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Hike Messenger an Indian company roll out its free calling feature starting with Android Phone on 26 Jan 2015, after their first acquisition of Zip Phone, US based company having a free calling app. With Hike Messenger App we can call free hike to hike calls over 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Call friends in 200+ countries even from low bandwidth networks.  In Hike all the conversation are encrypted, so nobody can eavesdrop. Go on, talk about anything you want and no one else will ever know :)

To download hike messenger app click here.  

Hike Messenger - Android Apps on Google Play

Hike is a cross-platform messaging app that can send messages, videos, images, contacts, locations & favicons to the other users. It was launched on 12 December 2012 and became one of the most used messengers all across India. Apart from basic social messaging means like photos, videos and audio files, Hike allows users to "nudge", a feature used to ping the receiver. In addition to that, the application supports chat themes, graphical stickers, PDF files and Microsoft Office files, and allows users to hide an individual chat or group for extended privacy.
Hike offering several features designed specifically for consumers in India where data plans are often costly, including Hike2SMS, or free SMS credits for feature phones, and message notifications that pop up even if users have turned data off.  With this users can pack in many more minutes per MB when calling on hike.


Benefits of free calling feature in Hike can range from saving your recharge bill to effectively & easily talking to your friends and family. This is really a mind blowing and great feature introduced. The chat application has localized features, which are developed keeping in mind the infrastructural and cultural requirements such as Hike Offline – lets you message your friends even when they’re offline, Hidden Mode – allows users to hide their private chats with a password, Regional Stickers – helps users express more in their own language, amongst many others.  Visit Hike website and get the latest version to enjoy the new feature.

Recently WhatsApp has promised to add voice-calling features, but it’s still unclear when exactly it will be available.  Hike claims that they are currently having over 35 million users, with 90 percent currently residing in India. The company has raised $86 million from Tiger Global and BSB, a joint venture between Bharti Group and Japan’s Softbank.

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Google released its new Messenger App for Android Smartphone with better sharing, number blocking, and more.  You can stay in touch with friends and family by sending and receiving SMS and MMS messages to any phone. You can also send group texts as well as your favorite pictures, videos and even audio messages to your contacts.  Google Messenger is now on the Play Store. Google Messenger can be download by clicking any of the following link.

Messenger Google Play Store via Android Police

Messenger comes pre-installed on Android Lollipop, alongside Hangouts, but now it's available to devices running version 4.1 (or higher) of Google's operating system. The app is also quite elegant, since it come with the new Material Design look. You can use Messenger for SMS and MMS phone functions, in addition to being able to send and receive audio messages.  The new Messenger app brings a shiny new, colorful interface to your messages, along with advanced features like archiving, search, and faster sharing. You can also block individual senders or set contact-specific ringtones right from the message thread, which is a very nice touch.

Key features of Google Messenger:

• Faster sharing: Select or take pictures and videos directly from the app and share easily. You can even send audio messages to your contacts.

• Easy search: Search through contacts and conversation threads to find exactly what you are looking for.

• Purposeful design: New, fluid, material design that is intuitive and delightful.

• More control: Ability to block SMS senders. No interruptions when you don’t want them!

• More features: audio messages, emoji support 😃, colored text threads, message archiving and more.

If you have a dual SIM mobile phone then can use them with WhatsApp app with the same phone. This can be done by an app called, OGWhatsApp developed by XDA Developers forum . OGWhatsApp is a modded version of WhatsApp for Android that allows you to use 2 numbers of WhatsApp in one device Without “Root” and they works in one time. 

Features:

• You can use 2 numbers in one device
• You can take a Backup of Data & restore it
• You can choose the app icon
• Copy contacts status
• Preview images without saving it locally
• Watch videos online without download (Open them on Video Players (such as MX Player))
• And more

Installation:

1. Take a backup for your messages (In case you want the messages)
2. Clear WhatsApp data (or reinstall it)
3. Rename /sdcard/WhatsApp folder to /sdcard/OGWhatsApp
4. In OG version verify the old number, and in official version verify the new one

Download:
You can download OGWhatsApp from here


WhatsApp registers only one number for each mobile phone with a SIM card to activate it. Once installed, your SIM number got registered and the app syncs data with your phone book and you see all of your friends available on your WhatsApp contacts. WhatsApp doesn’t allow you to activate your second number officially, if you have phone with dual SIM mode, you have to choose one of the SIM cards for its activation. And if you try to mess with the app and try switching between your numbers frequently, you can get your account deactivated or blocked.

BlackBerry Live 2013, the quintessential BlackBerry Messenger was announced as coming to Android this summer.  The BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins announced his company's goal to make BBM the standard in cross-platform messaging and that they'll be bringing their long-standing device-exclusive service to iOS and Android.  It's going to be totally free, which is a welcome surprise.

In the long run, they intend to include advanced features like groups, screen sharing, and the recently announced Channels to the other platforms. Keep an eye out for this one in Google Play over the next couple of months, and expect it to displace a lot of the current messaging platforms out there.

BlackBerry Messenger is a downloadable application that serves users as a communication freeware for use in their mobile BlackBerry devices.

Developed by Research in Motion Limited, BlackBerry Messenger is an instant messaging application that gives customization abilities to its users. With this app, utilizes can pick an image of their choice as their personal avatar, add contacts with the analysis of specialized bar codes or PINS, as well as exchange and share photos, videos and audio files to several people all at the same time.

Moreover, BlackBerry Messenger also enables users to create online group of their friends and families, establish a classified list of conversations by date, and find music through access to friends’ playlists.

Staying in touch with the app user’s BlackBerry contacts is just a punch of a button away specially with the application’s simplified and easy to use interface and user-friendly wording and menu organization.

BBM Voice includes a number of convenient features.

• Customers can initiate a BBM Voice call directly, or instantly switch from a BBM text chat to talk, and back again. 
• The split-screen feature allows customers to talk and text at the same time, so for example, they can send a picture to their contact while talking with them. They can also check other BBM text chats, check email, or navigate to other apps while engaged on a BBM Voice call.
• BBM provides a visual indicator that shows when contacts are available for a voice call. 
• BBM Voice is compatible with any accessories a customer has now for making voice calls on their BlackBerry smartphone, such as a Bluetooth® or wired headset. Customers can also use BBM Voice over their BlackBerry smartphone's speakerphone. 
• If it's not an ideal time to talk, customers can simply choose to respond by texting back.

Another important feature of BBM version 7 is its integration with a customer's BlackBerry ID, which is designed to back up their BBM profile, groups and contacts so they can automatically be restored in the event they switch to a new BlackBerry smartphone, including to a BlackBerry® 10 device.
BBM version 7 with the new BBM Voice feature is currently available in Beta for BlackBerry smartphones running the BlackBerry® 6 OS or higher with support planned for smartphones running the BlackBerry 5 OS at a future date. The Beta can be downloaded for free from BlackBerry Beta Zone**. Customers can sign up to BlackBerry Beta Zone for free at www.BlackBerry.com/betazone

For more information about BBM version 7 and BBM Voice, please visit www.BlackBerry.com/betazone.