Yahoo! Launches Test Version of Yahoo Livetext Video Messenger

Yahoo! is developing a new messenger. The company released its test version and posted it on the Hong Kong iTunes App Store called Yahoo Livetext - Video Messenger.

The application combines the functionality of traditional instant messengers and innovations related to video. Along with a text message, you can transmit non-verbal information via video. True, according to the developers, the sound will not be there. The transmitted video may reflect, for example, the response to the replica of the interlocutor. Thus, the new messenger allows you to observe the reaction of the participants in the conversation in real time.

"We are constantly experimenting and creating new products that delight our users," a Yahoo representative told TechCrunch ...
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For many years the company tried to develop a worthy replacement for its old mobile application. For this Yahoo! attracted talented specialists and acquired startups. However, so far no development has overcome the stage of internal testing.

And now, when the test version of the new messenger is downloaded to iTunes, there is hope for a successful launch of the project. The application will be distributed free of charge, reports The Verge.