TikTok owner ByteDance unveils its own chat app Flipchat: Everything you need to know

TikTok owner ByteDance has anunced its long-awaited chat app called Feiliao (or Flipchat in English). And guess what? Chinese chat app alrey competes with WeChat, a popular messaging app that dominates ir home turf. Feiliao app comes only four months after ByteDance released its video-chatting app Duoshan in January. And in such a short time span, people have alrey started calling it a challenger to toinstant messaging behemoth in China, WeChat.

Feiliao is currently available for downlo on both Google Play Store (Android) and Apple App Store (iOS). WeChat is a go-to communication app for people in China. app lets users communicate with each or over instant messs. Furrmore, WeChat also facilitates payments and many or services like cab-hailing, food delivery, etc.

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What is ByteDance's Feiliao all about?

ByteDance is calling Feiliao an open social product and it is hoping that app will connect people of same interests in order to make people's life "more diverse and interesting." To put it simply, Feiliao app encours users to create chat groups and forums pertaining to ir hobbies and interests. Here's what Apple App Store's description of Feiliao res:

"Feiliao is an interest-based social app. Here you will find familiar [features of] chats and video calls. In dition, you will discover new friends and share what’s fun; as well as share your daily life on your feed and interact with close friends."

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However, it's unclear what it means by "open social product." However, re's way to WeChat users can transfer ir profiles and friend connections to Feiliao. What's more, app doesn't show an option to login via Tencent app. Feiliao links cant be opened on WeChat. Recently, WeChat reached a milestone of 1.1 billion monthly active users.

Following are some of features of Feiliao

• Interest groups: With help of interest groups, one can discover content of ir interest or from ir friends.
• Life dynamics: This feature lets users share ir phones, videos and texts with your friends.
• Chat interaction: Built-in speech-to-text engine allows users to text using ir voice. Users can also share GIF expressions.
• Special effects camera and mood sticker let users share stickers soundtracks and more.