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Facebook Messenger by Meta Platforms is the most popular instant messaging network in North America, Northern Europe, some Central Europe countries, and Oceania. Telegram is the most popular instant messaging app in several Eastern Europe countries, and the second preferred option after WhatsApp in several countries in Western Europe, Middle ...
Viber. Viber, or Rakuten Viber, is a cross-platform voice over IP (VoIP) and instant messaging (IM) software application owned by Japanese multinational company Rakuten, provided as freeware for the Google Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS and Linux platforms. [5] Users are registered and identified through a cellular telephone ...
Signal is an open-source, encrypted messaging service for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. [ 14 ][ 15 ] The instant messaging function includes sending text, voice notes, images, videos, and other files. [ 16 ] Communication may be one-to-one between users or may involve group messaging. The application uses a centralized ...
SMS. SMS (short message service) is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet, and mobile device systems. It uses standardized communication protocols to enable mobile devices to exchange short text messages. An intermediary service can facilitate a text-to-voice conversion to be sent to landlines.
Contents. Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients. The landscape for instant messaging involves cross-platform instant messaging clients that can handle one or multiple protocols. [ 1 ] Clients that use the same protocol can typically federate and talk to one another. The following table compares general and technical information ...
VNG Corporation. VNG Corporation (Vietnamese: CTCP VNG, lit. 'VNG JSC '), also recognized by its former brand name, VinaGame (VNG), is a Vietnamese technology company founded in 2004. It specialises in digital content, online entertainment, social networking, and e-commerce. [2] Its focus is on four main businesses, including online games ...
Messenger, [11] also known as Facebook Messenger, is an American proprietary instant messaging service developed by Meta Platforms.Originally developed as Facebook Chat in 2008, the client application of Messenger is currently available on iOS and Android mobile platforms, Windows and macOS desktop platforms, through the Messenger.com web application, and on the standalone Facebook Portal ...
Line. Line is a freeware app and service for instant messaging and social networking, operated by the Japanese company LY Corporation, co-owned by SoftBank Group. Line was launched in Japan in June 2011 by NHN Japan, a subsidiary of Naver. [11] Initially designed for text messaging and VoIP voice and video calling, it has gradually expanded to ...