WeChat Blog: ChatterboxIn celebration of Thanksgiving, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to you, our users. Starting today, WeChat users outside China will receive one week of free global calling on WeChat Out! That’s right. As you are enjoying your delicious Thanksgiving meal, share your thanks by calling loved ones in more than 100 … Continue reading Free Global Calling for Thanksgiving – WeChat Out Limited-Time Offer
WeChat users in 12 countries including the United States, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Italy, Thailand and India can now use WeChat Out to make calls to mobile phones and landlines in over 200 countries for nominal rates. WeChat Out is the latest milestone offering of the world’s fastest growing social app with 762 million … Continue reading “Invite Friends, Get Free Calls” with Latest Release of WeChat Out Globally
In January, we launched “WeChat Out,” a breakthrough VOIP feature allowing users to make low-rate calls to mobile phones and landlines around the globe via WeChat. After receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback from our initial rollout in the United States, India, and Hong Kong, we are excited to announce the official launch of the feature in Thailand, Laos, … Continue reading “WeChat Out” VOIP Feature Now Rapidly Expanding Around the World
To ring in the New Year, we’ve launched WeChat Out, a new VOIP feature designed by WeChat to help users call mobile and landlines around the globe at low rates. WeChat Out is only available for users outside of Mainland China. Currently, the feature is live in the United States, Hong Kong and India, and will cover more … Continue reading New Year, New Feature: “WeChat Out”
WeChat, in partnership with the Virgin Kitesurfing Armada South Africa 2016, celebrated as 416 kite surfers set a new World Record for ‘The Largest Parade of Kitesurfers’ in South Africa at the Dolphin Beach in Cape Town. In addition to the new World Record, R100 000 was raised for charity on the day. Brett Loubser, … Continue reading WeChat South Africa Helps Set World Record in Cape Town
We have exciting news for our PC users, WeChat for Windows 2.0 is now available for download. Be sure to upgrade today to enjoy all our latest updates! What’s New in WeChat for Windows 2.0? 1. Save interesting messages and other media to your Favorites folder for easy retrieval
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
Following our recent announcement showcasing how WeChat users are increasingly integrating the app into their daily lives, we are now giving you a front-row seat at the original data reveal. Hear directly from our very own Stephen Wang, who manages the International Operations team and Data Analytics team for WeChat’s Core Product Group, as he presents the latest WeChat Lifestyle … Continue reading We Chat About WeChat #4: Deep Diving into the WeChat Lifestyle by Numbers
WeChat has extended its features in South Africa with the introduction of the WeChat Wallet, a digital wallet service. Like a physical wallet, you can securely store your bank cards and make instant cash payments within WeChat with the new feature. With WeChat Wallet, users can electronically send cash to friends and family, just like … Continue reading South Africa Launches the WeChat Wallet, Your Mobile Payment Solution
If you’ve ever wondered why your favorite WeChat features were created and others were purposefully left out, this is the podcast for you. WeChat product managers, Stephen Wang and Dan Grover, both entrepreneurs by heart, discuss the values and philosophies the team use to makes product decisions every day and have led to WeChat’s 600 million monthly … Continue reading We Chat About WeChat #3: An Inside Look at How and Why We Build WeChat
On the second episode of “We Chat About WeChat,” our new podcast series, we talk with Dan Grover, product manager in charge of WeChat’s Mac app. Hear about his exciting journey joining the WeChat team from Silicon Valley and his take on the WeChat product philosophy. More About Dan Grover Dan is a WeChat product manager, entrepreneur … Continue reading We Chat About WeChat #2 – Interview with Product Manager Dan Grover
Get an inside look behind WeChat in our new podcast series, “We Chat About WeChat.” Through the series, you’ll be able to learn more about the app creators and the product design philosophy that makes WeChat one of the world’s most used social communications platforms. In our first podcast, we talk with Stephen Wang, who … Continue reading We Chat About WeChat #1 – Interview with Product Manager Stephen Wang
WeChat has partnered with picup, a new goods collection and delivery service that removes the stress involved with traditional courier services. Technology is increasingly connecting our online and offline worlds, and by launching on WeChat, picup is doing exactly this. Picup turns your mobile phone into a handy delivery remote control, switching your online … Continue reading picup – South African Courier Service Now Available on WeChat
When it comes to communication, we’re focused on making the experience faster, better and easier for WeChatters all over the world. That’s why we’re eager to introduce WeChat 6.2 for iOS and Android, now with translation for Moments. We’ve also simplified the chat history migration process when switching to a new device, added a new photo … Continue reading Out Now: WeChat 6.2 for iOS and Android Featuring Moments Translation
We’re thrilled to introduce WeChat 6.0 for Android and iOS now available in your Google Play and App Store. This time, we’ve improved your chats by adding the Sight feature allowing you to post 6-second animated video clips directly in your chats or Moments. Now is your chance to show your friends how much of a … Continue reading Out Now: WeChat 6.0 for Android and iOS