Samsung with ChatON, a chat application released whose functionality is similar to the popular app WhatsApp. The software is available for download on Android devices and is included on Bada devices.
The software for Android is available for free in the Market, but can also be downloaded from Samsung’s own application store. With the software, is it possible to have chat conversations with contacts, which also support for group conversations. It is also possible to use multimedia files to send. In addition, Samsung has added a feature that provides users with an animation of pictures.
Samsung announced ChatON already. This let the manufacturer know that other mobile operating systems such as iOS and BlackBerry, will be supported. The manufacturer is planning to introduce the service in Bada-devices for install, but it is plausible that in the future Android phones from the company also with the app be equipped.
ChatOn will be a lot of competition from WhatsApp, which has grown to become a popular instant messaging service for smartphone users. In addition, RIM over BlackBerry Messenger and Apple released its own instant messaging service, iMessage as part of iOS 5.