On January 21st, 211, WeChat released a beta version of 1. for iPhone users. This version supports importing existing contact information through QQ number, but only has simple functions such as instant messaging, sharing photos and changing avatars. [7]
In the following three beta versions, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3, WeChat gradually increased the reading of mobile phone address book, the intercommunication with Tencent Weibo private messages and the support of multi-person conversation function. By the end of April 211, Tencent WeChat had obtained four or five million registered users. [7]
On May 1th, 211, WeChat released version 2., which added the voice intercom function like Talkbox, which made the user base of WeChat increase significantly for the first time.
in August p>211, wechat added the function of "viewing people nearby" to make friends with strangers, with 15 million users. By the end of 211, the number of WeChat users had exceeded 5 million.
On October 1st, 211, WeChat released version 3., which added the functions of "shake" and drift bottle, increased the support for traditional Chinese language interface, and increased the number of bound mobile phones for users in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, the United States and Japan. [7]
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211, a cultural communication limited liability company in Beijing applied for registration of the WeChat trademark. On January 24, 211, Tencent applied for registration of the WeChat trademark, only one week late. [8]
In March 212, the number of WeChat users exceeded 1 million. On April 19th, WeChat released version 4.. This version adds the same photo album function as Path and Instagram, and can share the photo album with friends. [7]
In April, 212, Tencent began to make an attempt to introduce Wechat to the international market. In order to Europeanize WeChat, it renamed its English version 4. as "WeChat", and then launched multi-language support. [7]
On July 19th, 212, WeChat version 4.2 added a video chat plug-in and released a web version of WeChat interface. [7]
On September 5, 212, WeChat version 4.3 added a shake-and-transfer function, which can conveniently transfer pictures from the computer to the mobile phone. This version also adds voice search function, and supports unbinding mobile phone number and QQ number, which further enhances the user's control over personal information. [7]
On September 17th, 212, Tencent WeChat team announced that the number of registered users of WeChat had exceeded 2 million. [9]
On the night of January 15th, 213, Tencent WeChat team announced on Weibo that the number of WeChat users exceeded 3 million, making it the communication software with the largest number of downloads and users in the world, and its influence spread all over Chinese mainland, Hongkong, Taiwan Province, Southeast Asia, overseas Chinese gathering places and a few Westerners. [7]
On February 5, 213, WeChat released version 4.5. This version supports real-time intercom and multi-person real-time voice chat, and further enriches the functions of "shake" and QR code, and supports the search, storage and migration of chat records. At the same time, WeChat 4.5 has also added the functions of voice reminding and navigation according to the location sent by the other party. [7]
On April 11th, 213, Tencent's WeChat team officially issued a statement to some users through WeChat, saying that "WeChat charges users" circulating on the Internet was malicious rumor, and stressed that WeChat would never charge users. [11]
At 7: 3 am on July 22nd, 213, a large number of users reported that WeChat had a complete failure, including failure to send WeChat information, failure to refresh friends circle, failure to log on to public account platform, and failure to connect to WeChat web page. The accident continued until 2 pm, when the WeChat development team was in Tencent Weibo. It was announced that WeChat could be used again, but some users still left messages, saying that after entering WeChat, some functions were not restored or could not be connected at all.
On August 5th, 213, WeChat 5. for ios was launched, with the addition of an emoticon store and a game center. The function of Sweep (referred to as 313) was completely upgraded, which can sweep street view, barcode, QR code, word translation and cover. On August 9th of the same year, WeChat 5. Android was launched.
On August 15th, 213, the registered users of WeChat Overseas Edition exceeded 1 million, and 3 million users were added in one month.
On October 24th, 213, the number of users of Tencent WeChat has exceeded 6 million, with 1 million daily active users.
On December 31st, 213, WeChat 5. for Windows Phone was launched, and added functions such as emoticon store, bank card binding, collection function, email binding, information sharing to friends circle and so on.
on January 4th, 214, wechat added the taxi function provided by "Didi taxi" to the product. [12]
On January 28th, 214, WeChat was upgraded to version 5.2, and the interface of Android version was completely revised.
In March p>214, the WeChat payment function was opened.
On March 24th, 214, the computer housekeeper held hands with WeChat online chat record backup function.
On January 21st, 215, WeChat took the lead in launching version 6.1 in the App Store. The new version added three functions: "Send a WeChat red envelope in the attachment column", "When changing the mobile phone, the customized expression will not be lost" and "Search the content of friends circle and nearby restaurants". There is also the opening slide after installation-count your "likes" and "likes" in the past year.