| File type | APK |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.5.7 |
| Publisher | Tencent |
| Release date | May 4, 2017 |
| Date added | May 4, 2017 |
| Os requirements | Android |
| Requirements | None |
| Total downloads | 304,499 |
| Downloads per week | 21 |
| Price | Free |
Description
WeChat is a messaging and calling app that allows you to easily connect with family & friends across countries. It's the all-in-one communications app for text (SMS/MMS), voice and video calls, Moments, photo sharing, and games.
WHY USE WECHAT:
NEW! WECHAT OUT CALLS: Make calls to landlines and mobile around the globe at low rates (in certain regions only).
MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING: Send video, image, text, and voice messages.
GROUP CHAT & CALLS: Create group chats with up to 500 people and group video calls up to 9 people.
FREE VOICE & VIDEO CALLS: High-quality free calls to anywhere in the world.
STICKER GALLERY: Hundreds of free, fun, animated stickers to express your feelings from some of your favorite cartoons and movies.
MOMENTS: Share your best moments on your personal photo stream.
BETTER PRIVACY: WeChat gives you the highest level of control over your privacy. It's the only messaging app to be certified by TRUSTe.
MEET NEW FRIENDS: Use "Friend Radar", "People Nearby" and "Shake" to meet others.
REALTIME LOCATION: Instead of having to tell others where you are, just use real-time location sharing.
LANGUAGE SUPPORT: Localized in 20 different languages and can translate messages to any language.
AND MORE: Desktop app, custom wallpapers, custom notifications, and Official Accounts.
Review
For many smartphone users, the "phone" part matters less than the "smart" part; it's more important to be able to text message friends than make phone calls. The good news is, your Android device almost certainly came with a chat app. The better news is, you don't have to use it; you can download and use your favorite chat app, or try them all until you find one that's best for you. We tried WeChat on a new Android smartphone. Like similar apps, WeChat's mobile app enables text and voice messaging, and it can find your friends, too. WeChat also lets you share personal photo albums among users. New features include high-resolution video chat.
WeChat's interface opened with a cool shot of the Earth. The log-in page let us sign up for a new WeChat account, but (better still) we could log in via our Facebook account. The setup process involves allowing WeChat to post items (such as photos) on your behalf, enabling Address Book Matching, and entering your phone number for verification. The default country code is China, so don't forget to change it to your own country's calling code from the drop-down list! A message declaring WeChat "the complete mobile communicator" verified our setup.
WeChat's app makes excellent use of Android's functionality. A few swipes took us through an overview of the app's Send Voice Messages, Share Photos, and other features, including Look Around and Shake, a tool for finding and notifying friends. The Chat tool itself is simple in layout and controls, just like it should be. We tapped a large green button to set a Profile Photo using our camera or an existing photo. The app's toolbar let us manage our Chats, Contacts, Social tools, and Settings. Setting up a new chat app used to be a pain, but WeChat not only imported our active chats but made personalizing our data a cinch. A chat app that doesn't work well won't cut it these days, and WeChat holds its own against other popular apps, both in voice and text messaging. WeChat is definitely worth a look.
