Were you jealous of Android users who could change KakaoTalk theme upon their taste? You don’t have to be anymore : P Now it is possible to apply customized KakaoTalk theme on iPhone as well!

* What is KakaoTalk Theme?

KakaoTalk theme decorates parts of the KakaoTalk with customized designs. Just like the way you choose what kind of shirts to put on, apply the theme that meets your taste. If you wanna know the details on how to apply the theme, check the tutorial video below :)

You know what, you can create your own theme as well! Detailed guide on how to make your own theme will be uploaded soon on www.kakao.com. 

* How to apply KakaoTalk theme 

You can download 3 sample themes now. Even more fun KakaoTalk with new themes! 

Dear KaTalkers, you know the free call and voice filter feature of KakaoTalk? Now calling your friends has become even funnier with famous Talking Tom and Talking Ben’s voice filters! 

Already enjoyed by 130 million, world star Talking Tom and Talking Ben have joined KakaoTalk to make your free call more enjoyable. For now, these new filters are applied on Android and iPhone devices. : )

» How to use the new Talking Tom & Talking Ben voice filters? 

Start a free call in KakaoTalk → When your friend picked up the phone, press Talking Tom or Talking Ben’s icon on call status bar to change your voice to either character’s. How easy! :)

Talking Tom and Talking Ben voice filters are available on Android v3.4.1 and iPhone v3.1.0. 

-Download updated version for Android (click)

-Download updated version for iPhone (click)

KakaoTalk’s free call feature officially opened up in Korea as well. Up until August 2nd, the service was in beta mode in Korea. Now that free call is available for all users in every country!

(August 2nd is actually the anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell’s death and birthday of Elisha Gray, the two fathers of modern telephone.) 

What makes KakaoTalk’s free call feature most fascinating is the ‘Voice filters’. Click the filter icons on status bar and you will sound like an alien or a monster. The hilarious voice will make your friends laugh out loud. 

Learn how to Free call from the tutorial video!

* How to ‘Make’ Free Call with KakaoTalk

Don’t forget! It is important to check if your friend can be on call before you make the request.

There’s an easy way, send ‘Free call etiquette 101’ emoticons we provide for FREE in Item Store. Cute etiquette mascots will help you to have more pleasant call. : )

* How to ‘Get’ Free Call with KakaoTalk

Enter the chatting room when free call request comes, click ‘answer’ button on status bar to talk.

So, why don’t you free call your friends and family today?  

* Free call feature is only available on iPhone and Android at the moment.

Dear Android KaTalkers, check out the new v.3.3.2 KakaoTalk for Android! 
Here are the new features of this update. 

■  ‘Contacts sync’ feature

Now it became possible to find friends from your device’s own contacts. 
As you can see from the screenshot, click on friend’s contact-info, and at the bottom, You will see the KakaoTalk icon.

The icon will link you directly to the chatting room with that friend. Friend’s real time status message will be displayed as well. Now it became even easier to find and chat with friends :)

■ Check before you leave!

Have you ever left a chatting room by mistake and lost conversation logs? And the evidence that a friend owes you something got lost and you went like this? 

Don’t worry, now a pop up message will warn and ask again if you REALLY intend to leave the room. The pop up message will prevent data loss occurring from unwanted leave or click by mistake.

■ Screen adjustment for tablet devices

Tablet users, were you annoyed by unnaturally expanded KakaoTalk on your device? Broken and awkward images looked really bad right?

Here’s the solution. Scree adjustment feature will optimize KakaoTalk screen for your own tablet. No more broken image and font, it will just fit in your screen.

*Currently, Screen adjustment will be possible for tablets with xlarge resolution. 

■ Other improvements and fixes

- Free call quality enhanced on Samsung Galaxy devices (Thank you Samsung!)
- File share and download speed in certain countries has been enhanced
  (Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, South Korea)
- Thumbnail image display error of shared photos
- Image display error on certain devices
- File size error of ICS devices
- Other minor functional updates and bugs cleared

Download KakaoTalk for Android v3.3.2 from here (click!)

- KakoTalk for Blackberrry Version 2.1.2 now supports Curve Models
- Service available in Indonesian and Thai
- More stable message transmission through overall system update 

KakaoTalk, the No.1 ranked mobile instant messaging application by CNET, will be available on Blackberry Curve models. Kakao recently launched KakaoTalk for Blackberry Version 2.1.2, and this most recent update clears previously existing errors and enhances message transmission through overall system upgrade. 

 This update made it possible for all Curve users to take advantage of KakaoTalk service. By supporting Curve models, KakaoTalk is now available on all Blackberry smartphones above Version 5.0 with QWERTY keyboard.

The update also supports Indonesian and Thai language packs. This measure was taken in full consideration of South-East Asian customer’s love of Blackberry. These new language packs and support of Curve models will make KakaoTalk easily available for more Asian users.

 Besides the two major features, KakaoTalk for Blackberry 2.1.2 lightens data and solves theme related errors as well, thus, text messaging will become faster and more stable.

< Appendix. Supported Devices >

Available on OS 5.0

*Bold Series
9000
9700
9650

*Curve Series
8900
8330
8520
8530
8910
8980

*Curve 3G Series
9300
9330

*Pearl 3G Series
9100
9105

*Tour Series
9630

Available on OS 6.0 or above

*Curve Series
9700
9650
9780
9788
9900
9930
9790
9981

*Curve Series
9300
9330
9780
9360
9370
9930
9380
9350
9320
9220

*Pearl 3G Series
9100
9105

*Style Series
9670

*Pearl 3G Series
9800
9810
9850
9860

KakaoTalk for Windows Phone was released on 21st of June. As you know, Windows Phone is a very unique and interesting operating system, and we had a great time developing it.

You will probably notice that WP version of KakaoTalk’s overall look and layout is a bit different than the our usual design. We wanted to directly imply Windows Phone’s metro look on KakaoTalk.

Here are few key feature of Windows Phone version of KakaoTalk:

-Cross platform messaging application (WP, iPhone, Android, Blackberrry & BADA)
-Overhauled KakaoTalk’s design with WP’s metro look
-Unique ‘Draw With Fingers’ feature allows user to send hand drawn messages to friends. Only available on Windows Phone version
-Able to export chat rooms to ‘Start’ screen for direct access (Group chat room’s shortcut will display all participants profile photo in live tile display mode)
-Easier menu transition with pivot style maneuvering
-Supports both horizontal & vertical display mode
-Supports jump-list index to search through contact list easier
-User can set their own profile photo and status update on their mini profile

Kakao Team has added mVoIP service to KakaoTalk! With voice, Ka-Talking has become more exciting than ever!

KakaoTalk mVoip Overview: 

Call anyone, anywhere with KakaoTalk’s Free Call feature available on iPhone & Android devices with 3g and WiFi connection. Unfortunately, Korean users will only be able to answer the call from overseas kakaoTalk users. Additionally, voice filter option has been added for users to call friends with hilarious voice. KakaoTalk’s free calling feature was developed by our in-house mVoIP developers from the ground up. We are very proud of the quality of the service, and hope our users love this new feature.

Voice Filter:

As you’ve seen with our animated emoticon or Plus Friend service, we love to put some little twist in our product. We definitely didn’t want to provide same old-fashioned mVoip services to our users. 

The aha moment came when one of our voice developer said, “Hey, I wish I had an attractive voice, because my voice is very creepy on a phone”. Voila, this is how the voice filter option came into place. Believe it or not, his voice sounds more attractive with the ‘Alien’ voice filter : )

How to free call with KakaoTalk: 

Click someone you want to call either from KakaoTalk friends list or inside the chat room. The mini profile will pop-up. Press ‘Free Call’ button to call your friend using KakaoTalk’s mVoIP function.

A short message ‘incoming call’ will be sent to a call recipient in a chat room along with call indicator on top of the screen. When the call is connected, call indicator extends to display voice filter option & connection quality. 

Please keep in mind that KakaoTalk free call feature will consume mobile data when user is not connected to WiFi. Moreover, mobile devices’ 3G/4G connections may not be stable under some cases. To save on your data plan and enjoy better call quality, we recommend users to use WiFi network to call using KakaoTalk. 

The Next Web Asia released an article about KakaoTalk’s Free Call service along with some insight about the company. Follow the link 

http://tnw.co/KlXI5N

Here are few user feedbacks from Twitter. Of course, the service quality may vary depending on your handsets and network conditions. However, feedbacks are very positive so far.

The True Cross Platform Messaging App Invades Blackberry

Blackberry messaging just became more interesting with KakaoTalk. The true cross platform messaging app is now available to Blackberry users! Convenient UI, fast loading speed and most of all, it’s absolutely FREE.

KakaoTalk, has officially launched version 2.0 for BlackBerry users. BlackBerry KakaoTalk was in beta phase with version 1.0 up until now, and Kakao Team has been developing the official version of KakaoTalk to deliver the optimum service to their users. The official version improves stability and performance, as well as overall design has been changed to fit KakaoTalk’s original theme.

KakaoTalk allows users to chat with friends either one-to-one or one-to-many across four different mobile platforms. Moreover, users can view friends’ profile photos directly in chatrooms, and friends’ status updates will appear on friends list. ‘Friends’/’Chats’/’Friends?’/’Settings’ tabs have been redesigned to simple icon buttons. Text bubbles in chat rooms also been applied to match with current KakaoTalk on other platforms. 

The biggest strength KakaoTalk 2.0 boasts is the shortkeys integrated with BlackBerry devices’ QWERTY keypads. Four menu tabs on main screen, Friends/Chats/Friends?/Settings are locked in to Q,W,E and R for swift and easy use. In Total, there are more than ten functions which can be used with shortkeys. Moreover, users can now experience stable and fast transfer speed of messages with Ignite Engine, which was built by Kakao Team.

Kakao Team is positively considering to deliver other features such as Plus Friend, Animated Emoticons and other extra features that will keep users hooked to KakaoTalk.

We would appreciate if BB KakaoTalk 2.0 users participate the survey which can be found on ‘Notices’ on your KakaoTalk.

* Shorkey list for KakaoTalk BlackBerry 

<9000, 9700, 9780, 9800, 9900 Models>

1) Default shortkeys
q : ‘Friends’ tab
w : ‘Chat’ tab
e : ‘Friends?’ (Friends you might know) tab
r : ‘Settings’ tab
f : Cursor moves to search section in ‘Friends’ tab
t : Move to top 
b : Move down to bottom 
space bar : Scroll down one page
alt+space bar : Scrool up one page
back space bar : Block contact in ‘Friends’ tab
enter : Access selected item

2) Shortkeys in chat rooms
p : Send photo
c : Send contact info
r : Move cursor back to text box
space bar : Move back to text box
back space bar : Leave chat room
enter : Access selected item 

<9100 models>

1) Default Shortkeys
qw : ‘Friends’ tab
er : ‘Chat’ tab
ty : ‘Friends?’ (Friends you might know) tab
ui : ‘Settings’ tab
df : Cursor moves to search section in ‘Friends’ tab
gh : Move to top of the ‘Friends’ list
bn : Move to bottom of the ‘Friends’ list
space : Scroll down one page
alt+space bar : Scroll up one page
back space bar : Block contact in ‘Friends’ tab
enter : Access selected item

2) Shortkeys in chatrooms
cv : Send contact info
op : Send photo
er : Move cursor back to text box
space bar : Move back to text box
back space bar : leave chat room
enter : Access selected item

1. Sleek new look!

‘More’ tab lets users easily navigate through important features like Item Store & Plus Friend. Exciting features will be added to ‘More’ tab in coming months. Stay tuned!

2. Hide unwanted friends

Do you have friends who you feel uncomfortable to see them on contact list but don’t want to block them? Now you can use ‘Hide’ function to make them hidden, and you will still receive messages from them.

3. 120 embedded animated emoticons!

Another big improvement with version 3.0! Adorable animated emoticons have been loaded with this new update. Just like our tagline, ‘More than just talk’, start expressing yourself with these exciting emoticons.

4. Delete function in ‘Friends?’ tab

Tired of seeing unwanted people appearing on your ‘Friends?’ tab? Now you can delete those people with delete function.

5. For better performance

Providing optimal performance has always been the number one priority for KakaoTeam. However, analyzing every user’s network condition was a difficult obstacle. Now users can participate a simple network test, so we can analyze your network condition. ‘More’ -> ‘System’ -> ‘Network Test’

6. Surprise alert sound featuring … guess who?

KakaoTalk 3.0 includes special alert sound featuring the voice of someone you might know. Let’s head over to ‘Settings’ -> ‘Alert Sound’ for a special surprise :)

7. Your opinion is important!

KakaoTalk global survey is on top of the notice board. Don’t hold it back! Have your say!

Dear all iPhone users,
We are excited to announce that the Kak​aoT​alk​’s iOS version has been updated.
The fol​low​ing has been updated in version 2.8.6.

1. High speed engine applied.
Kak​aoT​alk​’s new high speed lig​htn​ing service will allow users to send and receive messages faster than before. To know if your Kak​aoT​alk has been ignited, look for a small white lig​htn​ing icon at the upper right hand side of the screen.

2. View your min​i-p​rof​ile on friends list.
Now you may see “My Pro​fil​e” tab at the top of your friends list. You’re able to check and edit your profile (profile photo and status message) more con​ven​ien​tly​.

3. Min​i-p​rof​ile design changed

4. Save my profile image to my album feature added.

5. View the min​i-p​rof​ile of the person who invites you to a group chat.

6. Other minor bugs fixed.

We have found a few bugs in version 2.8.6. Some users may exp​eri​enc​e their ID being reset on their profile. This issue can be simply fixed by res​tar​tin​g the app​lic​ati​on. Also, we are cur​ren​tly working hard to fix the voi​ce-​ove​r feature issue. We apo​log​ize for any inc​onv​eni​enc​e.

Go to update to the latest version,htt​p:/​/ta​lk.​kak​ao.​com​/do​wn

Follow us on Twitter at,www​.tw​itt​er.​com​/ka​kao​tal​k
Check out our Facebook page,htt​p:/​/on​.fb​.me​/vY​xaw​f

Happy Holidays!

The following has been updated: 

- View all chat room images and videos altogether feature added
- Mini-profile design changed
- View my profile on friends list feature added
- Video size limit extended to 20MB
- Lightning icon changed
- Chat room refresh button added
- Video compatibility between iPhone and Android improved
- Now view the mini-profile of those who invite you to group chats
- Other minor bugs fixed

We’re happy to announce that the KakaoTalk’s iOS and Android version have been updated! 

The following has been updated~
1) 14 New Emoticons Added
Enjoy Ka-Talking with the newest emoticons!

2) Spam Report Feature Added 
Spam report feature has been added to help you be free from suspicious spams. When someone who is not your KakaoTalk friend sends you a message, “Add” “Block” and “Report Spam” options will appear at the top of your chat rooms. You may add the sender as your friend, block him/her or report to KakaoTalk’s Spam Center if the message is suspicious. 

3) Improvements in Chat Room
UI for sending messages have been improved.

4) Minor Bugs Fixed

Go update your KakaoTalk now!

Thanks!

Kak​aoT​alk is excited to announce that the Bla​ckb​err​y version has been updated.

The fol​low​ing has been updated in version 0.9.14.

1) Battery Con​sum​pti​on Reduced
Issues with battery con​sum​pti​on have been fixed to optimize Bla​ckB​err​y Internet Service.

2) Issues with Friends list Fixed
Issues with friends list not updating have been fixed.

3) Connect to Email Account Added
Connect your email account to Kak​aoT​alk​. You may transfer your previous data such as friends list in case of mobile device or number changes.

4) Voice Call Ver​ifi​cat​ion Added
Voice Call ver​ifi​cat​ion feature has been added for global users who were not able to receive ver​ifi​cat​ion via SMS.

5) Saving Data Errors Fixed
Issues with data not being saved after leaving Kak​aot​alk have been fixed.

6) Minor Bugs Fixed
- Kak​aoT​alk is ava​ila​ble without SD card in Bold 9900.
- Issues with users not being able to save received photos have been cor​rec​ted​.

You can download 0.9.14 version by typing the URL in Bla​ckB​err​y browser.
htt​p:/​/ww​w.k​aka​o.c​om/​bla​ckb​err​y/o​bt

Thank you!

Kak​aoT​eam

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Thanks to all those who submitted their videos to celebrate KakaoTalk’s ‘30 million users’! Check out our videos to see some of the videos submitted~  http://on.fb.me/ugJMg2

If you haven’t sent in your video yet, feel free to send it in now! 
Send us a 15-30sec video in your native language to global@kakao.com, letting us know…
1. Where you’re from
2. What you love about KakaoTalk
3. Any other message you would like to share 

Happy Ka-Talking!