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Secret

NO MORE SECRETS: SECRET MESSENGER SHUTS DOWN

Another messaging app bites the dust – the anonymous messenger Secret has announced its shutting down. According to its co-founder and CEO, David Byttow, the startup did not live up to his expectations and does not represent his initial vision of the whole thing. Let us recall that the Secret IM app was founded just…

google-messenger

GOOGLE MESSENGER INTRODUCES QUICK REPLY FEATURE

Android smartphone users have finally got their dream come true: Google Messenger (do not confuse it with Facebook Messenger) has released updates for the latest 1.3. version. This update allows you to answer received messages really quickly. From now on, the Quick Reply feature will help users communicate in an even faster and more convenient…

disa

Multi messenger DISA to fulfill your dreams

The idea to combine the most popular messengers in one, like all brilliant ones, is simple. Users of WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger and other popular worldwide messengers on the official forums had discussed one issue for several times: why not bring people with different messengers under one roof, oh, sorry, that is, under a single…

snapchat news

SNAPCHAT TO ATTRACT USERS WITH NEWSFEEDS

The other day, the Verge reported that Snapchat photo messenger targeted at young audience has added newsfeeds to its structure. This is one more evidence that Snapchat management is eager to involve a larger number of active users. The company spares neither effort, nor funds for that; and, as we have written before, is luring…

Wire for Web

REACHING FOR NEW HORIZONS – WIRE FOR WEB RELEASE

Wire is still a young project. This messenger app has been downloaded “a mere” half a million times and it’s now releasing Wire for Web service. Let us recall that this IM app is meant to be a substitute for Skype, to take communication to a completely new level, so to say. Will the cross-platform…

facebook maps

Here for Facebook. Myth or reality?

Here Maps, developed by Nokia, have been announced on sale since April 14, 2015. And no official statements from Nokia was revealed about its purchase by a particular company. But recently Here service, worth $2 billion, is being used by Facebook web version. It is still in a test version, but it looks like the…

telegram

7 Telegram updates for IOS and Android

On April 30th, Russian Telegram team presented features that a lot of users had been waiting for. They include: places; photo captions; voice messages; smart notifications; link previews; typing and emoji update for Android; invite links for groups. Link preview update helps users to see the key information about the URL sent via the messenger. It doesn’t…

Snapcode

Snapcode is a new way to stand out

It looks like Snapchat has decided to take over the messenger market. And it has all the grounds for that. In the first place positioning itself not only as a messaging application but as a medial leaders’ partner, it is now aiming to bind together storytelling and branding. How did it manage that? Snapcodes. Snapcodes were…

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AppMess News #3

In this edition of AppMess News we will tell you how to “poke” your friends with ten-second Quickie video message, cheer up a friend with the sound sticker from LINE, and about another WhatsApp update. Bonus! Find out about GetReal and how this anti-messenger will expand your circle of contacts. More news and reviews you…

drupe

CAN YOU IMAGINE AN IMAGINARY MANAGER? DRUPE APP IS THE ONE

Drupe is an Android app, which is available for the 4.1 versions of OS or higher, and allows you to save time and communicate with your contacts on the one screen. The beta version of the messenger app was launched only in November of 2014, but from that time Drupe has won over the critics…