LINE also adds to the use of bots
The use of automatic robots through conversations in messaging applications is a reality. Thus, beyond the advances that some applications have made, such as Kik, the well-known LINE takes a step in the same direction so that interested developers start creating tools that integrate with this platformA preliminary step for what is to come, and which seems like a messaging application full of utilities and tools that advise and help the user through the chat. It's time for the bots
In this way, LINE has announced the availability of 10,000 BOT API or bot development tools for developers. Of course, at the moment it is more of a test than a launch itself, because these tools will be limited, presumably to test the ground and then be able to do business with them Something similar to what happens with stickers or stickers, where artists and creators have to pay LINE to be able to bring their drawings to the app's content store.
In this way, it is possible that in the coming weeks LINE begins to receive a whole flood of bots or tools useful for your chats.Questions like reservation in a restaurant with a couple of messages, organizing the calendar with the appointments proposed by a contact, exchange GIF or any other utility that developers are able to create with these API or application development tools, in this specific case, from bots
LINE has already announced its decision to bet on the bots a couple of weeks ago at a conference in Tokyo But your interest and use of this increasingly widespread option is previous to Said announcement We must not forget that this messaging application already had useful tools integrated into the chats or that were added as new ones conversations. This is the case of its translation tool from English to Spanish, or the information channel meteorologicalCapable of promptly informing about the state of the skies.Although there are other options from the accounts section.
For now we will have to wait and see how LINE handles all this, although most likely, as with Kik, launch your own bot store, where users can access and integrate the tool they need in their conversations or chats. However, they will first need to receive proposals from developers and see how well this approach to limited APIs is accepted.
In any case, it seems like a mandatory step for current messaging applications. Kik has already opened its season, Facebook Messenger will present its own store bots next week and LINE seems to be going the same way. Will WhatsApp also join this club? The bots are creating a school and it seems that they are here to stay.For now we will have to wait a little longer to enjoy these automated tools at LINE
