Yahoo has announced a new product to mobile users. This new product is a group chat app which allows to send text messages and have group conversations for free.
Yahoo has announced,”For those heavy texters out there, we are excited to introduce Hub, a fast and easy-to-use mobile messaging app that allows you to send text messages and have group conversations for free. Hub allows you to easily add participants to any conversation thread so it’s easy to switch from private messaging to a group conversation. Whether it is just keeping up with a close group of friends or making spontaneous plans, you no longer have to deal with scattered messages.”
Messages can be sent over WiFi or data connections. If the recipients do not have app installed, they will recieve it via sms.
But after taking a look on all the things this app do, i do not notice a single new feature. All the things are already available in majority of group chat apps.
Key features of Hub include:
- Group messaging: Enjoy group conversations with several friends at once
- Local and international SMS messages: Send text messages to other Hub users or any mobile phone for free†
- Privacy: Easily view and add participants to any conversation thread
- Message any phone: Your friends can reply with any SMS enabled mobile phone
- Instant notifications: Get push notifications for incoming messages so you never have to miss a conversation
