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Comparison of user features of messaging platforms refers to a comparison of all the various user features of various electronic instant messaging platforms. This includes a wide variety of resources; it includes standalone apps, platforms within websites, computer software, and various internal functions available on specific devices, such as iMessage for iPhones.
WhatsApp (officially WhatsApp Messenger) is an instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by technology conglomerate Meta. [14] It allows users to send text , voice messages and video messages, [ 15 ] make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other content.
Timeline of WhatsApp. The following is a timeline of WhatsApp, a proprietary cross-platform, encrypted, instant messaging client for smartphones. [1] Jan Koum incorporates WhatsApp in USA. [2] WhatsApp 2.0 is released on the App Store for the iPhone. [3]
SMS has been increasingly challenged by Internet Protocol-based messaging services with additional features for modern mobile devices, such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, or WeChat. [56] These services run independently from mobile network operators and typically don't provide cross-platform messaging capabilities like SMS or email ...
Years active. 1994–present. Jan Borysovych Koum[a] (born February 24, 1976 [1]) is a Ukrainian-American billionaire businessman and computer programmer. He is the co-founder and former CEO of WhatsApp, a mobile messaging app which was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for US$19.3 billion.
WhatsApp Timeline. Feb 24, 2009. Jan Koum incorporates WhatsApp in California. [1] Aug 2009. WhatsApp 2.0 is released on the App Store for the iPhone. [2] Oct 2009. Brian Acton persuades five ex-Yahoo! friends to invest $250,000 in seed funding, and is granted co-founder status.
Mobile app. A mobile application or app is a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a phone, tablet, or watch. Mobile applications often stand in contrast to desktop applications which are designed to run on desktop computers, and web applications which run in mobile web browsers rather than directly ...
Instant messaging clients. Cross-platform software. Communication software. Meta Platforms acquisitions. Meta Platforms applications. Companies based in Mountain View, California. Software companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area. 2009 software. Software companies of the United States.