Back in the day, it was ICQ that lead the IM craze and today Microsoft rules that roost with MSN Messenger, but Yahoo! Has added a lot of interesting features to its instant messenger contender, one of which we liked a lot: Yahoo's Cam-to-Cam video chat feature (pictured here). The client looks pretty good, but we found it slow to say the least. Now you can do worldwide PC-to-PC calls for free, and you can even leave a voicemail if your friend doesn't answer, Use the new Yahoo 360º for sharing files, and transfer files up to 1 GB. Now you can keep in touch with all your friends, though they are really far, Yahoo Messenger makes distances be shorter.
Around six months after launching the revamped Messenger app on mobile and the Web, Yahoo has announced that the application is now available on Windows and Mac as well. The announcement came in the form of a blog post from Yahoo's senior director of product management Austin Shoemaker.
'Want to share photos from your latest vacation or simply spice up a message? Save precious time with our drag and drop feature to share multiple photos at once,' Shoemaker said. 'Then, spread the love by “liking” any posts or images that stand out to you. If you’d rather reply with a GIF, you can easily search and send GIFs to your heart’s content. Pro tip: play GIF roulette and type /gif + any search term.'
The application also features desktop notifications as well as the unsend button that you can use to take back a message, photo or GIF after it's sent. For those using the old version of the Yahoo Messenger desktop app, it's worth mentioning that your app will stop functioning on August 5.
Reader comments
- chrislien
- f{}
New yahoo messenger app is quite good as compare to old one. It is simple to use. But sometimes user faces issue while using it on mac or windows. For this user can connect with yahoo support team and get solve all their yahoo app issues with the hel...
- geri
- jVx
ugh... still the new one??? I deleted it when they updated... the new one is SO HORRIBLE.. was hoping they put the new one out of its misery and reloaded the old one.. oh well..
- nikki
- uuw
new version of yahoo messenger is worst thn old one as nwe version does not have video voice and photo sharing facility
New Yahoo Messenger Features App
Long before WhatsApp and Facebook, there was Yahoo Messenger. The iconic messaging application from late 90s, will shut down on Tuesday. Let’s take a look at the top features that made Yahoo Messenger so special.
The Yahoo Messenger is no more. The iconic instant messaging app, which preceded modern apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, reached the end of its road on Tuesday. Users still clinging to the service will now be redirected to Squirrel, a new instant messaging app, and will be given six months to back up their chat history.
The archaic messaging app was launched as Yahoo Pager on March 9, 1998. It was rebranded Yahoo Messenger on June 21, 1999.
New Yahoo Messenger Features Web
'We know we have many loyal fans who have used Yahoo Messenger since its beginning as one of the first chat apps of its kind. As the communications landscape continues to change over, we're focusing on building and introducing new, exciting communications tools that better fit consumer needs,' said Yahoo on its website last month.
'After July 17, 2018, you won't be able to access or sign in to Yahoo Messenger. We recommend that you delete the app after you've downloaded your chat history and anything else you'd like to save.'
Yahoo Messenger: The first real global messaging app
Yahoo Messenger was one of the first messaging applications to make waves in an age of dial-up connections and broadband speeds that just wouldn't go beyond 1 Mbps. When cyber cafes mushroomed in metros and smaller towns in the early 2000s, youngsters spent hours chatting through the messaging application.
However, the application was quickly forgotten in the smartphone era, with youngsters starting to lean towards apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. And now, with Yahoo Messenger gone, let's take a look at the top features that made the application so special.
Chat rooms
One of the most entertaining elements of the Yahoo Messenger app was its public chat rooms. You could shuffle between several chat rooms and engage in public conversations. The UI was pretty simple and easy to use, even by modern standards. Small things like ability to change the font size and style made the public chat rooms look pretty entertaining. Yahoo Chat Rooms was killed in 2012, seven years after the software disabled users' ability to create their own chat rooms.
Video calls
Long before WhatsApp's video call or FaceTime on iPhone, Yahoo Messenger allowed its users to make video calls. The experience, however, was below par when compared to modern high-res cameras and speedy connections. But even with a low-resolution VGA web camera and minimum broadband speeds, making video calls through the desktop was a lot of fun.
Buzzing
Has somebody been ignoring your message for too long? Just send a Buzz. The entire message box will shake up, and you will have the attention you want. Buzzing was a very interesting feature, even if it was just a fun one. Yahoo Messenger's Buzzing seemed to have eventually inspired the BlackBerry BBM ping.
New Yahoo Messenger Features Yahoo
Stickers, emojis and more
Long before Facebook Messenger got stickers, Yahoo Messenger had a wide catalogue of custom stickers - including some India-specific ones. Its emojis were also quite popular.
So long, Yahoo Messenger.
Follow HT Tech for the latest tech news and reviews, also keep up with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. For our latest videos, subscribe to our YouTube channel.