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HIKE MESSENGER
Hike Messenger is a cross platform for instant messaging services for smartphones that uses the internet for communication. Rather than just text messaging,users can also send graphical stickers , emoticons, images, videos (maximum length 100 mb), audios, document files, voice messages, contacts and user locations.
VERSIONS :
* 4.10.0 (Android), last updated on (March 21,2017)
* 3.5.0 (Windows), last updated on (December 25,2015)
* 2.6.2 (BlackBerry), last updated on (May 7,2014)
* 4.3.1 (iOS), last updated on (July 11,2016)
* 2.6.0 (Symbian)
OPERATING SYSTEM :
* iOS
* Android
* Windows Phone
* BlackBerry OS
* Symbian
AVAILABLE IN LIST OF LANGUAGES :
* Tamil
* English
* Hindi
* Kannada
* Gujarati
* Marathi
* Telugu
* Bengali
* Malayalam
TYPE :
* Instant Messaging Voice Over IP
LICENSE :
* Freeware
WEBSITE :
* get.hike.in
FEATURES PROVIDED :
THEMES:
HIKE supports two way chat themes that a user can change according to their relationship with person on their mood. The option for chat themes are limited but one can set the theme with their own pictures. Apart from basic social messaging means like photos, videos, emoticons and audio files, hike provides 5000+ graphical stickers.
Many of the stickers pack can be used across different geographies but a lot of them are highly customized of Indian users. The stickers are available in multiple Indian languages (like :- Telugu, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Bengali etc). Apart from this hike also provides users to "nudge", a feature used to ping the receiver. They have sticker feature where the application suggest what should be the best reply for any sticker message.
VOICE AND VIDEO:
HIKE introduced a voice calling feature for their users. The messenger provides free voice calling over 2G, 3G and Wi-Fi across the globe in over 200 countries. Hike also launched free group calls with up to 100 people in a conference call.
In 2016, HIKE also introduced a Video calling feature for their users. The messenger provides free video calling over 2G, 3G nd Wi-Fi across the globe in over 200 countries. Hike has received more appreciations on this feature.
OTHERS:
Hike direct also provides users to share messages and files without any kind of data consumption within a radius of 100 metres through Wi-Fi Direct. Over internet it provides you to share files upto 100 MB size.
Hidden mode provides users to hide individual and group chats which helps user to maintain the privacy.
In addition hike has a talking bot called NATASHA. It is a talking bot that uses AIML(Artificial Intelligence Markup Language) to chat with users.
HIKE Daily sends daily quotes and facts to all users.
HIKE coupons provides users to get discount coupons from over 100 brands.
Games like World Rush, Indian Puzzle, Word Search,Dash Race , Jalebi , Snakes, Solitaire, Connect, 2048, Run Bhai Run, Number Rush, Teen Patti Nights and Sudoku.
"Just for laughs" is a feature that sends funny images to all the subscribed users.
In timeline feature one can share status, pictures with entire friend list on hike.This feature is pretty similar to the timeline concept of facebook.
HIKE also provides the facility of free messages to the users to send the text as direct message to the person to whom he want to communicate with.
HIKE also provides Wallet option through which users can exchange the money similar to the concept of Paytm.
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