You have six months to download your Messenger chat history, if you want it. Your Yahoo ID will continue to work for other Yahoo properties like Mail and Fantasy. After that date, you will no longer be able to access your chats and the service won't work. Now, Messenger will only continue working normally until July 17. The revamped version of Messenger never really caught on with the masses. But trying to compete for users in a crowded market dominated by modern apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Skype, Viber, Snapchat, Line, and Telegram proved difficult. Under former CEO Marissa Mayer, Yahoo in 2015 launched a new version of Messenger with features like bulk photo sharing, easy access to GIFs, and a Snapchat-esque remote delete function. The company originally called the service Pager, but in 1999 rebranded it to Messenger. Yahoo first introduced the chat service in 1998, a year after the now-defunct AOL Instant Messenger (otherwise known as AIM) made its debut.
"As the communications landscape continues to change over, we're focusing on building and introducing new, exciting communications tools that better fit consumer needs." "We know we have many loyal fans who have used Yahoo Messenger since its beginning as one of the first chat apps of its kind," the company wrote (Opens in a new window). Yahoo has announced plans to discontinue the vintage chat service on July 17, 2018. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.
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