WeChat Enhanced Quoted Reply Functionality with Images and Videos

Ever found yourself in a bustling group chat, trying to respond to a specific message, but all your reply options were… just text? Perhaps you wanted to drop an image but couldn’t directly link it to the original message. In today’s visually-driven world, where graphic and animated content plays a pivotal role in conveying sentiment … Continue reading WeChat Enhanced Quoted Reply Functionality with Images and Videos

WeChat Invests R50 million Seed Fund in African Tech Startups

WeChat is investing R50 million in tech companies supporting local talents and innovations.   The fund will be used to identify and support tech-enabled businesses by assisting with rapid market access using the WeChat platform. Access to markets was listed as one of the biggest inhibitors to growth for tech-enabled businesses, in the recent Emerging … Continue reading WeChat Invests R50 million Seed Fund in African Tech Startups

Speed Up Voice Messages, Efficient Listening Made Easy

The latest iOS 8.0.55 version now features an accelerated voice playback speed function. It saves a lot of time for those who prefer using voice messages in daily communication. Therefore, when receiving longer voice messages, users can simply enable this feature, which will automatically double the speed, greatly improving efficiency. However, this is only applicable … Continue reading Speed Up Voice Messages, Efficient Listening Made Easy

Add Your Video as a Custom Sticker to Enhance Chats

Tired of relying solely on text and static images to express yourself? WeChat 8.0.34 allows you to create personalized, dynamic stickers using your own videos. It’s easy! Simply adjust the video size and ratio, add text, and edit clips to generate a custom sticker with WeChat’s built-in tools—all within seconds. Whether by creating a funny … Continue reading Add Your Video as a Custom Sticker to Enhance Chats

WeChat 7.0.4 for iOS and Android: Search music to add to your Time Capsule and more!

WeChat continues to push forward with more ways to connect and communicate. Our latest version, WeChat 7.0.4 is now available on both the iOS App Store and Google Play and introduces the following new improvements: 1. Improvements to Time Capsule We first introduced Time Capsule at the beginning of this year as the easiest way … Continue reading WeChat 7.0.4 for iOS and Android: Search music to add to your Time Capsule and more!

What is WeChat’s dream? WeChat founder Allen Zhang explains

Editors’ note: Recently there’s been heated discussion of WeChat as an example of the “all-in-one app” trend that has been circling many tech circles. We would like to take the opportunity to share our official translation of a recent speech by WeChat founder Allen Zhang, Senior Executive Vice President of Tencent, and President of WeChat Business … Continue reading What is WeChat’s dream? WeChat founder Allen Zhang explains

What’s new in WeChat 7.0: The biggest upgrade in four years!

WeChat v7.0 with a fresh new logo WeChat is celebrated it’s 8th anniversary this month. Every day over one billion people log in to WeChat as it delivers seamless communications service and provides new ways to share and connect with friends.   Download the latest version, WeChat v7.0 for Android and iOS now and try … Continue reading What’s new in WeChat 7.0: The biggest upgrade in four years!

9 Ways WeChat Can Improve Your Day

Through stop-motion animation, our new video, “One Day with WeChat,”  captures how WeChat integrates into the everyday lives of our users in China. For these users, WeChat is not only an app, but a lifestyle, a new way to connect and interact with their world. So how exactly does WeChat in China, known as Weixin, make the lives … Continue reading 9 Ways WeChat Can Improve Your Day

New Data Revealed – Spring Festival 2016 on WeChat

Lunar New Year is known as China’s largest holiday. This year was no exception as people in Asia and all around the world ushered in the year of the monkey with WeChat.   Through WeChat, users participated in the holiday’s time honored traditions in new and fun ways.   Red Packets or Lucky Money are … Continue reading New Data Revealed – Spring Festival 2016 on WeChat

We Chat About WeChat #5: Red Packets – WeChat’s Secret Weapon in Payments

Career opportunities at WeChat: wechat.com/en/careers.html   Tens of millions of users send Red Packets (formerly called “Lucky Money” or “Red Envelopes”) stuffed with digital cash to each other every day on WeChat. What is this amazing mobile payments product and how did it get so popular? Learn how WeChat transformed person-to-person payments into a form of … Continue reading We Chat About WeChat #5: Red Packets – WeChat’s Secret Weapon in Payments