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ChatON, Samsung's answer to BBM and iMessage, is now on the Android Market

ChatON, Samsung's answer to BBM and iMessage, is now on the Android Market

Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 09:09, by Nick T.

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ChatON, Samsung's answer to BBM and iMessage, is now on the Android Market

The ChatON instant messenger, courtesy of Samsung, has landed in the Android Market today and is available to anyone holding on to a device running Android 2.2 or higher. Yes, that is correct. Even though the Korean manufacturer is behind the service, using it is possible on any compatible Android smartphone regardless of its make.

ChatON is Samsung's blow against BBM and iMessage, and unlike the two of them it is not proprietary, which is why it isn't available exclusively to Samsung devices. What's more is that iOS and BlackBerry OS versions of ChatON are about to be released soon as well.

Besides one-on-one conversations, the service supports group chats, broadcasts, animated messages, as well as sending pictures, videos, audio, location data, calendar entries and contact information to your buddies. There are also a few more perks like the so-called Interaction Rank, which shows how active a user is at ChatON, as well as the ability to comment on user profiles.

Feel free to check out ChatON in action below, and if it sparks your interest, hit the source link to get it from the Android Market. Once you try it out, the comment section is all yours, so do not hesitate to share your impressions with us.

source: Android Market via Sammy Hub

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1. dhruba (unregistered) posted on 14 Oct 2011, 09:15 0 0

I hope it will have a PC client too. Thats why I use palringo

3. badelemental posted on 14 Oct 2011, 09:40 0 0

yup! according to news it is going to available on all major plateforms including mobile and PC

2. hunted posted on 14 Oct 2011, 09:18 2 0

I will get this in my samsung phone :)

4. protozeloz posted on 14 Oct 2011, 09:41 3 0

Downloading! #exited

5. Haroon (unregistered) posted on 14 Oct 2011, 09:51 1 0

I have a Samsung Galaxy S Captivate and aSamsung Galaxy SII and it says that it's not compatible with both my devices. LOL

I think they did that because many people who registered haven't received their verification codes yet probably because of overcrowded server.

I guess I just have to wait and see

8. Marius O. (unregistered) posted on 14 Oct 2011, 10:02 1 1

I already downloaded on my SII so it's compatible, but yeah, i guess it has got something to do with the verification codes not being sent. They probably stopped it for now.

50. HansP posted on 16 Oct 2011, 09:56 0 0

Yeah, the verification server seemed overloaded Friday. I wasn't able to log on until Saturday. So they probably stopped downloads for a while to catch up.

49. David1 (unregistered) posted on 16 Oct 2011, 09:05 0 0

I have a HTC droid. I downloaded and received verification code successfully. It is cool.

6. remyrz posted on 14 Oct 2011, 09:57 1 0

so this will be available in all other platforms.. like blackberries, iphones, etc etc

7. remyrz posted on 14 Oct 2011, 10:01 0 0

ok i just read it up there... :P kool..

9. rizkyp (unregistered) posted on 14 Oct 2011, 10:18 1 0

weird it says not compatible with my Galaxy Tab 10.1. come on samsung!!

10. aries.phills posted on 14 Oct 2011, 10:24 7 2

SGS2 is my first android phone. JUust bought it 6 days ago and I'm so blown by this hot phone. oh.. wait a minute,... another cool stuff,.. samsung chat!!! oh my GGGGGG... I love android!! I love samsung.
But hey, I'm no phone freak. Jusst like cool good stuffs.
Go sammy!!!! go Andy!!!

37. E.N. posted on 14 Oct 2011, 20:41 1 4

If I reacted like this for iMessage, I would have been 50 thumbs down.....

38. iamcc posted on 14 Oct 2011, 20:59 1 2

Too true.

51. HansP posted on 16 Oct 2011, 10:00 0 0

No, you're getting thumbs down because we're so fed up with Apple owners trolling Apple in every effing Samsung-related article on the Internet.

That the only reason. Period.

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39. iamcc posted on 14 Oct 2011, 21:00 1 2

And I accidentally gave you thumbs down instead of up...

11. hunted posted on 14 Oct 2011, 10:33 1 0

can someone tell me how to search this in android market please?

52. HansP posted on 16 Oct 2011, 10:02 0 0

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sec.chaton&feature=search_result

Search for chaton or ch@ton

12. hmsillo (unregistered) posted on 14 Oct 2011, 11:44 0 0

I. Couldn't find it in the market either, but if u click on the link "Android Market" above the video, it will send u right to it.