WeChat6.5.7

"Much better, much more popular, much more user-friendly USA Today
"Simple enough that anyone can use it, versatile enough that everyone has some use for it" Wired

WeChat is a messaging and calling app that allows you to easily connect with family - friends across countries. It's the all-in-one communications app for text (SMS/MMS), voice and video calls, Moments, photo sharing, and games. WHY USE WECHAT:
NEW! WECHAT OUT CALLS: Make calls to landlines and mobile around the globe at low rates (in certain regions only).
MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING: Send video, image, text, and voice messages.
GROUP CHAT - CALLS: Create group chats with up to 500 people and group video calls up to 9 people.
FREE VOICE - VIDEO CALLS: High-quality free calls to anywhere in the world.
STICER GALLERY: Hundreds of free, fun, animated stickers to express your feelings from some of your favorite cartoons and movies.
MOMENTS: Share your best moments on your personal photo stream.
BETTER PRIVACY: WeChat gives you the highest level of control over your privacy. It's the only messaging app to be certified by TRUSTe.
MEET NEW FRIENDS: Use-Friend Radar‌,-People Nearbyand-Shaketo meet others.
REALTIME LOCATION: Instead of having to tell others where you are, just use real-time location sharing.
LANGUAGE SUPPORT: Localized in 20 different languages and can translate messages to any language.
AND MORE: Desktop app, custom wallpapers, custom notifications, and Official Accounts.

WeChat 8.0.43

It lets you keep in touch with anyone who uses the same application regardless of the operating system that person uses be it ios or android. You can send text messages pictures video voice messages gps information and even make video calls in high definition. Before you start using the app as with similar services like whatsapp or line you'll have to associate your phone number with a personal account which should only take a few minutes. Once done you'll see a list of people from your contacts who also use wechat.

all the conversations you have via wechat will be saved to your device but not to the server—that is, only you can access them, and only from your device. Nobody else. By doing so you can chat without worrying about them being saved in the cloud or on an external server. It is interesting that you can talk to random users on wechat. You just have to select this mode, shake your android device, and in just seconds you'll be connected with somebody else. This is an alternative way of communicating with others. It allows you to establish conversations with speed and ease typical of this type of app. The only drawback is that its user base is smaller than others.