the development history of wechat:

wechat was planned and launched by Tencent Holdings Limited in Shenzhen in October 2111, and was created by the product team of Tencent Guangzhou R&D Center. The team led by Zhang Xiaolong, the team manager, has successfully developed internet projects such as Foxmail and QQ mailbox. Ma Huateng, president of Tencent, confirmed the name of this product as "WeChat" in the email of product planning.

on 11/19/2113, the wechat LBS graphic reply was that the merchants set the store location. After submitting the current location, the user can find the nearest merchant store, and conduct one-click navigation and one-click dialing. If the store currently has activities (such as coupons and scratch cards), the activities can also be displayed.

On 11/13/2113, the whole city search aims to help those individuals or enterprises who don't know technology to establish their own interface programs, so that those individuals or enterprises who don't know technology at all can have powerful functions through simple configuration.

enterprises can realize the function of intelligent customer service robot with low cost by using city-wide search, and stores can easily realize the association and interaction between store products and fans, which will soon provide a powerful local operation and maintenance management function module for WeChat local number operation and maintenance personnel.

On October 21th, 2111, WeChat released a beta version of 1.1 for iPhone users. This version supports importing existing contact information through QQ number, but only has simple functions such as instant messaging, sharing photos and changing avatars.

In the following three beta versions, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3, WeChat gradually increased the reading of mobile phone address book, the intercommunication with Tencent Weibo private messages and the support of multi-person conversation function. By the end of April 2111, Tencent WeChat had obtained four or five million registered users.

on may 11, 2111, wechat released version 2.1, which added the voice intercom function like Talkbox, which made the user base of wechat increase significantly for the first time. In August 2111, WeChat added the function of "viewing people nearby" to make friends with strangers, and its users reached 15 million. By the end of 2111, the number of WeChat users had exceeded 51 million.

On October 1, 2111, WeChat released version 3.1, which added the functions of "shake" and drift bottle, increased the support for traditional Chinese language interface, and increased the number of bound mobile phones for users in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, the United States and Japan.

On October 7, 2111, a cultural communication limited liability company in Beijing applied for registration of WeChat trademark. On October 24, 2111, Tencent applied for registration of WeChat trademark, only one week late.

in March p>2112, the number of users of wechat exceeded 1 billion. On April 19, WeChat released version 4.1. This version adds the same photo album function as Path and Instagram, and can share the photo album with friends.

in April, 2112, Tencent began to make an attempt to introduce Wechat to the international market. In order to Europeanize WeChat, it renamed its English version 4.1 as "WeChat", and then launched multi-language support.

On July 9, 2112, WeChat version 4.2 added a video chat plug-in and released a web version of WeChat interface.

On September 5th, 2112, WeChat version 4.3 added a shake-and-transfer function, which can conveniently transfer pictures from the computer to the mobile phone. This version also adds voice search function, and supports unbinding mobile phone number and QQ number, which further enhances the user's control over personal information.

on September 7th, 2112, Tencent wechat team announced that the number of registered users of wechat had exceeded 211 million.

On the night of October 5th, 2113, Tencent WeChat team announced in Weibo that the number of WeChat users exceeded 311 million, making it the communication software with the largest number of downloads and users in the world, and its influence spread all over Chinese mainland, Hongkong, Taiwan Province, Southeast Asia, overseas Chinese gathering places and a few westerners.

on February 5, 2113, wechat released version 4.5. This version supports real-time intercom and multi-person real-time voice chat, and further enriches the functions of "shake" and QR code, and supports the search, storage and migration of chat records. At the same time, WeChat 4.5 has also added the functions of voice reminding and navigation according to the location sent by the other party.

on April 11, 2113, Tencent wechat team officially issued a statement to some users through wechat, saying that the "wechat will charge users" circulating on the internet was malicious rumor, and stressed that wechat would never charge users.

At 7: 31 am on July 22nd, 2113, a large number of users reported that WeChat had a complete failure, including failure to send WeChat messages, failure to refresh the circle of friends, failure to log on to the public account platform, and failure to connect to the WeChat webpage.

The accident continued until 2 pm, when the WeChat development team was in Tencent Weibo. It was announced that WeChat could be used again, but some users still left messages, saying that after entering WeChat, some functions were not restored or could not be connected at all.

On August 5th, 2113, WeChat 5.1 for ios was launched, with the addition of an emoticon store and a game center. The function of Sweep (referred to as 313) was completely upgraded, including street view scanning, barcode scanning, QR code scanning, word translation scanning and cover scanning. On August 9th of the same year, WeChat 5.1 Android was launched.

On August 5th, 2113, the registered users of WeChat Overseas Edition exceeded 1 billion, and 31 million users were added in one month.

on October 24, 2113, the number of users of Tencent wechat has exceeded 611 million, with daily active users of 1 billion.

On February 31th, 2113, WeChat 5.1for Windows Phone was launched, and added functions such as emoticon store, bank card binding, collection function, email binding, information sharing to friends circle, etc.

on October 4th, 2114, wechat added the taxi function provided by "Didi taxi" to the product. On October 28th, 2114, WeChat was upgraded to version 5.2, and the interface of Android version was completely revised. In March 2114, the WeChat payment function was opened. On March 24, 2114, the computer housekeeper joined hands with WeChat to back up chat records.

On October 21th, 2115, WeChat took the lead in launching version 6.1 in the App Store. The new version added three functions: "Send a WeChat red envelope in the attachment column", "When changing the mobile phone, the customized expression will not be lost" and "Search the content of friends circle and nearby restaurants". There is also the opening slide after installation-count your "likes" and "likes" in the past year.

On August 28th, 2114, WeChat Pay officially announced the industry-wide solution of "WeChat Smart Life". It is embodied in helping traditional industries "transplant" the original business model to WeChat platform based on WeChat WeChat official account and WeChat Payment.

in the closed-loop mobile internet business solution provided by wechat, the service capabilities involved include: mobile e-commerce portal, user identification, data analysis, payment and settlement, customer relationship maintenance, after-sales service and rights protection, social promotion, etc. This also indicates that WeChat will once again increase the pace of commercialization and opening up, provide connectivity for partners, and promote the mobile Internet transformation of business models of enterprise users.

by providing partners with the ability to "connect everything", wechat is forming a brand-new "smart" lifestyle. It has penetrated into the following traditional industries, such as WeChat taxi, WeChat electricity payment, WeChat shopping, WeChat medical care, WeChat hotel and so on. Provide standard solutions for dozens of industries such as medical care, hotels, retail, department stores, catering, ticketing, express delivery, universities, e-commerce, and people's livelihood.

On October 11, 2116, Zhang Xiaolong, the father of WeChat, made a public appearance after many years, and interpreted the four values of WeChat. Zhang Xiaolong pointed out that more and more products are made through WeChat official account, because the cost of development, user acquisition and dissemination is lower here. The split service number does not provide better service, so a new form is being studied inside WeChat, called "WeChat applet".

from March 1, 2116, wechat payment stopped charging fees for the transfer function. From the same day, the handling fee will be charged for the cash withdrawal function. On March 11, WeChat officially announced the relevant details of "Enterprise WeChat" for the first time, and officially released the Android version through AppBao on April 18. In August, WeChat and Alipay were awarded the first payment licenses in Hong Kong.

on September 21, 2116, wechat applet officially started internal testing. In the WeChat ecosystem, the WeChat applet that is within reach and ready to go has attracted widespread attention. Tencent Cloud officially launched the WeChat applet solution, providing technical solutions for applets in the cloud server.

at 1: 11 on October 9, 2117, the first batch of small programs on WeChat, which attracted much attention, were officially launched in a low-key manner, and users could experience the services provided by various small programs.

in February 2117, Brand Finance released the list of the top 511 brands in the world in 2117, and wechat ranked 111th. On the evening of March 23, 2117, WeChat officially launched the "WeChat Index" function, and Tencent defined its mobile index based on WeChat big data analysis.

On April 9, 2117, WeChat announced that due to the introduction of new Apple regulations, the in-app payment rules were changed, and the appreciation function of WeChat public platform and emoticon platform in iOS version was closed from 17:11 that day, and the appreciation function of other versions of WeChat such as Android was not affected. In addition, Tencent related people said that red envelopes are not in this category and will not be affected.

the reason why wechat adjusted the public platform and the expression platform to Appreciate the function this time is that apple updated the 3.1.1 clause on June 3, 2116, and it is more strict that the app should not contain buttons, external links or other call-to-action terms that guide customers to use non-IAP mechanisms to make purchases.

wechat also said that after the appreciation function is turned off, the operator of wechat WeChat official account can display the QR code in the article and get support through personal transfer. In order to protect users' funds, such transfer funds will adopt the settlement cycle of T+7. If funds are frozen or refunded, you can check the related flow in the background of WeChat public platform.

on may 4, 2117, wechat payment announced that it had joined hands with CITCON to formally enter the United States. After wechat payment officially entered the United States, people going to the United States can enjoy the convenience of cashless payment in the United States. Through WeChat payment, food, clothing, housing and transportation in the United States can be settled directly in RMB.

from the morning of may 5, 2117, some wechat users in Russia have been restricted from using it one after another, and the web version function cannot be used. The Russian government requires service providers to provide industrial and commercial registration information of the host country, server address, software function description and other information. The Russian side guarantees that it will cancel the closure of WeChat after providing the above information.

on may 8, 2117, wechat was updated with the function of "wechat lab". At present, the enabled experiments have two functions: "have a look" and "search".

On the afternoon of August 21th, 2117, WeChat broke down in a large area, and other app contents could not be shared with friends and circle of friends. The WeChat transfer function is also temporarily invalid, and the red envelope function is normal.

during the four days from 17: 11 on September 25th to 17: 11 on September 28th, 2117, the image of the earth displayed on the mobile phone WeChat startup page will also be changed from the first complete photo of the earth released by NASA in the world to the image of Fengyun-4. This is also the first replacement of the WeChat startup page in 6 years.

on October 8, 2117, wechat was selected into the TOP31 list of business cases in China.

On February 28th, 2117, the updated version 6.6.1 of WeChat suddenly opened a small game, and the startup page of WeChat also highlighted the small game "Jump".

on October 11, 2118, on the occasion of the 32nd National 111 Publicity Day, a new type of live interactive alarm mode, "@ 111", jointly developed by Yantai Public Security Bureau and Tencent Company, was launched nationwide.

on October 31, 2118, wechat released a new version 6.6.2 on the iOS side, which supports one-button login for two accounts and discovery page management function.

On February 9th, 2118, the WeChat team announced that it would adhere to zero tolerance for online gambling, and through the verification and evidence collection by users, the WeChat team * * * planned to restrict the function of more than 2,311 gambling WeChat groups, and imposed stepped penalties on more than 31,111 accounts, such as restricting the use of functions or restricting login.

On the evening of February 11, 2118, the WeChat team issued a heavy announcement against malicious violations and confrontational behaviors in the WeChat circle of friends.

in February p>2118, the monthly number of users of wechat worldwide exceeded 1 billion for the first time.

From April 1, 2118, Alipay and WeChat will pay by static bar code, with a daily limit of 511 yuan.

On April 9th, 2118, Tianjin Municipal Market Supervision Committee started the service of "Enterprises Download and Use Electronic Business Licenses through WeChat applet" in Dongjiang Port Area of China (Tianjin) Pilot Free Trade Zone and Jiangsu Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce in Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Suqian and Lianyungang.

on may 11, 2118, the iOS version of wechat WeChat official account subscription assistant was released, which can edit pictures and texts, process messages, etc.

in may p>2118, in order to protect users' privacy and optimize the external link experience of wechat, the wechat team further upgraded the relevant rules of the external link content management standard of wechat, and the new rules will take effect on may 29th.

on may 23rd, 2118, wechat iOS was updated to version 6.6.7.

In May p>2118, the "Hilton Hilton" applet jointly created by WeChat and Hilton Group was officially launched, providing a series of brand-new online services, such as reservation invoicing, hotel information guide and surrounding travel exploration, which are the first in the industry.

on may 29th, 2118, the new regulation of the content management standard of wechat external links came into effect.

On June 4th, 2118, WeChat went offline with the function of "Leave a message for friends".

On June 6th, 2118, the plug-in "WeChat simultaneous interpretation" was released.

in June, 2118, wechat launched the "relatives card" function. Users can open (give away) relatives cards to their parents and children on wechat. When using relatives cards for consumption, the consumption funds will be automatically deducted from the payment account of the payer.