Here’s another update from WeChat. Last week, we’ve learnt that the leading free social communication app has reached milestone of 50 million international users. This week, the China-built messaging app is officially made available for Nokia Asha Touch series of smartphones.
“We are delighted to bring WeChat to Nokia Asha Touch smartphones to further extend the reach of this leading mobile social app. Nokia Asha Touch smartphone users can now enjoy a new way to connect for free with WeChat. Our mission is providing the best possible user experience. While we aim to offer state of the art functions, we also focus on maximizing service quality. We are excited about the launch and Nokia Asha Touch smartphone users will be pleased by the performance and experience brought by WeChat” said Dennis Hau, Head of Product Center, International Business Group, Tencent.
Here’s some of features of WeChat for Nokia Asha Touch.
Voice Chat: Simple one touch voice message delivery on the touch-screen
Group Chat: WeChat for Nokia Asha Smartphone offers a group chat feature for a maximum of 40 friends at the same time
In addition to Nokia Asha Touch, you can find the app on various platforms including iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry. WeChat for Nokia can be downloaded from Nokia Store and official WeChat website.
Full details in the press release below.
WeChat Now Available for Nokia Asha Smartphones
30th May 2013 – WeChat, a leading innovative mobile social communication application, is now available on the Nokia Asha Touch family of smartphones.
“We are delighted to bring WeChat to Nokia Asha Touch smartphones to further extend the reach of this leading mobile social app. Nokia Asha Touch smartphone users can now enjoy a new way to connect for free with WeChat. Our mission is providing the best possible user experience. While we aim to offer state of the art functions, we also focus on maximizing service quality. We are excited about the launch and Nokia Asha Touch smartphone users will be pleased by the performance and experience brought by WeChat” said Dennis Hau, Head of Product Center, International Business Group, Tencent.
“Social networking and messaging apps have gained great popularity amongst Nokia Asha consumers who like to be socially active while on the go,” said Jarmo Jokinen, Head of Mobile Phone Services, Messaging, Nokia. “We’re excited about Tencent’s support to launch WeChat for Nokia Asha smartphones. WeChat enriches the Nokia Asha user experience and we look forward to working closely with Tencent to bring even more innovative WeChat features to our customers in the Asha smartphones and in a large number of new and in-market Series 40 devices”
WeChat for Nokia Asha Touch Smartphones comes with its signature “Hold-to-Talk” feature which allows users to send voice messages over a mobile or data network. Users can also chat with a maximum of 40 friends online through WeChat’s group chat feature.
Designed to easily chat with friends or to connect with people from all around the world, WeChat enables users to add friends through various methods including connecting via phone books and WeChat ID.
As a precautionary measure to safeguard the privacy of WeChat users, only friends who are granted permission to connect will be able to communicate to the users. Against the backdrop of security and privacy concerns on social media, these measures leave users with a peace of mind, and ensure that users are sharing and interacting only with fellow users who are trusted contacts.
The application is available for download in Nokia Store and official WeChat website.
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