Kik launches a store to install bots in your conversations
Messaging applications are no longer what they used to be. And it is that we are witnessing the gradual transformation of what were previously mere communication tools, to what is now considered a platform A term that encompasses many other functions and possibilities, being bots the most remarkable feature. After the advances of Facebook Messenger in this matter, now it is Kik Messenger that gives the jump and take first place in the bots race, offering more options than any other for its users.
It is a well-known messaging application with remarkable success among young audiences in the United States, although it has also crossed its borders thanks to the ability to have an account without using phone numbers Now, Kik Messengertakes a step forward by introducing a bot store Something like a repository of widgetsto use through the messaging tool itself, either as chats themselves, or through them with other contacts.
These bots add functionality to Kik De Currently, the store has 18 of these elements, enjoying an interesting variety of tools to use.For example, there is a bot of the social network Vine that allows you to share your most recent videos six seconds through a conversation. The difference is that instead of going to the Vine app, copy the address and paste it into Kik , now the user only needs to use a command on Kik to invoke said content.
Along with Vine, there are also other utilities such as a botof information meteorological capable of instantly reporting the state of the skies and temperatures. Or even with the possibility of being programmed to report weather data everytwo days automatically Also, in the store Kik Messenger bots It is possible to find other tools as varied as one to receive advice from Sephora beauty, clothing sets from H&M, funny Internet videos, GIF animations and many other tools.
So all you have to do now on Kik is stop by this store bots, choose the functionality you want to use and integrate it into the application. There are two different ways of interacting with these bots On the one hand, there are those that are added as another conversation or chat to the application In them, the user can ask questions or write commands to receive the information or content they are looking for. Or even press certain buttons, depending on the bot's approach. The other formula is total integration with the application Kik In this second case the user just write a special code in the place of the message to bring up the content you want and share it with your interlocutors.
While Kik has taken a significant step forward, it's not the first messaging tool to do so. The aforementioned Facebook Messenger already has different applications and tools available to use in its chats, although without its own store or compilation. In addition, Microsoft's messaging application, Skype, has also recently introduced this technology.
Users who want to can update Kik Messenger for Androidfrom Google Play Store or for iOS from App Store and try these new options through your chats. It's completely free
