Yahoo Messenger officially bites the dust, chat service to end in July
Sad news for existing Yahoo messaging app users as Oath, the Verizon media division that currently owns the once mighty internet giant is announcing the impending demise of its chat service. You can still use Yahoo Messenger as of this writing but come July 17, you wont be able to sign-in to the app. The discontinuation of the one of the iconic chat app is part of the parent company’s effort to streamline services which had already shut down app on some platform.
The reason why Yahoo Messenger is going to shut down is because it is no longer competitive as social media giants and other stand-alone chat app has already overtaken the now 20 year old online communication service. Instead, the company is “focusing on building and introducing” a new services and tools that will cater to the current communication needs of online users.
In the wake of the its Yahoo Messenger’s fate, its official website’s help page , recommend a new service called Yahoo Squirrel which is still in beta as of this time. The group messaging app is still not ready for the prime time as it is an invite-only at the moment. This is by no means a replacement to YM, as stated on their website, but you can send them email at squirrel.invite@oath.com to request an invite code in order to use the nascent group chat app. The app can downloaded via Google Play Store or if you are an IOS user, you may head over to the Appstore.
If you have important chat conversation stored in the app that you need to archive in your computer or phone, you may visit their request site. You have to sign in first and from there, you will choose how to verify your account. If successful, you can now download your Yahoo Messenger data. An email will be sent to confirm that you have made a request and that they will notify you once the data is ready for download.
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