Yahoo Messenger

Yahoo! Messenger
	Yahoo! Messenger logo from 2002 to 2016
	Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 (rel. September 2007 on Windows) buddy list
Developer(s)	Yahoo!
Initial release	March 9, 1998; 26 years ago (as Yahoo! Pager); June 21, 1999; 25 years ago (as Yahoo! Messenger);
Final release	Latest versions Windows: 11.5.0.228 / March 13, 2012; 12 years ago ; Mac: 3.0.2 / July 14, 2012; 12 years ago ; Windows Phone 7: 1.0.6 / September 2013; 11 years ago ; SunOS 5.7: 0.99.17–1 / September 2003; 21 years ago ; Solaris 8: 1.0.4 / September 2003; 21 years ago ; FreeBSD 4/5: 1.0.4 / September 2003; 21 years ago ; Android: 2.9.2 / July 6, 2017; 7 years ago ; iOS: 1.0.7/ February 29, 2016; 8 years ago ;
Operating system	Android, iOS. Windows, Windows Mobile, macOS, BlackBerry OS, FreeBSD, Solaris, SunOS
Type	Instant messaging client and Internet phone
License	Proprietary adware

Yahoo! Messenger (sometimes abbreviated Y!M) was an instant messaging client and associated protocol created and formerly operated by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger was provided free of charge and could be downloaded and used with a generic "Yahoo ID", which also allowed access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail.

The service also offered VoIP, file transfers, webcam hosting, a text messaging service, and chat rooms in various categories. In addition to instant messaging features similar to those offered by ICQ, it also offered (on Microsoft Windows) features such as: IMVironments (customizing the look of Instant Message windows, some of which include authorized themes of various cartoons such as Garfield or Dilbert), address-book integration and Custom Status Messages.^[3] It was also the first major IM client to feature BUZZing and music-status.

Yahoo! Messenger dates back to Yahoo! Chat, which was a public chat room service. The actual client, originally called Yahoo! Pager, launched on March 9, 1998^[1] and renamed to Yahoo! Messenger in 1999. Yahoo! Messenger was among the most popular instant messengers during the 2000s.^[4] In 2015, a reworked Yahoo! Messenger service was introduced and the legacy version was discontinued in 2016. The new Yahoo! Messenger itself was shut down entirely on July 17, 2018 after less than three years.^[5]^[6]

^ ^a ^b "Stay In Touch With Yahoo Pager". Archived from the original on December 20, 2010.
^ "Company Timeline". Press Room. Investor Relations. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on July 13, 2008.
^ "Features – Yahoo Messenger". Archived from the original on March 10, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2008.
^ Khan, Arshad (July 18, 2018). "Yahoo Messenger signs out after a 20-year run". The New Indian Express. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
^ "Yahoo Messenger will be discontinued | Account Help – SLN28776". help.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
^ "Yahoo Messenger will shut down on July 17th". Verizon Media. June 8, 2018. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

[yhoo.client.shareholder.com-1] "Stay In Touch With Yahoo Pager". Archived from the original on December 20, 2010.

[Yahoo!_Inc._-_Company_Timeline-2] "Company Timeline". Press Room. Investor Relations. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on July 13, 2008.

[3] "Features – Yahoo Messenger". Archived from the original on March 10, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2008.

[4] Khan, Arshad (July 18, 2018). "Yahoo Messenger signs out after a 20-year run". The New Indian Express. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

[5] "Yahoo Messenger will be discontinued | Account Help – SLN28776". help.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[6] "Yahoo Messenger will shut down on July 17th". Verizon Media. June 8, 2018. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

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