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Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone®

Now with video conversation

With Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone, use voice and video calling to connect with your IM friends in brand new ways. Make free voice calls to your Yahoo! Messenger friends, plus see your friends live and in person with video calling from your iPhone.

More fun stuff you can do

Multi-tasker? You’ll love this. Get instant notifications when a new message arrives, even if the app isn’t open. Let Yahoo! Messenger run in the background while you run a different app. Include your Windows Live friends in your conversations, and connect with Yahoo! Messenger buddies whether they’re on a PC or mobile.

  • Video calls: Use Yahoo! Messenger to make video calls and stream live video one-to-one†
  • Voice calls: Make free voice calls to your Yahoo! Messenger friends††
  • From iPhone to desktop and more: Connect with your IM friends in any way you want—mobile app to PC, or mobile app to mobile app
  • Get instant notifications: Know when a new message arrives whether the app is running, in the background, or even if it’s not open
  • Show and tell: Capture and share iPhone photos and video in real-time, with your Yahoo! Messenger buddies
  • Multi-task: Work with other iPhone apps while Yahoo! Messenger is running†
  • Bring all your friends in one place: Add your Windows® Live Messenger contacts to your buddy list

† Available for iPhone 3GS/4 users running iOS 4.1

†† Operator charges may apply

Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone runs on all iPhones. However, select features are available as follows:

  • Video calling: For the optimal experience, an iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4.0, iOS 4.1 & WiFi is recommended
  • Multi tasking: Available on iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4.0, iOS 4

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1. Enter your mobile number. Include your area code.
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2. Yahoo! will send an SMS to your phone that includes a link. Click on the link and follow the directions to get Yahoo! for mobile.
3. Congratulations! You now have access to Yahoo! mobile services on your phone.

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This Yahoo! mobile service works on all kinds of phones

Whether you have a smartphone, or standard feature phone, if you have a data plan, Yahoo! for mobile services can run on your phone.

Enter your mobile number in the box on the right, and we'll send you a text message with a link to get Yahoo! on your phone.