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2. Messenger (software) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_(software)

   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 ...

3. Instant messaging - Wikipedia

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   Instant messaging (IM), sometimes also called "messaging" or "texting", consists of computer-based human communication between two users (private messaging) or more (chat room or "group") in real-time, allowing immediate receipt of acknowledgment or reply. This is in direct contrast to email, where conversations are not in real-time, and the ...

4. Signal (software) - Wikipedia

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   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 computing ...

5. Google Messages - Wikipedia

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   Website. messages.google.com. Google Messages[4] (formerly known as Messenger, Android Messages, and Messages by Google) is a text messaging software application developed by Google for its Android and Wear OS mobile operating systems. It is also available as a web app. Google's official universal messaging platform for the Android ecosystem ...

6. AIM (software) - Wikipedia

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   Website. my.screenname.aol.com. AIM (AOL Instant Messenger, sometimes stylized as aim) was an instant messaging and presence computer program created by AOL, which used the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time. AIM was popular by the late 1990s, in United States ...

7. iMessage - Wikipedia

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   iMessage is an instant messaging service developed by Apple Inc. and launched in 2011. iMessage functions exclusively on Apple platforms – including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS – as part of Apple's approach to inter-device integration, which has been described by media outlets as a means of achieving vendor lock-in. [1][2][3 ...

8. WhatsApp - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp

   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.

9. Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients

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   Examples of such messaging services include: Skype, Facebook Messenger, Google Hangouts (subsequently Google Chat), Telegram, ICQ, Element, Slack, Discord, etc. Users have more options as usernames or email addresses can be used as user identifiers, besides phone numbers. Unlike the phone-based model, user accounts on a multi-device model are ...