Skype Qik - A new mobile messaging app for swapping videos with groups of friends

[Arthur]

Website / Download: Android, iOS (VPP), Windows Phone

 

Introducing Skype Qik (say “quick”), a free video messenger made for capturing moments and sharing laughs throughout your day. Set up a group and immediately start shooting and swapping videos. Send something to crack your friends up, or show off a new dance move—whatever you want. New messages are added to a chat that you can watch like a movie with a single tap. Qik even lets you erase your video right out of the chat.

 

Don’t just send just text or photos. Go full-video with Qik.

 

What can you do with Qik?

 

• Create groups in a flash: grab a bunch of friends from your phone’s address book and start a private chat.
  
• Pre-record and send video clips (Qik Fliks): can’t respond right away? Thumbs-ups, smileys and more, starring you.
  
• Erase your message and it disappears from the conversation.**
  
• Keep it fresh—messages are automatically erased from Qik after two weeks.
  
• Start a conversation any time—no login, usernames, or passwords needed.
  

** It may be possible for recipients to capture and save videos elsewhere before you delete them from Qik.

 

 

Edited October 14, 2014 by Arthur

[Arthur]

Skype are shutting Qik down next month.

 

http://blogs.skype.com/2016/02/22/skype-qik-is-moving

 

Due to these updates, the last day Skype Qik will be available for use will be 24th March 2016. Please make sure to save any special messages you may want to keep before 24th March. After this date, you will no longer be able to send or receive messages.

[elsiegee40]

That didn't last long!

[dry]

Ha! I think I used it a grand total of one time.

 

Fairly sure that's true for most of the other 'users' of the app too