We know it’s important for you to stay connected with friends and family no matter where they are in the world. At times, the person you are connecting with may not necessarily be familiar with instant messaging services, that’s why Yahoo! Messenger allows you to make both local and international calls to their landlines or mobile phones at affordable rates.
We’d like to invite you to participate in a quick poll so that we can better understand how regularly you are using the feature:
Yes, we have added Mobile Web Messenger to the list! In the last couple of months, we have enabled Facebook Chat integration in SMS Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger App for Android, and now, Mobile Web Messenger! Our goal is to make it easy for you to send and receive messages from your Facebook friends while you’re on the go, no matter which mobile device you’re using.
The chat experience will be similar to what you are used to except that now you will be able to initiate conversations with your Facebook friends as well. For those who prefer to show your online presence only to your Yahoo! contacts, you can choose to sign out of Facebook Chat – You are in control of your experience!
To set up, simply login to Mobile Web Messenger (http://m.yahoo.com/messenger) and click on the Facebook notification banner to link your Facebook & Yahoo! accounts. Upon successful authentication, you will be able to see your online Facebook friends in a separate tab. Click on any one of your Facebook friends and start chatting away!
Enjoy the Facebook Chat experience on your mobile device and let us know what you think!
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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.
Since the first release of Yahoo! Messenger App for Android, we have been working hard to improve performance and have released a series of new features, intended to offer you the best in class IM experience on your Android mobile phone.
For those who aren’t already aware, here are some exciting features we would like to call out.
FREE VOICE & VIDEO CALLING: Why limit yourself to just IMs? Yahoo! Messenger for Android now supports FREE voice and video calling, so you can feel like you are right there as you connect with your friends and family, wherever they may be in the world. To activate this functionality, be sure to install the Yahoo! Messenger Voice & Video Add-on in addition to the Yahoo! Messenger App for Android.
FACEBOOK CHAT INTEGRATION: We understand your friends and family are everywhere and connecting with them should be simple and easy. With that in mind, we worked on integrating Facebook Chat within Messenger so that you can send and receive messages from your Facebook friends in real-time while you are on the go.
STAY SIGNED IN: Stay signed in to your chats on your desktop PC computer and Android mobile phone at the same time. You get notified about new messages where you are active which means you never have to miss a conversation.
We hope you will enjoy these new features as much as we do. Try them out and let us know what you think!
It’s here! The new Yahoo! Messenger Beta is now available for download. Yahoo! Messenger Beta makes it fun and easy to share, connect, and play with friends and family – no matter where you are in the world.
We’re excited to tell you about all the great new features in this release:
DO MORE THAN JUST IM – PLAY SOCIAL GAMES WITH FRIENDS
Instant messaging is great but it takes more than just IM to stay in touch with the people who matter most to you. The new Yahoo! Messenger Beta offers more ways than ever before to connect (and have fun!) with friends and family. Not only can you instant message, text, and make voice and video calls, you can now play social games right within Yahoo! Messenger.
Play socially – Play some of the most popular social games with your friends, starting with offerings from Zynga, Elex, and OMGPOP. Games include:
Fishville and Mafia Wars from Zynga – Coming soon
Balloono, Pool, Draw My Thing from OMGPOP
Happy Harvest & Happy Manor from Elex
Get your friends involved – Share your game activities and play-status so that friends can join your game and you can join theirs.
MANAGE ALL YOUR SOCIAL NETWORKS FROM ONE PLACE
Having trouble keeping up with different groups of friends across various social networks? Yahoo! Messenger Beta brings together your social experiences from across the web and provides a single destination to see what your friends are doing or let them know what you are up to.
Keep up with friends wherever they are – View, comment on and like updates from Yahoo! Pulse, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, and more, all from one place, right within Yahoo! Messenger.
Post one status to multiple social networks – Share your Messenger status simultaneously on Yahoo! Pulse, Facebook, and Twitter.
Chat with Facebook friends – In addition to your friends on Windows Live, you can now IM your Facebook friends right within Yahoo! Messenger.
STAY CONNECTED ANYTIME, ANYWHERE
As you and your friends become increasingly mobile, it is essential to stay connected no matter where you are, across devices. That’s why Yahoo! Messenger keeps you connected whether on desktop, the Web, or mobile devices.
Enjoy rich experiences across devices – Now on Android! – Make free video calls, and share photos and videos between PC, iPhone, and now Android.
Converse virtually anywhere – Start your IM conversations on your PC and continue them from your iPhone, Android, or any Internet-enabled device.
Always be available – Stay signed in to multiple PCs simultaneously so you never miss a message.
Easy access to recent conversations – Retrieve recent IM conversations from any PC where you have signed in to Yahoo! Messenger.
Learn more and download the new Yahoo! Messenger Beta at http://messenger.yahoo.com/beta/win We hope you’ll enjoy the new Yahoo! Messenger Beta as much as we do!
As with any new release, we want to hear all about your experience — what’s working well for you and what’s not. Try it today and let us know what you think through the “Send Feedback” link on the Help menu.
Also note that video calling on Android requires OS 2.2+ and the Yahoo! Messenger Video Add-on. We support the MyTouch 4G & EVO phones, and will support additional devices in the coming weeks.
