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2. Telegram (software) - Wikipedia

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   Telegram Messenger, commonly known as Telegram, is a cloud-based, cross-platform, encrypted instant messaging (IM) service. It was originally launched for iOS on 14 August 2013 and Android in October 2013. It allows users to exchange messages, share media and files, and hold private and group voice or video calls as well as public livestreams.

3. Instant messaging - Wikipedia

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   Overview. Instant messaging is a set of communication technologies used for text-based communication between two ( private messaging) or more (chat room) participants over the Internet or other types of networks (see also LAN messenger ). [6] IM chats happen in real-time.

4. Comparison of user features of messaging platforms - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. AIM (software) - Wikipedia

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   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 and other countries, and was ...

6. Line (software) - Wikipedia

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   Line (stylized as LINE) is a freeware app for instant communications on electronic devices, developed by LY Corporation.Line users exchange: texts, images, video and audio and conduct free VoIP conversations and video conferences.

7. iMessage - Wikipedia

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   iMessage. iMessage is an instant messaging service developed by Apple Inc. and launched in 2011. iMessage functions exclusively on Apple platforms – including macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS – 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. Signal (messaging app) - Wikipedia

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   Signal is an 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 architecture ...

9. Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients

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   A multi-device, device-agnostic model is designed for accessibility on multiple devices, regardless of desktop or mobile. 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 ...