Now Introducing new app called TELEGRAM with highspeed msg delivering capable of send files upto 1GB and also it features to share word and powerpoint files........ group capacity 200 people.
Download Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.telegram.messenger
Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free.
With Telegram, you can create group chats with up to 200 people so you can stay connected with everyone at once. Plus, you can share videos up to 1GB, send multiple photos from the web, and forward any media you receive in an instant. All your messages are in the cloud, so you can easily access them from any of your devices.
For those interested in maximum privacy, we've added Secret Chats, featuring end-to-end encryption to ensure that a message can only be read by its intended recipient. When it comes to Secret Chats, nothing is logged on our servers and you can automatically program the messages to self-destruct from both devices so there is never any record of it.
We built Telegram to make messaging safe again so you can take back your right to privacy.
Why Switch to Telegram?
FAST: Telegram is the fastest messaging app on the market because it uses a decentralized infrastructure with data centers positioned around the globe to connect people to the closest possible server.
SECURE: Security flaws in popular apps like WhatsApp have gotten a lot of bad press recently, so we made it our mission to provide the best security on the market.
CLOUD STORAGE: Never lose your data again! Telegram offers free unlimited cloud storage for all your Telegram messages and media that you can securely access from multiple devices.
GROUP CHAT & SHARING: With Telegram, you can form large group chats (up to 100 members), quickly share gigabyte size videos, and send all the photos you want to friends.
RELIABLE: Built to deliver your messages in the minimum bytes possible, Telegram is the most reliable messaging system ever made. It even works on the weakest mobile connections!
100% FREE & NO ADS: Telegram is free and will always be free. We do not plan to sell ads or introduce subscription fees.
PRIVACY: We take your privacy very seriously and will never give third parties access to your data!
For whatsapp we are useing 2line whatsapp, can find same feature for telegram?
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Replacing whats app with something else is now impossible . . . . lets try anyways :laugh:
Captain Droid said:
Replacing whats app with something else is now impossible . . . . lets try anyways :laugh:
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yeah i know.....
just like bbm people wants to use new thing
It's a copy, with different colors hahaha
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Gabrieljbl said:
It's a copy, with different colors hahaha
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No Its better than Whatsapp. You can send apk files, and any blah blah through this app
i uninstalled it a month ago.,, it was pathetic by then.,, msgs were not always sending and receiving ..,
dont know how much its been improved
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@SSyar no its fyn now.. No more problems.. Its faster now
i think we should give it a try
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No Its better than Whatsapp. You can send apk files, and any blah blah through this app
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Yeah I found out that later! now I keep it! tanhk you!
Really bye bye WhatsApp? I don't think so. WA has a huge user base thats just getting bigger and bigger. I haven't saw that much of user base on any other Messaging Apps. May be Line? Its hard to convince people to use other messaging app rather than their prefered one. They usually don't do it or gives up after trying for some days. It happened for me when BBM launches. I volunteerly used it. But non of friends are using it. Same happens with Viber and WeChat.
xroy08 said:
Now Introducing new app called TELEGRAM with highspeed msg delivering capable of send files upto 1GB and also it features to share word and powerpoint files........ group capacity 200 people.
Download Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.telegram.messenger
Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free.
With Telegram, you can create group chats with up to 200 people so you can stay connected with everyone at once. Plus, you can share videos up to 1GB, send multiple photos from the web, and forward any media you receive in an instant. All your messages are in the cloud, so you can easily access them from any of your devices.
For those interested in maximum privacy, we've added Secret Chats, featuring end-to-end encryption to ensure that a message can only be read by its intended recipient. When it comes to Secret Chats, nothing is logged on our servers and you can automatically program the messages to self-destruct from both devices so there is never any record of it.
We built Telegram to make messaging safe again so you can take back your right to privacy.
Why Switch to Telegram?
FAST: Telegram is the fastest messaging app on the market because it uses a decentralized infrastructure with data centers positioned around the globe to connect people to the closest possible server.
SECURE: Security flaws in popular apps like WhatsApp have gotten a lot of bad press recently, so we made it our mission to provide the best security on the market.
CLOUD STORAGE: Never lose your data again! Telegram offers free unlimited cloud storage for all your Telegram messages and media that you can securely access from multiple devices.
GROUP CHAT & SHARING: With Telegram, you can form large group chats (up to 100 members), quickly share gigabyte size videos, and send all the photos you want to friends.
RELIABLE: Built to deliver your messages in the minimum bytes possible, Telegram is the most reliable messaging system ever made. It even works on the weakest mobile connections!
100% FREE & NO ADS: Telegram is free and will always be free. We do not plan to sell ads or introduce subscription fees.
PRIVACY: We take your privacy very seriously and will never give third parties access to your data!
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Question. if this is free how do make money to pay for your servers and services.
Facebook buys whatsapp
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Question. if this is free how do make money to pay for your servers and services.
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Telegram is written by Nikolai Durov, money was given from his brother Pavel Durov, "founder" of Russian Facebook clone vkontakte (vk.com). The biggest base of pron, pirated music and videos, if you miss any mp3 you gonna find it on vk. (Not a promotion just a fact)
In the faq they tell if there is no more money they add donation option or introduce paid client with minimum new features compared to very free version.
But if you can imagine how much money zuckerberg has, you can multiply that amount by 2 or 3 and you get the money Durov has...
Their goal is to make a 100% free and secure instant messaging service.
The money isn't a problem for this project
I will give it a try, it is free and now that facebook bites whatsapp there is a privacy risk. They said not but I don't think facebook can be trustful in those questions.
I use phone PC and tablet, whatsapp can run only in one device, telegram is multi device and I love that
Durov is that guy who throw banknotes through the windows in Moscow?
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whatsapp
most of the people uses whatsapp! none will use it
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Hesediel said:
I will give it a try, it is free and now that facebook bites whatsapp there is a privacy risk. They said not but I don't think facebook can be trustful in those questions.
I use phone PC and tablet, whatsapp can run only in one device, telegram is multi device and I love that
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LOL! true that
its a very nice app..it has secret chat in which there is end to end encryption of messeges...its really safe...watsapp send messeges in plain text and it also saves backup on sdcard ..any app can take it and with a python script it can b opened ...watsapp is really unsecure...
I prefer telegram if you are haing a gf
otherwise watsapp is the best..its simple and perfect app..
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Instant Messenger Application Now Available for Cingular 8500/8525 and TREO 750!
START AND END DATE:
4/23/2007 - Ongoing
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OVERVIEW:
The Instant Messaging application, currently found on the E62 and Blackjack, is now available via download for the Cingular 8500/8525 and Treo 750. Customers will be able to enjoy access to Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messaging (AIM), and Windows Live Messenger communities through one user interface. In the future all new PDAs and Smartphones will launch with the Instant Messaging application preloaded.
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KEY SELLING POINTS:
· Mobile IM from AT&T Mobility offers customers a familiar desktop-like IM experience with features that include existing community user names and passwords, a chat conversation window, buddy lists, presence status, and emoticons.
· Mobile IM offers an immediate, yet informal communication option that other communications cannot provide (e.g. voice, email, text messaging). Consumers can extend their desktop IM community to their mobile device and vice versa (Mobile-to-PC and PC-to-Mobile, and Mobile-to-Mobile IM communications), enjoy 24/7 instant connectivity to their contacts, and communicate in environments that are not conducive to traditional voice conversations.
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COMPETITIVE INFO — THE CINGULAR ADVANTAGE:
T-Mobile, Sprint/Nextel and Verizon all offer an Instant Messaging application on select devices:
· T-Mobile provides an IM application for select PDAs, BlackBerry devices. The client is pre-loaded, and supports AIM, Yahoo!, MSN and ICQ within one application. Customers are charged on a per message basis, or can use from a variety of messaging packages and bundles which include messaging.
· Sprint/Nextel provides an IM application on select “Power Vision” capable phones with support for AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! using separate IM applications. Customers are charged by kilobyte (kb) usage, and can choose from a variety of data bolt-ons that include unlimited IM.
· Verizon provides an IM application on select BlackBerry and “Get-It-Now” capable devices. The application is available via a download, and supports AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! within one application. Customers are charged on a per message basis, or can use from a variety of messaging packages.
Do you have a link to new IM? Or can you tell me how to get it?
thanks
no link as yet? or will we have to wait till the 23rd.
Maybe I'm missing it...
Is this application using sms for IM or data plan?
Does it charge the messages as a text message, or as data?
In other words.. If I have the unlimited DATA plan and NO SMS, will I get unlimited IM or would I need to pay per message sent via. SMS?
Most likely text, I believe that is how the blackjack works.
if this is true, then i'd guess the release of the IM app is related to the expected friday (4/20) announcement for unlimited SMS/MMS on cingular/att. the existing $19.99 messaging extreme 3000 package will apparently become messaging unlimited.
engadget report
att sales brief pdf
Here is the link that showed me how to download it. Basically you need to download the file through MEdia Net from your phone. It's a cab file.
http://www.cingular.com/learn/messaging-internet/messaging/faq-instant-messaging.jsp#find
here is the 8525 aim cabfile... Its the one from cingular.. it seems like a nice app but for some reason i am not unable to receive ims from ppl when i tested it... also maybe someone can hack it and MAKE IT USE DATA
i know someone here can do it so there ya go
to answer your question.... there is a program that u can use that does just use your data plan, its called imov messenger there is a free version but I would advise you to pay the $20.00 for the enterprise version......
http://www.movsoftware.com/products/imov/imov.htm
if you need help finding a free version just let me kno
This is the Instant Messenger that I use. I've used them all from IM+ to Verichat, etc... Mundu is very nice. The full version is only $11 USD. It says for smartphone, but it works for WM5/WM6 just like it should. You also have the ability to send files from PPC to users as well.
There is a 5 day free trial if you wanna check it out first...
Mundu Instant Messenger
jg7942 said:
to answer your question.... there is a program that u can use that does just use your data plan, its called imov messenger there is a free version but I would advise you to pay the $20.00 for the enterprise version......
http://www.movsoftware.com/products/imov/imov.htm
if you need help finding a free version just let me kno
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Looks nice plus it uses data..Where can one get the free version?
MrDSL said:
Looks nice plus it uses data..Where can one get the free version?
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http://www.freewareppc.com/communication/imovmessengerbasic.shtml
here ya go.. there are different releases but there are soooo many its hard to find the most up to date. I used this one until I bought enterprise edition.... enterprise edition actually hides the people who are offline.....
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http://www.freewareppc.com/communication/imovmessengerbasic.shtml
here ya go.. there are different releases but there are soooo many its hard to find the most up to date. I used this one until I bought enterprise edition.... enterprise edition actually hides the people who are offline.....
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I use IM on my phone when I'm in a meeting and need to touch base with other techs to get them to fix a server or something. But it doesn't seem real easy to use, and i'm concerned for my battery.
Which IM client seems to have the best interface and battery usage?
Thanks,
Rob
dny238 said:
I use IM on my phone when I'm in a meeting and need to touch base with other techs to get them to fix a server or something. But it doesn't seem real easy to use, and i'm concerned for my battery.
Which IM client seems to have the best interface and battery usage?
Thanks,
Rob
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well i have this program running while im at work all day and it doesnt really drain m battery that much... it also depends on of your in a 3G area or not... when you are using HSDPA/UMTS it consumes alot more battery life than when your you just on an EDGE/GPRS network.... just a thought
IMOV sucks you have to use the stylist for everything it does not have a good user interface..
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IMOV sucks you have to use the stylist for everything it does not have a good user interface..
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Yes I have noticed this and I doubt the enterprise version is any different however its a small price to pay for the program using data instead of sms so in effect making it free for me to IM as much as I want.
MrDSL said:
Yes I have noticed this and I doubt the enterprise version is any different however its a small price to pay for the program using data instead of sms so in effect making it free for me to IM as much as I want.
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well since you have cingular you can now get there unlimited messaging the was released on 4/20 and use the aim program that has been discussed in other posts... my 2 cents
jg7942 said:
well since you have cingular you can now get there unlimited messaging the was released on 4/20 and use the aim program that has been discussed in other posts... my 2 cents
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the aim program is still buggy it takes alittle bit to send messages and it does not receive any at all.. plus when you sign on it shows you on as a mobile device..
yea i hear that there are problems with the aim program.... but i havent really tried it out that much, i jus try and live with imov messenger.... if i had the know how or the time i would make an IM client that ran off the jabber service (like imov) but make it a little more user friendly... maybe someone can decompile imov and the IM client and make something miraculous out of it... hmmm. I'll start reading.....
Hello,
What do think about them? I feel they are almost the same... can I disable talk and keep only messenger? Have any one tried that?
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I wish G+ messenger had the same ICS style UI as GTalk . But on G+ you can text pics and use hangouts. The only thing I don't like about G+ messenger is there is no led notification which GTalk has.
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I don't see why Google doesn't just unify all of its messaging services (Google voice/talk and g+ messenger) into one service. Hopefully that's where it's heading.
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Jameslepable said:
I don't see why Google doesn't just unify all of its messaging services (Google voice/talk and g+ messenger) into one service. Hopefully that's where it's heading.
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I've been talking about this with my friends for the longest time. The fact that GTalk can't send files is a kind of a huge issue for me as other wise its a great service. What I would love to see Google do is take a kind of Apple approach to it.. One messaging app that can text from your phones number or your Google voice number as you so designate, and, if the person your messaging is likewise using an Android 4.0.x and above platform, it would automatically send via data with higher limits to what you could send as opposed to text, and it would link to video calls and hangouts and such like GTalk and Messenger, can send files other than pictures.
Basically, one unified messenger to rule them all. I am not a huge apple fan, but I like the concept of iMessage and I know that if El Goog took the time to make it so, they could unify their services into one glorious messaging platform.
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GTalk anyday.
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lovelymanmk said:
Hello,
What do think about them? I feel they are almost the same... can I disable talk and keep only messenger? Have any one tried that?
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Unfortunately they are very different. Messenger is mobile only and requires the user have the G+ app but it does offer more features. GTalk allows you to message anyone on an Android or through the web on Gmail or G+. They really need to merge these messaging services into one as it is very confusing.
Andro X said:
I wish G+ messenger had the same ICS style UI as GTalk . But on G+ you can text pics and use hangouts. The only thing I don't like about G+ messenger is there is no led notification which GTalk has.
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Install lightflow
Gtalk is the backend for android push service.
Hopefully they do integrate their talk services but don't disable Gtalk...
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Google just bought Meebo so I would assume we will see some improvements in this area later this year or early next year at the latest. They have to know their current implementation is not very good.
I'm confused. The GTalk and GChat programs on a PC have been able to send files for years. And on the phone neither GTalk or G+ Messenger can send files, so I'm not sure where that comparison came from.
To share large files (or 300 photos) just toss them on Google Drive or Dropbox. I haven't checked, but there's also probably an app to take advantage of Wifi-Direct to "beam" it locally.
Also, G+ messenger doesn't have a standalone PC application. That is no good for unifying. I use the PC app at home/work, and phone app elsewhere. Having to keep your browser open to chat is a real nuisance IMHO.
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I'm confused. The GTalk and GChat programs on a PC have been able to send files for years. And on the phone neither GTalk or G+ Messenger can send files, so I'm not sure where that comparison came from.
To share large files (or 300 photos) just toss them on Google Drive or Dropbox. I haven't checked, but there's also probably an app to take advantage of Wifi-Direct to "beam" it locally.
Also, G+ messenger doesn't have a standalone PC application. That is no good for unifying. I use the PC app at home/work, and phone app elsewhere. Having to keep your browser open to chat is a real nuisance IMHO.
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However the GTalk client on Android does not allow for sending any files whatsoever. And while yes you could use drop box or drive or others as a workaround, what I'm saying is that including that support on the Android Platform app would be amazing. And a huge incentive to use it over regular texting.
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Gene_Bailey said:
However the GTalk client on Android does not allow for sending any files whatsoever. And while yes you could use drop box or drive or others as a workaround, what I'm saying is that including that support on the Android Platform app would be amazing. And a huge incentive to use it over regular texting.
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There is nothing better than a good ticket:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=43010
maybe if it's starred enough google will be pushed to finally make it happen? I would love to see the integration, in the gtalk UI with additional features like sending files/pictures and improved notifications ( http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=43009 )
I've already voted
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.wojtek said:
There is nothing better than a good ticket:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=43010
maybe if it's starred enough google will be pushed to finally make it happen? I would love to see the integration, in the gtalk UI with additional features like sending files/pictures and improved notifications ( http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=43009 )
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I starred this as well. Gonna try and create a but of a stir to gain it some recognition online to with a few articles submitted to different websites.
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Gene_Bailey said:
I starred this as well. Gonna try and create a but of a stir to gain it some recognition online to with a few articles submitted to different websites.
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Thanks. That would be nice to get this some traction. There were actually already some articles pointing out the issue but those faded away without any impact.
Nevertheless - it can't be ruled out that google is already working on this (*fingers crossed*)
I prefer Gtalk being left alone. Also I don't know why but Google keeps adding random people to my g+ messenger contact list. They are not on my circles either.
niks4101 said:
I prefer Gtalk being left alone. Also I don't know why but Google keeps adding random people to my g+ messenger contact list. They are not on my circles either.
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maybe you have added them as following? Had same problem but then I went to chat -> privacy settings and selected "my circles" and in g+ settings I selected only a few close circles as "my circles" and actually the list is waaay shorter (and is basically the same as in gtalk).
I have searched high and low for a good means of messaging my friends on their Apple devices. They of course want to use nothing but their default Messenger app, and as much as I like Google Voice, it doesn't support pictures or MMS.
I've tried imo.im on both devices with Google Talk, but it's proven to be a bit of a pain, particularly on the ios side.
I'm now looking at all other options, such as Kakaotalk (though I'm in the USA), Facebook Messenger, Skype, and so on. My Nexus 7 is wifi only, and I do not own or use a cellphone (so TabletTalk and Whatsapp won't work).
Considering all of that, can someone please point me in the right direction of a good app or solution?
I just use Google Voice, all my Ipad friends have no problems with it. You do need to get a GV# for best use.
tcat007 said:
I just use Google Voice, all my Ipad friends have no problems with it. You do need to get a GV# for best use.
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So far that's been the best solution, but I can't send or receive photos, which is something a lot of my friends and family do.
elias4444 said:
So far that's been the best solution, but I can't send or receive photos, which is something a lot of my friends and family do.
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Can you get them to use something like Kik? cross-platform, send receive photos, etc.
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Can you get them to use something like Kik? cross-platform, send receive photos, etc.
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Possibly. It was like pulling teeth to get them all to try IMO.im, and because that didn't go well I'm guessing any other client I ask them to install had better be downright amazing. I was looking at Kik, Skype, Kakaotalk, or possibly Facebook Messenger (though I was worried something like Facebook Messenger or Google+ Messenger would make conversations publicly accessible, which annoys me). Any specific opinions on which would be better?
I use Tango to chat with my fiancé who has an iPhone. Video chat works seamlessly as well. That's what I would suggest.
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I use Tango to chat with my fiancé who has an iPhone. Video chat works seamlessly as well. That's what I would suggest.
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Oh wow... Tango looks pretty awesome! I didn't see it because it's under the Social category of the Play store rather than the Communications category like so many of the others.
Ok, this thread is now officially a Tango vs Kik discussion! I think it's between those two. Any opinions?
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Ok, this thread is now officially a Tango vs Kik discussion! I think it's between those two. Any opinions?
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Lol... Or not. My wife didn't like Tango. Though a few of my friends and family apparently use google+... Any opinions on using Google+ Messenger?
AW: Please help! Frustrated with messaging.
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Lol... Or not. My wife didn't like Tango. Though a few of my friends and family apparently use google+... Any opinions on using Google+ Messenger?
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I don't trust G+ messenger anymore.. A lot of messages weren't delivered, and sending pictures is a pain in the *** I'm also searching a good messenger for me and my friends.. But there's none for me ATM. I tested every single one, like, 1000 companies got my contacts and numbers now, but nothing was good. The best, was kik, but, it's so.. Clean, too clean for me.. Sending pictures on kik is awesome and fast, also, it's the fastest messenger, even if you kill the process it still boots fast without any loading screen.. But it has like none features.. Just the standard ones.. Also it has a few.. Idk, weird things like when I receive a message from "mike" only, and open it, it goes to the contact list instead of the conversation... A no go for me.. Kik needs to grow with features, even tiny ones like what I've mentioned above.. But if you can live with a clean one, here you go, dolphinetly kik.
Oh.. I wrote a lot lol ^^
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You could also use Textnow, it gives you a texting number that can recieve pictures, it's also bubble formatted messages like modern messengers (similar to iphone's) . As long as you use your number once in 90 days,it's yours forever. They've also added voip calling, but i think you have to pay for minutes on that.
I use hangouts to chat from iOS to nexus to OS X
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You talk to people who use iOS devices...?
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GroupMe as a Cross Platform Chat
Hi I would suggest GroupMe.
https://groupme.com/
They have apps for almost any platform. You can do simultaneous log in with one account.
One group chat allows up to 50 participants.
Cheers
Finally Hangouts with SMS! Been waiting for this ever since "Babel" and its here!
For the download link, head on over to androidspin.com OR click the download link below!
https://www.copy.com/s/vRBrzPCxDE9i/Hangouts.apk
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Finally Hangouts with SMS! Been waiting for this ever since "Babel" and its here!
For the download link, head on over to androidspin.com OR click the download link below!
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Awesome, working perfectly! Been waiting a long time for this
Thanks, working well!
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I'm sorry to post a full newbie post here regarding this but I'm trying to settle some debate and confusion online about Hangouts 2.0
Basically has google "done it right" this time and copied iMessage? (No, I'm not an Apple fanboy)
The advantage of iMessage is that it defaults to data when possible, fallsback to SMS when it has to.
It's also completely seamless, this is handled for you - no need to manually change from data to SMS mode or anything.
2 more points:
iMessage allows you to SMS a "new" phone number for someone you've never encountered before, iMessage detects the phone number is "iMessage-able" and simply sends via data, no kind of handshake / friendship needs to be setup
and finally
There's no "online" status required of iMessage, you need not "log in" or always be set to online, it's an SMS app natively but you can communicate with people over data without them knowing you're necessarily "online"
The advantages as follows.
Cheapest possible was of conversing with friends (assuming your SMS plan is NOT unlimited, I'm in a country where it's pricey)
Privacy / "aloofness" - the lack of an online / offline requirement allows you to ignore a message and respond at your leisure, be it 5 minutes, 5 hours or 5 days. If someone however sees a green O next to your name with Hangouts, the social pressure / obligation to reply is there, you can't just relax if that makes sense (I guess this is an introvert feature)
Sorry for the long post but I'm hearing conflicting reports online that google STILL screwed it up - but that's from people who have obtained the Hangouts 2.0 APK file and do NOT have 4.4 KitKat, rumour has it that's required for the full backend SMS "engine" update to work like iMessage?
Thanks all, really appreciate your time.
EDIT: This also covers what I'm trying to clarify.
http://ausdroid.net/2013/11/01/down...mpaign=download-hangouts-with-sms-integration
The best person to answer those questions would be yourself...since it seems you have experience with iMessage whearas we just got the app.
wizzbang3 said:
I'm sorry to post a full newbie post here regarding this but I'm trying to settle some debate and confusion online about Hangouts 2.0
Basically has google "done it right" this time and copied iMessage? (No, I'm not an Apple fanboy)
The advantage of iMessage is that it defaults to data when possible, fallsback to SMS when it has to.
It's also completely seamless, this is handled for you - no need to manually change from data to SMS mode or anything.
2 more points:
iMessage allows you to SMS a "new" phone number for someone you've never encountered before, iMessage detects the phone number is "iMessage-able" and simply sends via data, no kind of handshake / friendship needs to be setup
and finally
There's no "online" status required of iMessage, you need not "log in" or always be set to online, it's an SMS app natively but you can communicate with people over data without them knowing you're necessarily "online"
The advantages as follows.
Cheapest possible was of conversing with friends (assuming your SMS plan is NOT unlimited, I'm in a country where it's pricey)
Privacy / "aloofness" - the lack of an online / offline requirement allows you to ignore a message and respond at your leisure, be it 5 minutes, 5 hours or 5 days. If someone however sees a green O next to your name with Hangouts, the social pressure / obligation to reply is there, you can't just relax if that makes sense (I guess this is an introvert feature)
Sorry for the long post but I'm hearing conflicting reports online that google STILL screwed it up - but that's from people who have obtained the Hangouts 2.0 APK file and do NOT have 4.4 KitKat, rumour has it that's required for the full backend SMS "engine" update to work like iMessage?
Thanks all, really appreciate your time.
EDIT: This also covers what I'm trying to clarify.
http://ausdroid.net/2013/11/01/down...mpaign=download-hangouts-with-sms-integration
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Well first off, hangouts is still technically part google talk which was an online messaging service, so the online status will still be incorporated in the app unless they take the code out and re-do the app.
And iMessage probably had its advantages in the past when messaging plans weren't unlimited but doesn't have any advantages really unless you want to know who has an iPhone and who doesn't. And since I don't have kitkat I wouldn't know if it enhances hangouts or not!
Don't think google screwed up. They did exactly what they wanted to do.
Got 2.0.018 apk?
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Thanks bud! Works great over here
I installed the Hangouts 2.0 apk the other day on my Verizon S3 running 4.1.2 and it's working perfect except I am missing one person's contact picture. He has a picture in my contacts app. Anyone else run into this?
Is anyone group chatting with iPhone users? The main screen shows all participants, but in the chat thread all messages are showing one avatar / name.
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Thanks dudes!!
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Finally!!!!
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Works great. Thanks bunch :good:
Awesome, I need to d/l this when I get a chance.
Really digging the new Imessage that I've seen friends use, is there something that's comparable for us? help
what is special about imessage?
Free messages to iphone users.. that's special. you can use hangouts or Allo.
imessage and facetime are all i miss about ios.
Whatsapp kinda fills the void.
I've gotten everyone I know on Telegram. Clients exist for iOS/Android/Windows Phone/Tablet/iPad/OSX/Linux/Windows/Web (And probably more).
AIM (Aol iNSTANT mESSENGER) or IRC?
I would like to be able to see if read, have the option of facetiming I guess, gifs, stickers, embedded pictures,links,invisible ink, assistant etc within one app. My Samsung doesn't have that.
Allo/whatssup doesn't have all the features .
I love my droid and have never had an iphone but really loving the new imessage I saw on ios10.
I don't get what the rave is all about with iMessage. Dont all plans offer unlimited SMS & MMS? Or am I missing something?
Unlimited SMS is nice but when you have little to no service at the house or work you need a messanger.
iMessage is superior - but the issue for android is fragmentation. Google needs to implement a standard app across all devices that is both SMS/messanger that doesnt require "sign up". So even if manufacturers want to use their own sms app by default - users can still "iMessage" other android users without them going and downloading the same app and signing up, or having to ever open the app prior...I.e. WhatsApp.
iOS users would be more apt to download and use the app as they know they could message any android user. They would not have to play hot potato between apps to message different friends on android. Same goes for android to android.
Would be even better (probably wouldn't happen) if the app was default on ios as well, as they definitely would never be giving Google access to iMessage.
khaos64 said:
Unlimited SMS is nice but when you have little to no service at the house or work you need a messanger.
iMessage is superior - but the issue for android is fragmentation. Google needs to implement a standard app across all devices that is both SMS/messanger that doesnt require "sign up". So even if manufacturers want to use their own sms app by default - users can still "iMessage" other android users without them going and downloading the same app and signing up, or having to ever open the app prior...I.e. WhatsApp.
iOS users would be more apt to download and use the app as they know they could message any android user. They would not have to play hot potato between apps to message different friends on android. Same goes for android to android.
Would be even better (probably wouldn't happen) if the app was default on ios as well, as they definitely would never be giving Google access to iMessage.
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Still dun understand how much different is iMessage compared to whatsapp? I know you need to download whatsapp but who dun have whatsapp nowadays?
~80% of my friends & family are on ios, maybe two of them had WhatsApp. My android friends was a toss up between hangouts and WhatsApp.
Chyeo1979 said:
what is special about imessage?
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EVERYTHING
the simplicity of being able to share your high quality pix and videos with a convenience of a text message..
Let's face it this is the deal breaker that apple has that samsung just can't break.. a lot of Apple fans are drawn to Android devices but without Imessage it makes them stay..
I hate claiming I have a better camera to a bunch of iPhone heads only to put a stake in my heart and " oh yeah prove it and send me a hq video " end of argument isheeps 3-android-2
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varun.gid said:
Free messages to iphone users.. that's special. you can use hangouts or Allo.
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I can almost guarantee a few of your friends will not download an app and add bloatware so Android can have a taste of imessage .. i always say can yall download this app so i can send you pix n videos I get a lot of just get an iPhone and make it easier for everybody