Samsung Brings the ChatON Application and Service to Android

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has just made available for purchase the ChatON application for the owners of devices that are based on Google's Android operating system, so as to provide them with access to its new messaging service.

The service is available in various markets around the world and is already compatible with the company's bada phones, while being expected to arrive on more mobile platforms out there in the near future.

“ChatON is a global mobile communication service that enables you to have better relationships with your buddies and groups of buddies,” the application's description reads.

According to Samsung, the new application puts together various means of communication, while also offering users the possibility to easily share various content with their friends and family.

The new application is compatible with handsets running under Android 2.2 (Froyo) and 2.3 (Gingerbread) platform releases, and is said to deliver optimal experience when used on devices that feature a WVGA resolution (480 x 800 pixel).

The features list of the new service from Samsung includes:

- ChatON supports many platforms and devices. Users can chat freely through ChatON.
Currently, ChatON supports Android, bada, Samsung feature phones, and it will support iOS, and Blackberry OS soon.
- ChatON provides multiple ways to make your communication richer.
- 1:1 Chat, group chat, broadcasts, animation messages, pictures, videos, audio, location info, contacts, calendar.
- Using ChatON, create your own unique animated message by drawing.
- ChatON provides group management features for easy group chats.
- ChatON provides an interaction rank which tells you how often you chat with your buddies
- In every chat room, you can easily see all sent images and videos in a trunk
- Got something to say to your buddies? Use Buddies say.

The new application is available in the Android Market here. It weighs in at 8.6MB and can be downloaded for free.