Kik Messenger Voice Messaging Add-On Holler!4Kik Is Now K*Tok, Fresh Updates Galore
It's been a little more than a month since the app launched on iOS devices, but 3rd-party add-on Holler!4Kik has been working intensively on fresh updates and features and has since switched its name to K*Tok.
K*Tok brings Kik Messenger more in line with WhatsApp. Its key features include the capability to send and receive voice messages and sound effects to Kik friends. In addition, users can embark a live voice talk with up to ten participants. K*Tok also tells us that a “voice switching” feature and a fresh UI are all coming soon.
Voice messages are sort of like shove to talk and can be sent on an unlimited basis and can be up to twenty seconds in length, the very first eight seconds of which are transcribed. We're told HD voice will soon be available as a paid upgrade for those who choose to have higher quality voice messages sent to friends. It not only acts as a viable alternative for Recorder for Kik, it takes the feature to a entire fresh level.
As for sound effects, users can choose up to three free sound effects to send to friends, with a number of paid bundles featuring varied types of sound effects presently available for Android, and coming soon to iOS. Like voice messages, these sound effects can be sent via Kik Messenger on an unlimited basis.
Live voice talk ultimately brings true voice capability to the Kik Messenger app. It does, however, require calling into a United States-based phone number. Up to ten friends can join a live voice talk at the same time and can talk up to six hours without limit.
From what we've been told, the upcoming voice switching feature will be available in the next two weeks for Android devices with the iOS version arriving “a bit later,” albeit an exact time framework hasn't been ravaged down. There will be two free voice switch effects for users from the get-go with a number of paid upgrades also available. Users can utilize the voice changer to make their voice higher, lower, spooky, funny, or anything in inbetween.
As for the fresh UI, all we know is that it will be “cleaner” and “more elegant,” and will be released this month.
K*Tok is one of the best add-on applications we've seen for Kik and indeed brings the application up to par with its competitors on the market. No word yet on a release for Windows Phone users, but we'll surely keep everyone up to date when the release is in the pipeline. For now, the latest version can be downloaded on iTunes or Google Play.
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