 "Hike launches internet-free chat app upgrade")
Hike Messenger is launching an internet-free file-sharing and chat feature, Hike Direct.
Hike Direct will allow users to chat and transfer files directly with others on Hike, within a 100-metre radius, without subscribing to a Wi-Fi connection or a data pack. The upgrade, which employs Wi-Fi Direct and will be available from 8 October midnight on all smartphones above Android 4.0.6 operating system, will let users share files at a speed of 40 Mbps.
After download, Hike Direct would be available as an option on the top-right-corner menu. Replying to media queries, Kavin Mittal, founder & chief executive of Hike, said, the firms plans to expand Hike Direct from a one-on-one application, which it is now, to a one-to-many feature.
He also said the availability radius of 100 metres too would be increased in due course.
Hike Direct will allow users to chat and transfer files directly with others on Hike, within a 100-metre radius, without subscribing to a Wi-Fi connection or a data pack. The upgrade, which employs Wi-Fi Direct and will be available from 8 October midnight on all smartphones above Android 4.0.6 operating system, will let users share files at a speed of 40 Mbps.
After download, Hike Direct would be available as an option on the top-right-corner menu. Replying to media queries, Kavin Mittal, founder & chief executive of Hike, said, the firms plans to expand Hike Direct from a one-on-one application, which it is now, to a one-to-many feature.
He also said the availability radius of 100 metres too would be increased in due course.
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