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All it takes is a tap on the 'Sign in' icon on your smart phone screen, to log in to discover all the fun things that has been waiting to be seen by the user. The user's ID and an easy password, which you must remember is all that it takes to enter the world of a networking site. The internet and smart mobile phones have made it really easy to share photos, funny posts, updating statuses and so many more activities to be done with your loved ones inside the virtual world. Countless free apps (applications), everyday, are downloaded by users, which are apparently fun to use, easily accessible, and to some extent, addictive too. These are some of the messaging apps, such as WhatsApp, Viber, SnapChat, KikMessenger, LineMobileMessaging etc. On the other hand, there is Instagram, Flickr, Tumblr etc, via which photos can be shared.
WhatsApp was launched in 2009 and is a widely used mobile messaging app, allows free text messaging as long as you have internet access and also enables one to send and receive pictures. However, it does not allow voice calls, and does not use the cellular phone network used by the user but messages are sent through the internet. You can chat in groups, name your groups, and also send private messages, anytime, anywhere, to the people who are already in your phone contacts, without even having to spend a penny. What makes WhatsApp even more appealing is the fact that no additional account needs to be opened after installing the app, and the system automatically uses your phone number as your ID and also identifies who, in your contacts use the app.
But while WhatsApp continues to gain popularity among smart phone users, other alternatives of it include Line, which has a similar function, as it allows to communicate through free calls and free text messages, as many times as the user wants to, it is unlimited. Photos and messages are sent over quickly using it and also colourful icons and emoticons can be used with messages, updating location information have become easier and it is also available in PCs and smart tablets. Using timelines to see what other friends have been up to, commenting on their photos and posts, video sharing and posting hilarious emojis (emoticons) and stickers are also among the special attributes of this app which makes social networking more interesting. It's basically used by Android and Apple users.
Viber is also really popular among people because of its outstanding services as it allows people to talk over the phone with other Viber users for free, send free text or photo messages on any device and network, in any country! It also offers best quality HD voice calls and video calls, without having to register to use it, talking in groups without having to separately invite friends, and other features such as being able to transfer ongoing calls between devices make this app really efficient. It is also widely accepted among people of different age groups. Connecting with people is now easy because all you have to do is install the app and enter your phone number and you are ready to use it, just in blink of an eye.
Kik Messenger is also well known in the crowd of free messaging apps and can use operating systems such as Ios, Android, Windows Phone 7, Blackberry, Symbian etc. Besides working across different operating systems, Kik messenger has about 50 million users worldwide, because their free text messaging options, conversing privately or in groups, holding up to 13 people in one group, offline messaging options make it vastly popular among smart phones users. And once again, it's all free!
Moving on to photo sharing apps, Instagram can be said as one of the most popular photo sharing sites, where you can upload pictures of your favourite people, or your perfect moments, sharing what is happening at your end, in your daily life with your followers. It's like saying your life story by using photos, as if the chunks of life are distributed in the pictures that you capture. For instance, you made apple pie for the first time, take a picture. Or maybe, your baby cousin is born, take a picture. A new dress? Take a picture. And one of the most remarkable traits of IG is that it lets you use hash tags. Besides normally captioning your photos, you can use hash tags to tag your pictures, and to help you to look for pictures of other people who use similar hash tagged words, so you know what kind of things matter to them as they do to you. You can get notifications, to see how many people like your photo and also how many people left their comments on your photo and you get to like their pictures as well as the picture threads appear in your home page. You can also share your Instagram pictures directly via Facebook. Just a double tap on your screen, and there you go! Instagram can also be used to be updated about what is latest in your favourite clothes store, or even to enjoy the hysterical memes posted by other pages, for example 9Gag. So, all over, Instagram has some really intriguing features, which might pique your interest in exploring it further.
It's always interesting to discover new and useful apps that make communication faster, more efficient and free of cost. Look into your phone's app store and so many other applications can be found every day, that makes the use of mobile phones even more fascinating and also quite fun.
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