Imo.im
{{Short description|Instant messaging software service}}
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| logo = IMO messenger icon.svg
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| developer = Pagebites, Inc.
| released = {{start date and age|2007|4}}
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| operating system = Cross-platform
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| genre = Instant messaging
| license = Proprietary
| website = {{URL|https://imo.im/}}
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imo is a proprietary audio/video calling and instant messaging software service.{{Cite web|date=2020-05-30|title=Instant messaging app 'IMO' raises awareness among millions amid COVID-19 pandemic|url=https://zeenews.india.com/technology/instant-messaging-app-imo-raises-awareness-among-millions-amid-covid-19-pandemic-2287013.html|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Zee News|language=en}} It allows sending music, video, PDFs and other files, along with various free stickers.{{Cite web|title=imo video call s and chat|url=https://ccm.net/download/download-24818-imo-free-video-calls-and-chat-for-android|access-date=2021-01-05|website=CCM|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=imo.im Quietly Building One Solid Multi-Network Instant Messaging App |url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2009/10/25/imo-im-quietly-building-one-solid-multi-network-instant-messaging-app/ |access-date=2021-01-05 |website=TechCrunch |date=25 October 2009 |language=en-U S |archive-date=2021-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108064815/https://social.techcrunch.com/2009/10/25/imo-im-quietly-building-one-solid-multi-network-instant-messaging-app/ |url-status=dead}} It supports encrypted group video and voice calls with up to 20 participants.{{Cite news |title=imo video calls and chat HD by Baby Penguin |url=https://appadvice.com/app/imo-video-calls-and-chat-hd/1400579543 |access-date=2021-01-05 |website=AppAdvice |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=imo free video calls and chat – Apps on Google Play|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imo.android.imoim&hl=en_IN&gl=US|access-date=2021-01-05|website=play.google.com|language=en}} According to its developer, the service possesses over 200 million users and over 50 million messages per day are sent through it.{{Cite web|url=https://www.technobuffalo.com/imo-messenger-app-of-the-week|title = Imo Messenger: One of the Best Ways to Stay Connected|date = 2 May 2013}}imo imo
History
The product was created as a web-based application in 2005 for accessing multiple chat platforms,{{Cite web|last=Racoma|first=J. Angelo|title=imo CEO Ralph Harik explains decision to drop 3rd party IM support|url=https://e27.co/imo-ceo-ralph-harik-explains-decision-drop-3rd-party-im-support/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=e27|language=en}} including Facebook Messenger, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, and Skype chat.{{Cite web|title=IMO.IM Is The Best IM Web Service You've Never Heard Of|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2009/02/06/imoim-is-the-best-im-web-service-youve-never-heard-of/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=TechCrunch|date=6 February 2009|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108060102/https://social.techcrunch.com/2009/02/06/imoim-is-the-best-im-web-service-youve-never-heard-of/|url-status=dead}} It was developed by Pagebites, which is a subsidiary of Singularity IM, Inc. and required a subscriber's phone number to verify the users' account.{{Cite web|title=How to create IMO account without phone number {{!}} Gadgets Now|url=https://www.gadgetsnow.com/how-to/how-to-create-imo-account-without-phone-number/articleshow/66622891.cms|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Gadget Now}} In March 2014, support for all third-party messaging networks ended.{{Cite web|date=2014-03-03|title=IMO Drops Third-Party Messaging Networks: Save Your History Now|url=https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/imo-drops-third-party-messaging-networks-save-history-now/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=MakeUseOf|language=en-US}}
In January 2018, the app reached 500 million installs.{{Cite web|date=2018-01-07|title=Messaging app imo passes 500 million downloads|url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/01/06/messaging-app-imo-passes-500-million-downloads/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Android Police|language=en-US}}
imo.im has implemented end-to-end encryption for its chats and calls, ensuring that the conversations remain private between the sender and receiver.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
See also
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External links
- {{URL|https://imo.im/|Official website}}
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