REVIEW ON KIK APP

REVIEW ON KIK APP

Kik Messenger, commonly called Kik, is a freeware instant messaging mobile app which can be used by us to message our friends or group of friends.

As for the app’s actual name, Kik isn’t an acronym. It doesn’t mean anything in particular, though some suggest it derives from a typo. On a QWERTY keyboard, “KIK” is right next to “LOL”.

What is KIK used for?

Kik also allows more than just simply texting. Chatting online is highly visual these days, and Kik allows users to message their friends with everything from photos and videos, to GIFs and emojis.

Starting the app:

You sign up using an email address and password, negating the need for a phone number. If you want hands-on experience yourself, it’s free for iPhone and Android. You can then connect with family and friends by searching for their user names, scanning a Kik code (which looks like a circular QR code), or allowing access to your address book.

Phone number is only required in a sense to find contacts which are using kik app.

Some features of using kik:

Live typing:

You can see whenever the person you're chatting with is typing a message live, which is helpful in knowing that you should be expecting to receive a message back within a few seconds. You can also see when a message you've sent has been read by the recipient, even if they haven't replied yet or started typing.

Notifications:

When you send and receive messages, you are notified when they're sent and delivered, just like regular text messaging. You can also customization your notification sounds and choose to receive them instantly whenever a new friend sends a message to you.

Invite friends:

Kik can send out invites to people you know by SMS text, by email, or through social networks like Face book and Twitter. When a friend signs up for Kik with their phone number or email that you already have saved on your phone, Kik recognizes that you’re friends and sends you both a notification to connect on Kik.

Bot Shop:

Use Kik's bots to get more social. You can chat with them, complete fun quizzes, get fashion tips, read the news, receive advice and more.

Kik code scanning:

Every Kik user has a Kik code that can be accessed from their settings (the gear icon in the top left corner of the chats tab). To add a user from their Kik code, tap the search icon, then tap Find People, then tap Scan a Kik Code. You have to give Kik permission to access your camera before you can scan another user's Kik code to add them.

Multimedia message sending:

You aren’t just restricted to sending text messages with Kik. You can send photos, GIFs, videos, sketches, emojis and more!

Video chat:

A new feature Kik recently introduced includes the ability to have a real-time video chat with friends, similar to FaceTime, Skype and other video chat apps.

Profile integration:

You have your own username and account, which you can customize with a profile picture and contact information.

Chat customization:

You might notice that Kik closely resembles the look of Apple's iMessage app. You can choose what colors you want for your chat bubble.

Group chats:

You can start your own group chats by tapping the search icon (the little magnifying glass), tapping Start a Group and then adding users to your group.

Promoted chats:

When you tap the search icon to add new people, you should see an option on the next tab labeled Promoted Chats. You can tap this to see a list of interesting chats and start chatting with them yourself.

Privacy:

You can choose whether or not you want Kik to access your address book to match it with your contacts. You can also block users on Kik from contacting you.

Some drawbacks of kik app:

1.     Kik app doesn’t provides it’s users with end to end encryption which means that the messages you sent  are not secured.

2.    Kik like the other messaging apps doesn’t allow the sharing of live location .

3.The major drawback of kik app is that there is no option for AUDIO CALLS.

MY PERSONAL OPINION: 

As my personal experience with this app which i am going to share it with you is that,this app is a bit of dangerous because of no encryption also it have no option for audio calling but besides these cons,it also have some benefits which i have shared above out of which the best one is that this app is most suitable for those people who doesn’t want to share their contact number with everyone so,this app is surely the best for them.

 Comment down below and tell me about your experience regarding this app!!!