With Telegram and Signal`s rise, Microsoft`s GroupMe may turn into a more robust messenger app.
What you need to know
Microsoft`s GroupMe app recently surveyed users on new features it would like to see.
Features like voice and video chat, publicly searchable groups, and more are suggested.
GroupMe was founded in 2010, acquired by Skype in 2011, which Microsoft then bought.
If added, these features could let Microsoft compete against Telegram, Signal, and WhatsApp.
Microsoft`s GroupMe messaging app, bought by Skype and then by Microsoft in 2011, has always been an odd duck. The app is surprisingly popular on US college campuses for class projects and it is a fun and funky messenger app.
But a recent survey of its users suggests the developers behind GroupMe are looking to expand the current private-group-focused service significantly, making it on par with Telegram, Signal, and the Facebook Messenger/WhatsApp duopoly.
The survey, which was sent out over the last few days, had ...
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