<s>
ChatON	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
global	O
mobile	O
communication	O
service	O
introduced	O
by	O
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChatON	B-Protocol
served	O
more	O
than	O
120	O
countries	O
in	O
62	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChatON	B-Protocol
was	O
available	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
(	O
Samsung	O
Zone	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
(	O
Korea	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Bada	B-Operating_System
smartphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
invite	O
and	O
register	O
buddies	O
via	O
Facebook	O
and	O
Twitter	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
share	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
content	O
on	O
Facebook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
's	O
unique	O
features	O
were	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
Animation	O
messages	O
,	O
Broadcast	O
to	O
send	O
personal	O
notices	O
in	O
a	O
group	O
chat	O
room	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Trunk	O
which	O
stores	O
media	O
files	O
shared	O
in	O
chats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
user	O
logs	O
in	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
buddy	O
list	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
any	O
connected	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChatON	B-Protocol
was	O
viewed	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChatON	B-Protocol
was	O
introduced	O
at	O
IFA	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Berlin	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
with	O
initial	O
service	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Blackberry	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Samsung	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
Android	B-Application
tablets	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Bada	B-Operating_System
phones	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
mobile	O
application	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
Samsung	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
&	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Apple	O
AppStore	B-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
App	B-Application
World	I-Application
for	O
Blackberry	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Market	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
service	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
all	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChatON	B-Protocol
was	O
installed	O
by	O
default	O
on	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
smartphones	O
and	O
tablet	O
PCs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Galaxy	O
Pocket	O
2	O
and	O
Galaxy	O
Young	O
2	O
and	O
Galaxy	O
S	O
Duos	O
3	O
,	O
Galaxy	O
Gear	O
,	O
Galaxy	O
Star	O
2	O
,	O
S5	O
Mini	O
,	O
and	O
S5	O
,	O
and	O
Galaxy	O
Camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
was	O
available	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
v2.2	O
or	O
higher	O
)	O
,	O
Bada	B-Operating_System
(	O
v2.0	O
or	O
higher	O
)	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
(	O
v4.3	O
or	O
higher	O
)	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
(	O
touch	O
devices	O
with	O
v6.0	O
or	O
higher	O
,	O
non-touch	O
devices	O
with	O
v5.0	O
or	O
higher	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
(	O
v6.5	O
only	O
for	O
Omnia	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
v7.0	O
for	O
devices	O
made	O
by	O
Samsung	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Windows	O
PC	O
,	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
runs	O
on	O
PCs	O
with	O
Windows	O
XP	O
or	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChatON	B-Protocol
offered	O
a	O
website	O
client	O
to	O
enable	O
users	O
without	O
a	O
supported	O
smartphone	O
platform	O
to	O
chat	O
via	O
desktop	O
and	O
mobile	O
web	O
browsers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
service	O
has	O
been	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Samsung	O
since	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
phone	O
number	O
is	O
registered	O
as	O
a	O
buddy	O
on	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
users	O
are	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
buddy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anicons	O
:	O
Anicons	O
,	O
or	O
animated	O
icons	O
,	O
are	O
the	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
version	O
of	O
stickers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
apps	O
,	O
all	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
stickers	O
are	O
animated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anicons	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
Shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MOV	O
files	O
were	O
not	O
supported	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Bada	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	O
Customization	O
:	O
On	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
3.0	O
or	O
later	O
)	O
and	O
Bada	B-Operating_System
devices	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
download	O
various	O
font	O
styles	O
for	O
free	O
and	O
apply	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
chat	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SMS/MMS	O
Integration	O
:	O
Users	O
can	O
exchange	O
SMS/MMS	O
through	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
and	O
users	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
turn	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
off	O
to	O
send	O
a	O
message	O
to	O
a	O
non-ChatON	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChatON	B-Protocol
users	O
can	O
send	O
a	O
message	O
directly	O
through	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
to	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
buddies	O
whose	O
numbers	O
are	O
registered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
expressive	O
dialogue	O
with	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
's	O
Anicons	O
and	O
Emoticons	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
sent	O
through	O
MMS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PostON	O
:	O
In	O
the	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
profile	O
page	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
post	O
short	O
messages	O
or	O
comments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
if	O
a	O
buddy	O
is	O
not	O
connected	O
with	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
,	O
users	O
can	O
post	O
under	O
the	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
API	B-Application
is	O
available	O
from	O
Samsung	O
for	O
developing	O
software	O
that	O
communicates	O
with	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
over	O
an	O
HTTPS	B-Protocol
connection	O
.	O
</s>
