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Go Desi with ”Hike” Messaging App

by MN4U Bureau
July 14, 2014
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Chennai : It seems ”Hike” the new messaging app is making Indian youth go Desi as the free messaging app stands among one of the top downloaded app.

”Hike” stands as the highly downloaded app in Google Play Store and Apple iOS. It stands at number four on Google Play Store ( for Android phones) and number two on iOS for iPhones which prompts the desi app as one among the most happening in the recent times.

As of now it has 20 million users  with 80% of its users aged below 25 years. No wonder why it has so many youngsters in its kitty, the reason being ”Hike” offering many youth centric features.

The most prominent features like “Hidden Mode” which gives the ability to hide ones private chats offers them the much needed privacy and “Hike Offline” feature allows them to send messages to friends who may be offline at the moment.

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