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Look In To | Push-To-Talk Messaging Feature
Good morning everyone and good news to all Whatsapp users as your favorite cross-platform messaging app Whatsapp introduces push-to-talk feature on their app. Whatsapp messenger has been updated with a significant feature which lets you send and receive a voice note to/from a friend.
According to Jan Koum, the CEO and co-founder of Whatsapp the Whatsapp push-to-talk feature is simple and different from the type found on other app. You do not have to tap through a variety of settings or menus to access this new feature, you will notice a little microphone icon close to your chat box, simply pressing and holding it while recording and releasing the push sends the voice message to the designated recipient, and swiping to the left delete the recorded message if you do not want to send it anymore.
This is not a live two-way voice conversation feature, you only record a voice message and send it to your friend and if your friend decided to reply you he/she can record as well and send to you. This feature has been enabled in all versions of the Whatsapp app on all platforms – Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry and Symbian, allowing all Whatsapp users to exchange voice messages easily. There is no extra cost for using Whatsapp push-to-talk feature.
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Whatsapp Push-to-talk feature
There is no limitation to how long you can record a voice message using the Whatsapp push-to-talk feature, so users can record and send voice messages however long they feel is necessary. If you have not seen the push-to-talk feature on your Whatsapp application, don’t worry as it will be made available to all users within the next 24 hours.
I personally think the Whatsapp push-to-talk feature is great and I foresee it replacing the common text messaging. Text messages have been great over the years but Whatsapp push-to-talk voice feature is going to be even awesome as you can now hear the voice of your friends any time at no extra cost.
It is not surprising that Whatsapp has decided to add this new feature in a season we are allexpecting the BBM for Android/iOS to be released. Now the mobile instant messaging war has started and I can’t wait to see how both apps (Whatsapp & multi-platform BBM) competes.
What do you think of the Whatsapp push-to-talk feature? Have you seen this feature yet on your phone? Have you used it yet? What was your experience with it? Share with me using the comment section below. Remember to subscribe to my RSS feed while you are on it.
Build A Full-Feature ‘Solidify’ Prototype Just With Clicks
Ever need to visualize an idea and go beyond a wireframe for a website or application? Knowing if your interface is easy to understand can be tough. Traditional methods of user testing can be disorganized and frustrating. To speed up the process and make interface ideas come alive, trySolidify.
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Solidify brings prototyping to the next level, and goes beyond simple wireframing by bringing to you features like link building, a built-in screen editor, feedback pages and forms for feedback from clients or team members, pick-your-audience options, easily collect demographics, app and website settings and more.
Getting Started With Solidify
Once you have created your account and signed in, you will be prompted by a "Create new Prototype" screen. Click to create a new prototype, then go into the setup of your new prototype.
You will start by uploading the screens of your website or app into Solidify. Choose whether the prototype and/or screen is for consumption from a desktop or mobile device like an iPad or a Nexus 10.
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Prototype Links
One of the most important key features to Solidify is the feature to add links to elements of your screens of your prototypes. Any user can easily add a link by clicking and dragging over the element and setting your link options to dictate where you want that link to lead to, and more.
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You can easily set who you want to allow to see the links and elements of your screens and pages by choosing your audience type between users and member types.
Feedback
When you are done with setting up your prototype screens the next thing you will most likely want to do is get feedback on your prototypes. Feedback is almost as easy to set up.
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When setting up feedback for your prototype you will have three options:
- No feedback: Doesn’t allow the reviewer to leave any kind of feedback but still allows functionality
- Page and Overall: This feedback option allows for open feedback for each individual page and overall feedback at the end
- Directive Feedback: Create a series of directives or instructions, then record metrics and get feedback on each directive.
Complete Analytics
Another great and useful feature of Solidify is that it comes with built-in Analytics for your prototype. You can easily view who checked out your prototype, the feedback they left (if any), the average time they spent on each individual page, average time on the entire prototype and my favorite of them all, a click-flow video showing how they used it and what they did.
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When viewing your prototype and tester analytics it even shows each individual person that visited and tested your prototype even if they are not registered as your team member or as a member of Solidify itself.
Pricing And Accounts
The account pricing for Solidify is simple and reasonably priced. For the Basic Plan, it is $19/month, for the Plus Plan, it is $49/month. There is also a very limited free account. You can view all their pricing plans here.
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Advantages
- Great design and organized step by step instructions to setup the perfect prototype.
- Full with complete analytics including video support.
- Add team members and clients to your account.
- Reasonable account pricing. One account, one bill, multiple services!
- Prototype building made easy.
- Screen builder with multiple features.
Disadvantages
- No account connection to outside storage services like Google Drive, Box and Dropbox.
- Mobile support, small scale.
- No notification bar.
Conclusion
Solidify brings to me and hopefully you, a great and new experience that no other service like provides. It has great features, step by step setup, feedback, tester and visitor analytics full with video, great link builder, privacy settings and a bunch more useful features.
