HISTORY:
• Founder of hike messenger is “Kavin Bharti Mittal”. Her Nationality is “INDIAN” And “BRITISH”. He launch this application on 12 DECEMBER,2012
• Hike is the world’s sixth-biggest mobile massaging application.
Features:
The Hike app is a freeware , cross-platform messaging ,Voice over IP “(VoIP)” service.
In addition to text messaging, Hike users can send each other graphical, images, audios, files, voice messages, stickers, emoticons, videos, contacts and user location.
Users can also stay updated with news, cricket scores and jokes in an easily consumable format.
? CONTENT
? HIKE NEWS :-
With 60 words news on the go, Hike News allows users to stay updated with the latest happenings around India and the world. There are so many type of news available like” INDIAN, WORD, BUSINESS, LIFESTYLE, SPORT, ENTERTIMENT, TECHNOLOGY, OFFBEAT.
Hike News comes in 8 Indian languages apart from English – HINDI, GUJARATI, TELUGU, MARATHI, TAMIL, MALAYALAM, BENGALI, MARATHI AND KANNADA.
? CRICKET NEWS :-
Users can see the live and previous (3) match cricket score.
User also see match details like” Scorecard AND commentary”
? JOKES :-
Hike also aggregates the latest jokes and memes for users in an endless, snackable content feed.
? Hike ID :-
In January 2018, Hike announced the launch of Hike ID to enhance its privacy features. Hike ID is a unique custom username that removes the need for sharing phone numbers to chat with someone. Users can also search for each other using their Hike ID.
? Themes :-
Hike supports 2 way chat themes that a user can change according to their relationship with person or their mood. The option for chat themes are limited but one can set the theme with their own pictures. The app also allows users to set their own App Theme, letting users choose from 10 different inbuilt themes. Hike also announced the launch of “Night Mode” an app theme to reduce strain on eyes in low light conditions.
? Stickers :-
Apart from basic social messaging means like photos, videos, emoticons and audio files and emoji’s, Hike has 20000+ graphical stickers. Many of the sticker packs can be used across different geographies but a lot of them are highly customized for Indian users. The stickers are available in 40+ Indian languages. Hike also has sticker suggestions where the application suggests the best reply for any sticker message. Apart from this, Hike allows users to “nudge”, a feature used to ping the receiver. In September 2017, Hike launched personalised sticker packs for over 500 colleges across India.