Despite the widespread success of communication applications, above all those focused on messaging snapshot, there are cases of failure in which a tool does not finish taking off. This has been the case with TU me, a project by Telefónica to put users in contact from any platform completely free, rivaling WhatsApp However, after a year of operation closes to focus its efforts on another tool that seems to be more profitable.
TU me was presented in May of last year as a complete alternative to WhatsApp A tool capable of connecting users of any platform and completely free, without the need to pay annual subscriptions of any kind. All this with the possibilities of send messages, photos, videos, location, etc But differentiating from WhatsAppfor its security and proper functioning, which prevented information theft and service outagesOne of the most afflicted problems of WhatsApp during that time. And without forgetting the support of one of the main telephone operators in Spain and the world.
However, during this year of operation, TU me has failed to attract attention, achieving only one million downloads worldwide.A bad figure if one takes into account the lack of restrictions when downloading it on any platform. All this after a strong promotion by Telefónica, who came to sign contracts with manufacturing companies such as Alcatel or Huawei to include it pre-installed in some of your terminals. Attempts that were carried out in Latin America and that did not achieve a better result than in Spain either.
Thus, through a message through the application itself YOU me to its users, the closure of the service has been confirmed, which will become fully effective next day, September 8. From that moment on, users they will no longer be able to use YOU me and the app will disappear from app markets in which that is available. In addition, they add that all user data stored on their servers, one of the strengths offered by this application to avoid losing information if the terminal was changed or there was a problem, will also will be eliminatedfrom that date.
From Telefónica it is reported that the closure of the service of TU mearrives to give way to another tool from this same company called TU go An application similar to Skype that allows the user to have a virtual telephone number on the Internet with which to call any telephone number landline or mobile through a connection A service that at the moment is only active in United Kingdom and that does seem to work, at least better thanYOU me However, to enjoy it in Spain it seems that we will have to wait until the end of the year.
With this, YOU me disappears from the scene. A messaging application that failed to attract attention and was supported by its functions and support of a great companySomething similar to what happens with Joyn Another tool created in the shadow of WhatsApp with the support of the main operators and with a secure service, but that never seems to arrive. And it is that WhatsApp and its recently known more than 300 million users continue to be unbeatable, even more so in Spain where its penetration over other messaging applications is unquestionable, with around 20 million users
