''imo'' is a proprietary audio/
video calling
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and
instant messaging
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software service
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.
It allows sending music, video,
PDF
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s and other files, along with various free stickers. It supports
encrypted
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group video and voice calls with up to 20 participants. According to its developer, the service possesses over 200 million users
and over 50 million messages per day are sent through it.
History
The product was created as a web-based application in 2005 for accessing multiple chat platforms, including
Facebook Messenger
Messenger is a proprietary instant messaging app and platform developed by Meta Platforms. Originally developed as Facebook Chat in 2008, the company revamped its messaging service in 2010, released standalone iOS and Android apps in 2011, and ...
,
Google Talk
Google Talk was an instant messaging service that provided both text and voice communication. The instant messaging service was variously referred to colloquially as Gchat, Gtalk, or Gmessage among its users.
Google Talk was also the name of ...
,
Yahoo! Messenger
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, and
Skype
Skype () is a proprietary telecommunications application operated by Skype Technologies, a division of Microsoft, best known for VoIP-based videotelephony, videoconferencing and voice calls. It also has instant messaging, file transfer, ...
chat.
It was developed by PageBites, and required one's phone number to verify the users' account. In March 2014, support for all third-party messaging networks ended.
In January 2018, the app reached 500 million installs.
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