BiP (software)

{{Infobox software

| title = BiP

| logo = Bip logo.svg

| other_names = BiP – Messaging, Voice and Video Calling

| developer = Lifecell Ventures Cooperatief U.A.

| released = 2013

| website = [https://bip.com/en/ Official website]

}}

BiP is a freeware instant messaging application developed by Lifecell Ventures Cooperatief U.A., a subsidiary of Turkcell incorporated in the Netherlands.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-12|title=Whatsapp controversy: Turkey's top officials, institutions switch to new messaging app|url=https://arynews.tv/en/whatsapp-controversy-turkeys-top/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=ARY NEWS|language=en-US}} It allows users to send text messages, voice messages and video calling, and it can be downloaded from the App Store, Google Play, and Huawei AppGallery.{{Cite web|title=Cumhurbaşkanımız Erdogan haberleşme uygulamaları BiP ve Telegram'a katıldı.|url=https://twitter.com/iletisim/status/1349060741035417601|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Cumhurbaşkanımız Erdogan haberleşme uygulamaları BiP ve Telegram’a katıldı.|language=tr}}{{Cite web|title=BiP – Messaging, Voice and Video Calling - Apps on Google Play|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.turkcell.bip&hl=en_US&gl=US|access-date=2021-01-13|website=play.google.com|language=en}} BiP has over 53 million users worldwide,{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-local-messaging-apps-boom-after-whatsapp-update/2105123|website=aa.com.tr|title=Turkey: Local messaging apps boom after WhatsApp update|access-date=2021-01-13|archive-date=2021-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113033233/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-local-messaging-apps-boom-after-whatsapp-update/2105123|url-status=dead}} and was first released in 2013.{{Cite news|date=2021-01-10|title=WhatsApp Dropped by Erdogan After Facebook Privacy Changes|language=en|work=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-10/whatsapp-gets-dumped-by-erdogan-on-mounting-privacy-concerns|access-date=2021-01-16}}

Functions

BiP is a secure,{{Cite web|date=2021-05-07|title=Fast and secure Turkish messaging app BiP introduces group, chat import|url=https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/05/07/fast-and-secure-turkish-messaging-app-bip-introduces-group-and-chat-import/|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Profit by Pakistan Today|language=en-US}} and free communication platform. BiP allows making video and audio calls, allows sharing images, videos and location. BiP includes instant translations to 106 languages and exchange rates.{{Cite web|date=2015-11-27|title=Turkcell Launches Voice and Video Calls on Its IP-Based Communication Application BiP|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151127005256/en/Turkcell-Launches-Voice-and-Video-Calls-on-Its-IP-Based-Communication-Application-BiP|access-date=2021-01-13|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}} President Erdoğan's Communications Office opposed WhatsApp's enforcement of its updated privacy policy and announced that Erdoğan left WhatsApp and opened an account in Telegram and BiP. The Turkish Ministry of National Defense has announced that it will move information groups to BiP for the same reason.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-11|title=Turkey's top institutions switch from Whatsapp to BiP|url=https://www.trtworld.com/life/turkish-whatsapp-users-quit-app-as-demand-spikes-for-other-options-43133|website=TRT World}}

Others

Banglalink announced a BiP messenger partnership in Bangladesh{{Cite web |date=2023-08-22 |title=Banglalink announces BiP messenger exclusive partnership in Bangladesh |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/corporates/banglalink-announces-bip-messenger-exclusive-partnership-bangladesh-686950 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=VEON's Banglalink Announces Strategic Partnership with Digital Communication platform BiP in Bangladesh |url=https://www.veon.com/newsroom/press-releases/veons-banglalink-announces-strategic-partnership-with-digital-communication-platform-bip-in-bangladesh |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=www.veon.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-12 |title=VEON's Banglalink Announces Strategic Partnership with Digital Communication platform BiP in Bangladesh |url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/veon-s-banglalink-announces-strategic-partnership-with-digital-communication-platform-bip-in-bangladesh-1032573721 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=markets.businessinsider.com |language=en}} The Communications Office of President Erdoğan opposed WhatsApp's enforcement of its updated privacy policy and announced that Erdoğan left WhatsApp and opened an account in Telegram and BiP. The Turkish Ministry of National Defense has announced that it will move information groups to BiP for the same reason.

The CEO of BiP is Burak Akinci.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

The number of downloads of the app is 80 million globally.