I remember back in old days (90s and 20s), we use MIRC in order to make friends on Internet and to chat with strangers. In the same era MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, AIM and many other chat messengers were rocking and people were literary hooked up. I use to share my messenger’s friend list with my best friends, in order to check it out that the person on the other end is a male or female (Crazy things were happening in the old days).
After the launch of iPhone and especially Android phones, things have changed a lot. People are more using mobile apps in order to chat with people, than old PC messengers. The only famous messenger which still exists and is in great use on PC as well as on Mobile is SKYPE, but this is also because Microsoft bought it, clubbed its msn messenger service with it and it has some extra things which we will talk about later.
How Mobile Texting Apps Works When it comes to chatting, the concept of having an Online ID doesn’t exist anymore, or should I say that it’s not in demand anymore, because a Mobile number is what everyone is interested in now. Instead of sharing the online IDs of strangers, now people share the mobile numbers of other boys/girls with their friends, so they can also chat with them on the Mobile apps. Once you install a texting app, it will check who is using the same mobile app from your contacts list and will then add those people who are using the app automatically in your friends list.
There are some apps which don't require any mobile number at all, instead it just asks you to create a login on the app and then the app suggests you people based on your desires (like age, gender, location etc.). Since things have changed a lot, that’s why the Chatting and Instant Messaging terminology has been replaced with Texting. Now people use mobile apps to text their loved ones / strangers, share videos, audios, pictures, locations etc. But to do that, you ofcourse need an active internet connection either via Wi-Fi or a Mobile network (2g, 3g or 4g).
Mobile Texting Apps In Every Mobile
There are tons of mobile apps on iPhone and Android which you can use to talk to your friends or strangers. The selection of an app depends on your liking, purpose, and ofcourse the person to whom you want to talk to, should have the same app installed in his/her mobile as well. It’s not necessary to use only 1 app to talk to anyone, but it depends how and why you want to communicate. For example there are certain apps which you can use to share 7 seconds of video only, there are apps which you can use to chat with group of people by sharing pictures only. Well there are also apps which you can use to do all the things like voice calls, video calls, texting, share pictures etc. So it all depends on your personal preferences and the purpose behind it.
Are These Apps Only For Teenage Boys / Girls
Many people have a misconception that these texting apps are only for teenage boys or girls. These apps have nothing to do with age at all, so wonder why anyone can even think like that. There are tons of usages of such texting apps, and you should think out of the box to make it useful for you. It depends on a person how he wants to use it. It’s like saying that Internet is full of x-rated websites, no one will deny that but it depends how you uses it and for what purpose.
Drawbacks Of Mobile Texting Apps
I know many people who simply keep themselves away from all of these texting apps. To some extent, I do understand the reasons behind it, which are as follows:
1. Unnecessary messages from all the people in the mobile contacts.
2. Once you install a texting app, all the other people from your contacts expect you to be available all the time and reply them.
3. The beep sound of continuous text messages can irritate anyone.
4. People want some privacy and these texting apps are best at destroying it.
5. Day and Night if people send jokes and useless messages to you, it can really frustrate anyone.
6. It's an addiction and consumes lot of time.
Last Thoughts
There are ways to overcome these drawbacks and use a texting app to make it useful for you. As already said above that there are tons of apps which you can select from in order to talk to your loved ones (or strangers), but certainly there are some apps which are highly recognized and millions of users are using it for some reason. Which apps are those and which is the best will be discussed in the future posts.
Please share how you talk to your loved ones (or even with strangers) and which app you think is the best. Don’t forget to leave your Comments / Suggestions.
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