imo instant messenger

Description

With imo instant messenger, it’s easy to stay in touch with friends on your existing IM accounts on Facebook Messenger, Google Talk, Skype, Windows Live Messenger (MSN), ICQ/AIM, Yahoo Messenger, Jabber, and Myspace, Vkontakte.ru, Hyves.

All permissions are explained at the end of the description (please read).

imo messenger is free and doesn't use your sms or minutes. You do need internet access, over wifi or a data plan (3G preferred but works well on Edge also).

Features:

• Super fast and reliable messaging (much faster than SMS)
• Clean, simple and easy to use interface
• No need to create an account with imo
• Link all your existing IM accounts for easy login
• Very efficient on battery and network resources
• High quality voice calls
• Voice IMs (fast voice messages) turn your phone into a walkie-talkie
• Group messaging (super simple creation: add as many friends as you want to a group from any protocol and start chatting)
• Group photo sharing (share pictures with a whole group)
• Multimedia attachments - audio, video, files
• Chat history with lightning fast letter-by-letter search
• Concurrent sessions on different devices and the web at https://imo.im (messages automatically sync and alert in a smart way)


• WIRED App Guide Editor's Pick
• 2011 Mashable Award for Most Useful Mobile App
• Named Best Instant Messaging Application for Android by Lifehacker
• Named one of the Best Android Apps by PCMag

imo is available on the web, Android, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Nokia and works wonderfully across all platforms.

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We love to hear from you.

Twitter @ https://twitter.com/imoim
Facebook https://facebook.com/imo.im
Email android@imo.im
Website https://imo.im
About us: https://imo.im/about


Why we ask for permissions:

INTERNET: connect to imo servers
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: react to network changes so we can reconnect
READ_CONTACTS: to read phone-book contacts; only used when you choose to invite friends
VIBRATE: for notifications
RECORD_AUDIO: for voice IMs
MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS: to adjust speaker volume during calls
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED: auto start on boot
INSTALL_SHORTCUT: create home screen shortcuts
WAKE_LOCK: very short term partial cpu lock to make sure messages are sent and received while phone is sleeping
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: for caching pictures
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE: keep wifi awake while sending messages