KakaoTalk
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| developer | Cocoa Corp. |
| Publishing year | March 18, 2010 |
| Current version | 8.1.6 ( Android ) December 5, 2018 8.1.6 ( iOS ) 2.7.3 ( Windows ) 2.5.4 ( macOS ) |
| operating system | Android , iOS , Windows , macOS |
| category | Instant messaging |
| License | Freeware |
| German speaking | Yes |
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KakaoTalk ( Korean 카카오 톡 ), also KaTalk ( Korean 카톡 ([ka tɔːk])) is an instant messaging - service for use on smartphones and tablets . The associated app is available for the Android and iOS operating systems. KakaoTalk is also available in simplified versions for Windows and macOS . Support for Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile ended on December 15, 2016.
As an alternative to SMS , KakaoTalk allows its users to send and receive messages, photos, videos and voice messages. Telephone calls and conferences with up to five participants are also possible via the mobile data network.
history
The Seoul- based company Kakao Corporation published KakaoTalk on March 18, 2010. With this app, Kakao Corp. compete with Facebook and Twitter . Cocoa Corp. is one of the top Android developers. In May 2014, Kakao Corp. announced to merge with the also South Korean company Daum Communications , whereby Kakao Corp. will hold the greater share of the newly created company.
User numbers
| Period | Registered users |
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| January 2012 | about 30 million |
| July 2012 | about 50 million |
| July 2013 | about 100 million |
| May 2014 | about 140 million |
Functions
KakaoTalk enables its users to send messages, emoticons , pictures and videos to a person or in a group chat . According to the developer, the communication is encrypted. It is possible to find other users via the KakaoTalk ID without knowing their mobile phone number. There is also the Plus Friend function , which provides the latest news from personal favorite artists. The most popular KakaoTalk users include Girls' Generation , Super Junior and Shinee .
Since March 2017, KakaoTalk has also been providing a mobile payment service with Kakao Pay . As with the competitors WeChat and Line , this can be used to transfer money.
Web links
- Official Website (Korean)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b installation page for Android. In: Google Play . Retrieved December 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Preview page for iOS. In: App Store (iOS) . Retrieved December 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Version number and release date for Windows. In: Chip Online . Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Preview page for macOS. In: Mac App Store . Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Sascha Ostermaier: KakaoTalk for Windows Phone will be discontinued on December 15th. In: Caschy's blog . October 26, 2016, accessed January 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Features on the official website of KakaoTalk ( Memento from February 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English).
- ↑ Lee Youkyung: Kakao Talk aims to take on Facebook, Twitter. In: Yonhap . April 11, 2011, accessed January 8, 2012 .
- ↑ a b Kakao Talk merges with Portal Daum Handelsblatt, May 26, 2014.
- ↑ Jon Russel: Korean mobile app Kakao Talk now sees 1 billion texts sent every day. In: thenextweb.com. January 3, 2012, accessed February 23, 2014 .
- ↑ Hamish McKenzie: What Does This Korean Messaging App Think It's Doing With More US Users Than Path? In: pando.com. PandoMedia Inc., July 6, 2012, accessed on March 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Jon Russell: Korea's Kakao Talk becomes the latest Asian mobile messaging app to pass 100 million users. In: thenextweb.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Plus Friend on the official KakaoTalk website. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ Cocoa introduced Cocoa Pay. In: downloadkakaotalk.org. August 19, 2017, accessed November 28, 2018 .