Hello iOS users, we know how important it is for you to stay available to your friends and continue your conversations while you are on the go. The latest update to the Yahoo! Messenger app for iOS allows you to stay signed in to your chats on your desktop PC computers, Android mobile phones and now, iDevices at the same time! You get notified about new messages where you are active which means you never have to miss a conversation.
Along with this update, we took the opportunity to add premium voice out to iPad.
At Yahoo! we are committed to deliver the best-in-class messaging experience. Download the latest version today and let us know what you think. Enjoy!
Today, we’re happy to announce we’ve extended the Yahoo! Messenger experience to the iPad. Go ahead, send an instant message, text, share photos and videos, or make voice and video calls, right from your iPad.
You can communicate instantly with your friends on Yahoo! Messenger regardless of what platform or device they are using – Yahoo! Messenger is available for iOS and Android and on multiple devices including PC, mobile phone, iPod Touch, and now iPad.
Check out Yodel Anecdotal for all the details or download the latest version in the iPad App Store.
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added a bunch of cool new features to the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger App for iPhone, now available on the App Store.
Yahoo! Messenger users on iPhone can now make free voice and video calls to their Messenger friends, low cost calls to land line or mobile phones—plus get new features like multitasking, instant notifications and free SMS.
With the latest Yahoo! Messenger App for iPhone, you can:
Video calls: Make video calls and stream live video one-to-one †
Voice calls: Make free voice calls to your Yahoo! Messenger friends
Low cost voice calls: Talk to your friends on their land line or mobile phone, and make low cost international calls ††
Multitask: Work with other iPhone apps while Yahoo! Messenger runs in the background†
Send free SMS messages via Yahoo! Messenger †††
Get notified for every message: Know when a new message arrives whether the app is running, in the background, or even if it’s not open
Show and tell: Capture and share iPhone photos and video in real-time, with your Yahoo! Messenger buddies
Bring your friends in one place: Add your Windows Live Messenger contacts to your buddy list
Be creative: Use rich text and personal expressions, like emoticons and avatars, to update your friends
Enhanced performance: Get a simpler, faster, richer Yahoo! Messenger experience at your fingertips
Here’s a sneak peak of what you can expect!
To accommodate our friends across the globe, we have also extended our language support to include Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Bahasa Indonesia, and Romanian.
Download the latest version by tapping the App Store icon on your iPhone and search for Yahoo! Messenger! You may also see an update alert on your App Store icon. Alternatively, click here to download through iTunes.
We hope you will love this latest version as much as we do. Try it today and let us know what you think!
Andreas Nordin
Product Manager, Yahoo! Messenger
† Available for iPod Touch (4th Generation) and iPhone 3GS/4 users running iOS4.1
†† Available to premium users in select countries
††† Recipients of SMS may be charged by their carriers
Select Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone features are available as follows:
• Video calling:For the optimal experience, iPod Touch (4th Generation) or iPhone 3GS/4, iOS 4.1 & WiFi is recommended. Currently supports iPhone-iPhone & iPhone-PC.
• Voice calls to land line or mobile phone: Must be a Yahoo! Voice Phone Out subscriber in these select markets: US, France, Germany, Spain and Singapore
• Multitasking: Available on iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4, iOS 4.1
As most of you know, Yahoo! takes security and spam infiltration seriously and employs various measures to help protect our users.
Very recently we learned of an issue where some users have received spam messages in Yahoo! Messenger from their contact list. Yahoo! Messenger has quickly worked to resolve the situation.
As always, we recommend that any Yahoo! Messenger user who receives a suspicious IM containing a link should first IM the friend to ensure the message is legitimate before moving forward. We strongly advise users to not download executable (.exe) files that are sent through Yahoo! Messenger. Also, we recommend that users that have anti-virus software on their computer employ the latest anti-virus updates.
As you may be aware, we have been releasing new versions of Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone quite regularly to give our users quality experience on the iPhone. It is our hope that users will upgrade to the latest versions as time goes by.
In an effort to maintain our high quality and security standards, we will officially retire the Yahoo! Messenger version 1.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch on June 15th, 2010. This means that if you are currently using this version on your iPhone or iPod Touch, then you will no longer be able to sign in and use it after the retirement date of June 15th, 2010.
We have put together some commonly asked questions that should answer most of your questions.
1. Which iPhone/iPod Touch products are going to start the end-of-life process?
Yahoo! Messenger Version 1.0 for the iPhone & iPod Touch will be end-of-lifed on June 15th. That means starting June 15th you will not be able to sign in into Messenger using this version 1.0 app.
2. Why is the above product version being end-of-lifed?
Version 1.0 was our first Yahoo! Messenger release on the App Store. Since then, over the course of the year, we have added many useful features that provide you a much better experience on the device.
3. How do I know if the app that I am using is being end-of-lifed?
There are a couple of different ways you will know if you are using an app that is being end-of-lifed:
1. You will receive a system IM from Yahoo which will notify you about the end of life plans. If you received such a message you are probably using a version that is being end of lifed.
2. You could alternatively check the version of your app by tapping on the settings tab in your app and looking for the version information in the “About” section. If the version says 1.0 then your app is being end-of-lifed and you will need to upgrade.
4. If I am using the version that is being end-of-lifed, what version of the product should I upgrade to?
There are two ways you can upgrade to the latest version:
1. Tapping the App Store icon on your iPhone and search for Yahoo! Messenger (you may also see an update alert on your App Store icon)
2. Or click here to download it through iTunes.
The latest version requires your device to have iPhone OS 3.0 or newer. If you already have the right OS then you can simply follow the above steps. Otherwise you will first need to upgrade your device to a newer OS. You can find more about that here. Once you have upgraded your device, you can come back and follow the steps above.
5. What are some benefits of upgrading to the latest version?
There are a lot of cool features we added since we launched our first version. These features will significantly improve your Yahoo! Messenger experience. It will be difficult to list all of them but here are a few that were most requested by our users:
New Message alerts (Push Notifications)
We’ve taken advantage of Apple’s 3.0 push notifications platform to enable new message notifications. Now, you will be notified when a new IM comes to your iPhone, even if the Yahoo! Messenger app is closed (or your phone is asleep).
Stay online for up to 2 weeks
The Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone app will keep you signed in and visible to your Yahoo! Messenger friends for up to two weeks. When the app is closed on your phone, your status will show you as online but in an Idle state. Friends can IM you and when they do, you’ll receive a new message notification as described above.
The ability to chat with your Windows Live contacts
And many more.
If you had any further questions or comments, please feel free to leave them in the comments area.
As most of you know, Yahoo! takes security and spam infiltration seriously and employs various measures to help protect our users.
As you may be aware, we have been releasing 