The difference between SMS and WeChat.

Wechat is a mobile phone chat software launched by Tencent 20 1 1 at the beginning of the year, which can quickly send text and photos and support multi-person voice intercom. Users can quickly send voice, video, pictures and text through their mobile phones or tablets. Wechat provides public platform, friends circle, message push and other functions. Users can add friends and pay attention to public platforms by "shaking", "searching for numbers", "people nearby" and scanning QR codes. At the same time, WeChat will share the content with friends and share the wonderful content that users see to WeChat friends circle.

Chinese name wechat

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Production company Tencent

Implementation date: 20111October 2 1.

Support systems Android, iOS, WP, Blackberry, Symbian.

The latest versions of Android 5.2, iOS 5.2, WP 5. 1.

As of 20 13, 1 1, the number of registered users has exceeded 600 million, making it the largest mobile instant messaging software in Asia.

fundamental function

Chat: It supports sending voice messages, videos, pictures (including facial expressions) and texts. Is a kind of chat software, which supports multi-group chat (group chat of up to 40 people, 100 people and 200 people is being tested).

Add friends: wechat supports finding micro signals (specific steps: click on friends at the bottom of wechat interface-> add friends-> search number, then enter the number of wechat to be searched, and then click find), check QQ friends to add friends, check the phone address book to share micro signals to add friends, shake to add friends, add friends by QR code search, and accept friends by drift bottle.

Real-time intercom function: users can talk to a group of people through a voice chat room, but unlike voice sending in a group, the messages in this chat room are almost real-time, without leaving any records, and they can still chat in real time when the screen of the mobile phone is closed.

Other functions:

Friends circle: users can post words and pictures through friends circle, and share articles or music to friends circle through other software. Users can "comment" or "like" friends' new photos, and users can only view the comments or likes of the same friend.

Voice reminder: users can tell Ta by voice to remind them to call or check email.

Address book security assistant: after opening, you can upload the phone address book to the server, or download the previously uploaded address book to the phone.

QQ Email Reminder: After opening, you can receive emails from QQ Email, and you can reply or forward them directly after receiving them.

Private Message Assistant: You can receive a private message from QQ Weibo after opening it, and you can reply directly after receiving it.

Drifting bottles: Make friends anonymously by throwing bottles and fishing for them.

Check people nearby: WeChat will find people who also turn on this function near users according to your geographical location. (LBS function)

Voice Notepad: It can be used for voice shorthand, and also supports video, pictures and text notes.

Wechat Shake: It is a random dating application launched by Wechat. By shaking the phone or clicking the button to simulate shaking, we can match the WeChat users who trigger this function at the same time, thus increasing the interaction between users and the viscosity of WeChat.

Group Assistant: Send messages to multiple people through the group assistant.

Weibo Reading: You can browse the content of Tencent Weibo through WeChat.

Traffic query: WeChat itself has the function of traffic statistics, and you can check the traffic dynamics of WeChat at any time in the settings.

Game Center: You can enter WeChat to play games such as "Plane Wars" (you can also compare high scores with friends).

WeChat public platform: Through this platform, individuals and enterprises can create an official WeChat account, which can send text, pictures and voice in groups. At present, there are 2 million WeChat official account, such as Qianmo and Life Encyclopedia.

Wechat can be used on IPhone, Android, Windows Phone, Symbian, BlackBerry and other mobile phone platforms, and provides a multilingual interface.

Account protection: It takes four steps for WeChat to bind the mobile phone number: 1. Enter "Personal Information" in the "Me" column and click "My Account"; 2. Enter the mobile phone number in the column of "Mobile phone number"; 3. The system automatically sends a six-digit verification code to the mobile phone, and successfully enters the six-digit verification code to complete the binding; Letting the "account protection" column display "enabled" means that WeChat has launched a brand-new account protection mechanism.