<s>
Jongla	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
Finnish	O
start-up	O
company	O
,	O
specialising	O
mobile	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
Jongla	B-Protocol
announced	O
that	O
it	O
wants	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
social	O
networking	O
services	O
and	O
messaging	B-Application
apps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jongla	B-Protocol
is	O
targeting	O
especially	O
emerging	O
markets	O
like	O
Africa	O
,	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
and	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
seeing	O
the	O
best	O
traction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jongla	B-Protocol
app	B-Application
is	O
available	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
platforms	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
2016	O
Jongla	B-Protocol
introduced	O
their	O
3rd	O
generation	O
app	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Jongla	B-Protocol
-	O
Social	O
Messenger	O
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
feature	O
updates	O
,	O
brand	O
upgrade	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
app	B-Application
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Social	O
Messenger	O
,	O
Jongla	B-Protocol
introduced	O
the	O
community	O
of	O
nearby	O
Jongla	B-Protocol
users	O
and	O
an	O
added	O
ability	O
to	O
engage	O
with	O
user	O
profiles	O
with	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
reaction	O
like	O
thumbs-up	O
,	O
smile	O
or	O
heart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jongla	B-Protocol
claims	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
lightest	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
app	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
backs	O
up	O
their	O
claim	O
with	O
app	B-Application
package	O
size	O
comparisons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
their	O
APK	B-Application
(	O
Android	B-Application
Application	I-Application
Package	I-Application
)	O
size	O
was	O
3.5MB	O
,	O
being	O
one	O
tenth	O
of	O
that	O
compared	O
to	O
their	O
competitor	O
apps	O
like	O
Whatsapp	O
,	O
Messenger	O
and	O
Viber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jongla	B-Protocol
has	O
the	O
basic	O
messaging	O
functions	O
like	O
private	O
and	O
group	O
chats	O
and	O
sharing	O
text	O
,	O
stickers	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
locations	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
anyone	O
can	O
join	O
a	O
Jongla	B-Protocol
conversation	O
via	O
web	O
application	O
called	O
Jongla	B-Protocol
Out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jongla	B-Protocol
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
messaging	B-Application
apps	I-Application
offering	O
voice	O
messages	O
with	O
special	O
filters	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
integrated	O
push-to-talk	O
voice	O
messaging	O
feature	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
funny	O
voice	O
filters	O
that	O
alter	O
sender	O
's	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jongla	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
selected	O
as	O
a	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
Red	O
Herring	O
's	O
Top	O
100	O
Global	O
award	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jongla	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
Finland-based	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
Arto	O
Boman	O
and	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Helsinki	O
,	O
Finland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jongla	B-Protocol
CSO	O
is	O
Riku	O
Salminen	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
owned	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
private	O
investors	O
including	O
JSH	O
Capital	O
Oy	O
,	O
Ingman	O
Finance	O
Oy	O
,	O
and	O
Holdington	O
Ltd	O
Oy	O
.	O
</s>
