Yahoo! Messenger is pretty rough around the edges, and the app could do with a bit of TLC from the developer. Currently, the Mac and Android versions of Yahoo! Messenger aren't supported for calls. Note that two-way video calling only works between iOS or Windows devices. Their video stream appears in the large window, and a preview of your outgoing video shows up in a small window at the bottom of the screen. These can be deleted at your leisure, if you don't want anyone to see them.Ĭlicking the webcam button in Yahoo! Messenger will initiate a video call with a contact. Yahoo! Messenger keeps a record of all your conversations, which you can view via the 'Messages' tab. The photo option lets you add images stored on your iPhone, or capture and send one at that moment.

From here you can also add emoticons, URLs and photos to the messages by touching the appropriate tab.

To start chatting, you just click on a contact and tap the IM chat window to open up the on-screen keyboard. Once you're signed in, your contacts are displayed in a Friends list, and their online status is indicated with a colored button. Getting around Yahoo! MessengerThe user interface in Yahoo! Messenger for iOS is a lot less cluttered than the desktop version. For example, there's no location sharing, no voice messaging, and no support for group chat. The application allows you to share photos and video in your chats, although compared to other chat apps for iOS like WhatsApp Messenger, Viber, and LINE, Yahoo! Messenger is very light on chat features. SMS messaging to contacts is supported if you prefer to exchange messages in this way. Yahoo! Messenger pulls all of your Yahoo! contacts together, allowing you to send messages or call these people in a snap.

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