lifestyles of its users are somewhat different, as WeChat has recently revealed....
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New Celebrity Stickers Available on WeChat With More Coming Soon
If you’ve ever wanted to use a celebrity’s likeness in a conversation with a friend (who hasn’t?) then you’re in luck thanks to WeChat Indonesia’s latest sticker launch, which includes a variety of...
View ArticleWeChat Launches the Orange Lantern and Halloweeny Sticker Sets to Celebrate...
Along with BBM and imo.im, Tencent’s WeChat has also decided to release some sticker to celebrate Halloween. The new stickers depict three original WeChat characters called the Orange Lantern and...
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WeChat Launches MojiMe, Allowing Users to Create Customize Animated Emoji for...
Today, WeChat launched its own app for creating customized animated emoji! The app, called MojiMe is the latest of a series of features and apps aimed at providing custom and localized content for...
View ArticleWant a WeChat-Based Remote Control for Your Refrigerator? You May Soon Get...
It turns out that KakaoTalk isn’t the only one vying to control the appliances you use in day-to-day living. Tencent, the company behind the popular WeChat messaging platform, is also apparently...
View ArticleWhatsApp Leads Messaging in Africa While Viber Leads in VoIP
As it did back in September, WhatsApp Messenger continues to dominate the African messaging landscape. With 7 percent of total traffic on Africa’s mobile networks, WhatsApp is the leading third-party...
View ArticleChinese Calling and Messaging App WeChat Hits 468.1 Million Users Worldwide
Messaging apps have become a phenomenon, reaching all corners of the globe and largely replacing text messaging and calling provided by carriers. We’ve been covering the phenomenon here on TruTower...
View ArticleNew Standalone Weixin / WeChat VoIP Apps Focus on Free Calling
If you’re a WeChat (Weixin in China) user, you no doubt already know that it includes built-in calling functionality, but that hasn’t stopped Tencent, the company behind WeChat, from releasing a couple...
View ArticleWeChat Won’t Have Blue Ticks in Its Messaging App For User Privacy Reasons
About a week ago, WhatsApp released blue ticks that confirmed that a message recieved via the messaging service has been read. This small change made a few users feel nervous, and although some sought...
View ArticleLINE and Tencent to Invest in Korean Gaming Studio 4:33 Creative Lab
LINE and Tencent the company behind WeChat have come together for the first time to invest $110 million in 4:33 Creative Lab, a games studio based out of Korea. This means we could see some new...
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GlobalWebIndex: WeChat Dominates in APAC with Mobile Messaging
While WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger continue to dominate the messaging landscape worldwide, WeChat isn’t too far behind, with nearly 470 million active users worldwide. Most of these users are, of...
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WeChat, BuzzFeed Announce Partnership to Bring News, Entertainment to WeChat...
BuzzFeed has just announced a partnership with WeChat to bring news and entertainment content beyond BuzzFeed’s 175 million users globally to the 468.1 million users of Tencent’s popular messaing app....
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Albert Einstein-Inspired Stickers Now Available on the WeChat Messaging Platform
Stickers in messaging apps have become quite common nowadays, with WeChat, BBM, IMO.im, and others partaking. The stickers have not only become another way to communicate, but have also become a way...
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