Thursday, August 29, 2013

WeChat Gives BlackBerry Users a New Way to Connect

WeChat Gives BlackBerry Users a New Way to Connect
WeChat, a leading innovative mobile social communication application, today announced the launch of WeChat for the new BlackBerry® 10 OS platform.  Designed for the re-invented and re-engineered BlackBerry 10 OS platform, WeChat for BlackBerry 10 integrates with BlackBerry Hub providing a seamless user experience. Free to download, the app allows users to text each other, swap voice messages with its “Hold to Talk” feature, and share images.  Included in WeChat for BlackBerry 10 are animated emoticons and the location-based service to meet and find new friends.

WeChat also comes with comprehensive privacy setting functions, enabling users to adjust their security levels as needed. With the introduction of WeChat on BlackBerry 10, WeChat further extends its reach to business users and consumers and demonstrate its commitment to provide a new and innovative way to communicate. With over 100 million registered user accounts worldwide, WeChat is the most downloaded mobile social app in many markets.

WeChat for BlackBerry 10 is now available on BlackBerry® Z10, BlackBerry® Q10 and BlackBerry® Q5 smartphones and can be downloaded for free on BlackBerry® World.


About WeChat
WeChat is an innovative mobile social communications application designed for Smartphone users.  WeChat is free for download from app stores running on Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian and Windows Phone operating systems*.  With over 100 million registered user accounts worldwide, it is the most downloaded mobile social app in many markets.

WeChat users can add friends via a wide range of innovative actions and methods, including scanning QR codes, connecting users’ phone books and activating location-based functions such as "Hold Together”, “People Nearby” and “Shake”.  The platform enhances social interaction by supporting exchanging of text, voice and video, stickers, and photos with their friends over data networks or under Wi-Fi environments.  Users can choose to communicate one-on-one, or within their closed social network through “Moments”.

WeChat also comes with comprehensive privacy setting functions, which enables user to tailor their security level as needed.For more details and application download, please visit www.wechat.com

*Some features are limited to certain operating systems due to the product development cycle.