July 20, 2010 on 4:12 pm | In News, Other services, Uncategorized | 17 Comments
This is a big day for Yahoo! Messenger. I’m happy to announce that we’ve opened up the Yahoo! Messenger platform for developers. This exciting SDK will allow developers to use the Yahoo! Messenger platform to create innovative new applications and services.
We tried to make our SDK as simple to use as possible. We’ve exposed a new REST API for the Yahoo! Messenger platform — the same API that we use with our own products. So we know that it’s rock solid. In fact, all you need is a little knowledge of HTTP and JSON and you’ll be up and running in no time, no matter what programming environment you’re using. The SDK contains all the key Yahoo! Messenger features that you’ve come to expect, including real-time presence, contact-list management, instant messaging, file transfers, and user-image management.
Please make sure you read the documentation that we’ve included. This document provides best practices, guidelines for using the service, Messenger logos (including our beloved Smiley), and test cases to make sure your application is working properly.
Finally, note that we’re rolling out the SDK in most of Asia, as well as India, initially. The reason we chose this region is the dynamic nature of instant messaging in this market. There are some crazy and wonderful things with Yahoo! Messenger coming out of this corner of the world.
For those of you in the rest of the world, don’t worry; we have plans to roll out this program on a larger scale very soon.
Here’s a list of handy links:
Dudley Wong
Product Manager, Yahoo! Messenger
July 6, 2010 on 8:29 am | In News, Other services, Uncategorized | 15 Comments
An update on the Yahoo! Messenger API: This is taking a little longer than we like – We have some last mile details to take care of but we are committed to launching the new Yahoo Messenger API very soon.
Let me say that we are really excited about the response and enthusiasm that we’ve received around the opening of the platform behind our popular Yahoo! Messenger service. The team is working hard to make sure that these new APIs meet your expectations, that they are as simple as possible, and that they contain all the key features you need to develop great applications and services.
For this reason, we’ll be in contact really soon… Gotta get back to work!
Dudley Wong
Product Manager, Yahoo! Messenger
June 30, 2010 on 8:05 pm | In Mobile | 43 Comments
Android phone owners, the wait is over! Today marks the debut of Yahoo! Messenger App for Android, alongside the new Yahoo! Mail for Android.
With the availability of our world-class Yahoo! Messenger services for Android, we’re making it easier than ever for users to access fast, reliable, and feature-rich Yahoo! experiences on one of the fastest growing platforms in the market.
Yahoo! Messenger Android App is available for download via the Android Market globally, and support OS 2.0 or higher, including the popular Motorola Droid, HTC Incredible, Google Nexus One.
With the new Yahoo! Messenger App for Android, you can:
- Easily message friends, check friends’ status updates and availability and update their personal status and availability
- Multitask and stay connected with the App working in the background; with push notifications, consumers can easily catch new messages and friend requests
- Full use of emoticons and rich text formatting
- Send photos to friends directly from the phone’s camera or the photo gallery
- Chat with MSN/Windows Live Messenger friends
- Send instant messages to friends via SMS text message*
We are extremely excited about this release and can’t wait for you to get started. Download the Yahoo! Messenger App from the Android Market on http://mobile.yahoo.com/messenger/android
Andreas Nordin
Product Manager, Yahoo! Messenger
*This feature is currently only available when sending to numbers in Canada, Indonesia, India, Kuwait, Malaysia, Philippines, Pakistan, Thailand, United States and Vietnam.
June 29, 2010 on 4:40 pm | In 10 version, Features, Fun Stuff, Uncategorized, Voice | 7 Comments
For those of you who watch The Bachelorette on ABC, you know that Ali Fedotowsky is in the final throws of determining who is going to be her ultimate choice. As the show nears its end, with only 5 bachelors remaining, millions of viewers are tuning in to see the drama unfold – and Jimmy Kimmel Live had an exclusive check-in segment last night – all through Yahoo! Messenger. Ali couldn’t be on the show – but with Yahoo! Messenger video calling – viewers still got to see and hear all the latest.
For those of you who haven’t already done so, download the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger and experience high-quality, full screen video and voice calling today!
Sherrine Tan
Yahoo! Messenger Team
June 29, 2010 on 7:52 am | In Uncategorized | 39 Comments
Hi Everyone,
Our voice and video services will be unavailable on Wednesday, June 30th between 2:30 to 4:30pm PST, due to network maintenance . This means you will not be able to use Yahoo! Messenger to make or receive voice and video calls during this time.
This is one of the steps towards improving the performance of our services and your continued patience is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Sherrine Tan
Yahoo! Messenger Team
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