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4 awesome messaging apps for Android

4 awesome messaging apps for Android

Are you looking for messaging apps for Android. Android phones are amongest the hottest on the market, currently accounting for around 70% of the European mobile market. Most Android smartphones also come with a separate SMS app (the Nexus devices just have Hangouts), although each manufacturer throws in varying levels of customisation, so there are too many offerings for us to comment specifically. What each app will do, though, is send a text.

Below youll find the list of awesome apps, to help you stay in contact with all your friends.

Awesome messaging apps for Android are listed below:

1. WhatsApp

WhatsApp is the ranked first messaging apps for Android. WhatsApp is probably the most popular and well known cross OS messaging app out there, sending messages over your Wi-Fi or mobile internet signal.

Working with your mobile number, WhatsApp also doesnt require usernames, passwords and pins, and using the web rather than the mobile network means that there are no pesky international charges.

In all, WhatsApp is popular for a reason. Its highly customisable, and very easy to use to message others on the service as it connects via your mobile number. 

2. Kik

Kik is ranked 2nd messaging apps for Android. With over 80 million users, Kik is another app that cant be ignored. Like WhatsApp, it is cross OS and features many nifty features. 

You can also create and send different memes from within Kik, or "Photobomb" your friends. The latter is Kiks answer to SnapChat, which we will cover later.

Kik also prides itself on being personal and private, not having to share your mobile number or email address, rather a username that you can create. 

3. Skype

Skype is ranked 3 messaging apps for Android and also most popular messaging apps for Android. First gaining prominence on the desktop, and gaining a lot of publicity following its sale to Microsoft, Skype is possibly the best known and overall best video calling app out there.

Connection to Skype can be done through a dedicated username and password or through an existing Microsoft account, something you might have created to use Windows Live or Windows 8. Since the merge with Microsoft, the Redmond based firm is pushing to connect any existing Skype accounts to your Windows account.

4. SnapChat

SnapChat is ranked 4th messaging apps for Android. SnapChat gained popularity because of the temporary nature of the images sent. Images are captured and then sent immediately, to select SnapChat compatriots, with a self destruct timer built in.

Images, or videos, can be sent for anything up to ten seconds, and then wipe themselves off the receivers phone. Whilst there is nothing to stop a screenshot, senders are notified if this occurs. Image editing is also possible, but only to a narrow degree.

A small level of text can be added, and images can be sketched over, so you can show your friends what you look like with a bright red cartoon afro. You can also save your own images.

Posted by uski at 10:48 AM

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