Yahoo! Messenger is an iOS talk application that permits you to send instant messages, make voice and movie calls, and exchange SMS messages for free.

What can you do with Yahoo! Messenger?

Yahoo! Messenger pulls all of your Yahoo! contacts together, permitting you to send messages or call these people in a snap. SMS messaging to contacts is supported if you choose to exchange messages in this way.

The application permits you to share photos and movie in your talks, albeit compared to other talk apps for iOS like WhatsApp Messenger, Viber, and LINE, Yahoo! Messenger is very light on talk features. For example, there’s no location sharing, no voice messaging, and no support for group talk.

Getting around Yahoo! Messenger

The user interface in Yahoo! Messenger for iOS is a lot less cluttered than the desktop version. Once you’re signed in, your contacts are displayed in a Friends list, and their online status is indicated with a colored button.

To embark talking, you just click on a contact and tap the IM talk window to open up the on-screen keyboard. From here you can also add emoticons, URLs and photos to the messages by touching the suitable tab. The photo option lets you add photos stored on your iPhone, or capture and send one at that moment.

Yahoo! Messenger keeps a record of all your conversations, which you can view via the ‘Messages’ tab. These can be deleted at your leisure, if you don’t want anyone to see them.

Clicking the webcam button in Yahoo! Messenger will initiate a movie call with a contact. Their movie stream emerges in the large window, and a preview of your outgoing movie shows up in a petite window at the bottom of the screen. Note that two-way movie calling only works inbetween iOS or Windows devices. Presently, the Mac and Android versions of Yahoo! Messenger aren’t supported for calls.

Yahoo! Messenger is pretty rough around the edges, and the app could do with a bit of TLC from the developer. Crashing is a frequent occurrence, especially with movie calls, emoticons are poorly implemented, and the app uses a fiddly, ugly keyboard rather than the iOS seven keyboard.

A long way off the rhythm

Albeit it offers a very elementary, user-friendly interface for talking, Yahoo! Messenger for iOS needs more development if it is to challenge with the likes of WhatsApp or LINE.

Switches

Copy and paste text from Yahoo! Messenger to other apps Spectacle and stability improvements

Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone

Yahoo! Messenger Two.Two.9

This download is no longer available. This could be due to the program being discontinued, having a security issue or for some other reason. You can download these alternatives:

eBuddy

Numerous account instant messaging

Old school instant messaging on iOS

• Elementary to use
• Send photos in talks
• Keeps records of conversations
• Send free SMS messages
• Shove notifications

• Prone to crashes
• Movie calls not compatible with Yahoo! Messenger for Mac/Android
• Limited talk features
• Outdated looking user interface

License

Yahoo! Messenger is also compatible with:

• iOS Trio.1
• iOS Trio.1.Two
• iOS Trio.1.Three
• iOS Trio.Two
• iOS Four.0
• iOS Trio.Two.1
• iOS Four.0.1
• iOS Four.1
• iOS Four.1.1
• iOS Four.Two
• iOS Four.Two.1
• iOS Four.Trio
• iOS Four.Three.1
• iOS Four.Trio.Two
• iOS Four.Trio.Three
• iOS Four.Three.Four
• iOS Four.Trio.Five
• iOS Five.0
• iOS Five.1
• iOS Five.1.1
• iOS 6.0
• iOS 6.0.1
• iOS 6.0.Two
• iOS 6.1
• iOS 6.1.1
• iOS 6.1.Two
• iOS 7.0

Also available for

Yahoo! Messenger is also available in other platforms

Downloads

Total downloads

Last month’s downloads

Language

Available languages

• English
• Spanish
• German
• French
• Chinese Simp
• Danish
• Dutch
• Finnish
• Italian
• Norwegian
• Swedish

Version

Developer

User rating

six / ten ( eighty five votes )

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This program can no longer be downloaded. You can look for alternatives in iPhone > Browser Apps > Instant Messaging