Kik Messenger Now Available on NOKIA Store + Initial Review
About two or three weeks ago the developers of the cross-platform messaging application Kik promised us a impending ‘beta-testers’ version of Kik for symbian, to my surprise the link I got in my email was for the final official version being distributed over the NOKIA store. Wonderful fast job by all the Kik Devolopers! thank you. (Live-Profile I have nothing to say to you.)
Grab it here:
http://store.ovi.com/content/225051
Kik Messenger is the totally free, crazy-fast cross-platform messenger app that connects you to your friends in real-time. Use Kik to chat, share pictures, plan outings with groups, and stay connected to the people who matter most.
You ’re going to fall in love with Kik Messenger. Here’s why:
* Hands-down the fastest smartphone messenger
* Instant message notifications – Sent, Delivered, Read
* Beautiful look and feel
*note: I will add some screenshots as soon as I get the app up and running.
Update:
Ok I got the application installed and registered, unfortunately none of my contacts have their numbers on their kik account so I’ll have to add them via their User-names one by one. Thankfully the kind people at kik were kind enough to give us a mock account to talk to (similar to cleverbot I guess) so I gave the app a little spin.
So a quick run through: for those of you who aren’t familiar to kik it’s a instant messaging application for multiple platforms that uses WiFi/Mobile Data, the main advantage of all these applications (Whatsapp, Kik, Liveprofile) is push support for instantaneous message retrieval as well as being Extremly light on the data plan. Currently Kik supports iPhone, Android, Symbian, BB & WP 7.5
Here are a couple of screenshots and first thoughts about Kik running on my N8:
I have no idea why But I REALLY liked the anna squirkle icone for kik, I think it’s the dark grey in it but it just made it look really nice and professional (as promised).
Plain old start-up screen. (Auto-startup on reboot CAN BE disabled from the options menu, something that isn’t present in Whatsapp at the moment)
A nice and simple startup registration screen, where you set your real name/email as well as the username you choose to be identified by through other users (one of the advantages of Kik is the ability to add users with only a username no need for a phone number)
Of course you can still find contacts using their phone number, provided they supplied it upon registration (optional).
A default added contact is the “Kik Team” which I guess is there to check if the service is running properly, or just to pass time if like me you have no friends (Forever Alone).
Of course you can add smileys as well as attachments to your messages. (There is also a group messaging feature but I haven’t tried it out yet- no friends and all)
http://n33rg.blogspot.com/2011/11/whatsapp-vs-kik-nokia.html (thanks David)
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Unfortunately, battery life isn’t so good with it:
http://n33rg.blogspot.com/2011/11/whatsapp-vs-kik-nokia.html
Thanks, Updated the post
I tried the J2ME version (for BBOS) a month back, it ended up not as reliable as WhatsApp.
do they show interest to support n9?
It’s not available on Nokia Store any more.
No longer available @store
Hope they fix the battery issue and bring it back on store.
I would love to try it out…
It’s in the Nokia store here in the USA. I find the app unstable on my N8.
Good app, especially like the delivery notifications and ability to not autostart/logout of the app. I do have 2 issues tho. It doesn’t support older symbians, this could have easily being eliminated by using qt. And secondly there’s the battery issue, why don’t apps like these use nokias notifications api?
Please can we get kik messenger for nokia e72?
Plz get on Nokia e63
Plz get Nokia e63
Hi,
The issue of not seeing anyone on your KIk contacts list -other than the funny KIK mock account- has become really annoying!
I have over 500 contacts in my Nokia N8 phone book, but still can’t find any of them on the KIK contacts; it doesn’t make sense that none of them opted to enter their mobile number, does it?
I find that really ridiculous, and it makes “WhatsApp” a much better cross-platform messaging app for me.
The (no need to enter a phone number when registering) turned out to be a downside of this app, after all.
Now, is there really a way around this thing or do I have to call everyone on my phone and ask them for their KIK nickname?!
can you tell us how to get it for e72?
can you tell us how to get it for e72? because im not able to download from the store
Kik is a gret Messenger, easy and fast.
BUT not available for BELLE.
WHY ?
Wuld like it soon on nokia store for Belle!!!!
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