WeChat

Connecting over a billion people with calls, chats, and more

by WeChat

100+

Million

Downloads

5.0+

Android version

12/11/19

Last updated

2011

January

App age

136.9 MB

App size

Everyone

Content rating

FREE

+ In-App

Price

Google Play Rating history and histogram

3416083

509200

363817

185089

1293770

Changelog

Dec 11, 2019 Update Version 7.0.9
Dec 4, 2019 Update Version 7.0.9
Nov 12, 2019 Update Version 7.0.7
May 20, 2019 Update Version 7.0.4
Feb 1, 2019 Update Version 7.0.3
Jan 14, 2019 Update Version 7.0.0
Oct 10, 2018 Update Version 6.7.3
Jul 31, 2018 Update Version 6.6.7
Jun 19, 2018 Update Version 6.6.7
May 21, 2018 Update Version 6.6.6
Feb 6, 2018 Update Version 6.6.2
Jan 5, 2018 Update Version 6.6.1
Dec 14, 2017 Update Version 6.5.23
Oct 13, 2017 Update Version 6.5.16
Jul 21, 2017 Update Version 6.5.10
May 31, 2017 Update Version 6.5.8
Apr 1, 2017 Update Version 6.5.7
Jan 23, 2017 Update Version 6.5.4
Jan 5, 2017 Update Version 6.5.3
Dec 22, 2016 Update Version 6.3.32
Nov 21, 2016 Update Version 6.3.31
Nov 3, 2016 Update Version 6.3.28
Sep 29, 2016 Update Version 6.3.27
Sep 5, 2016 Update Version 6.3.25
Sep 2, 2016 Update Version 6.3.25
Aug 17, 2016 Update Version 6.3.23
Jul 14, 2016 Update Version 6.3.22
Jun 1, 2016 Update Version 6.3.18
Apr 28, 2016 Update Version 6.3.16.64_r75b3df2
Mar 31, 2016 Update Version 6.3.15.65_r81f6835
Feb 5, 2016 Update Version 6.3.13.64_r4488992
Feb 3, 2016 Update Version 6.3.11.65_r7d79afb
Jan 20, 2016 Update Version 6.3.9.65_r660d29e
Dec 12, 2015 Update Version 6.3.8.65_r47ff115
Dec 9, 2015 Update Version 6.3.8.64_raeac4a2
Nov 19, 2015 Update Version 6.3.7.59_r45d675b
Nov 13, 2015 Update Version 6.3.7.57_r36af314
Nov 11, 2015 Update Version 6.3.7.56_ref346c8
Oct 24, 2015 Update Version 6.3.5.50_r1573191
Sep 12, 2015 Update Version 6.2.5.52_r1df8823
Aug 4, 2015 Update Version 6.2.4.51_rdf8da56
Aug 2, 2015 Update Version 6.2.2.54_rec1912d
Jul 31, 2015 Update Version 6.2.4.51_rdf8da56
Jul 3, 2015 Update Version 6.2.2.54_rec1912d
Jul 1, 2015 Update Version 6.2.2.50_raae3e65
Jun 5, 2015 Update Version 6.2.0.54_r1169949
May 28, 2015 Update Version 6.1.0.76_r1119377
May 26, 2015 Update Version 6.2.0.50_r1156335
Apr 23, 2015 Update Version 6.1.0.76_r1119377
Feb 6, 2015 Update Version 6.1.0.65_r1055054

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Developer information

WeChat

[email protected]

Website

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Description

WeChat is more than a messaging and social media app – it is a lifestyle for over one billion users across the world. Chat and make calls with friends, read news and use local services in Official Accounts and Mini Programs, play fun games with friends, enjoy mobile payment features with WeChat Pay, and much more.

Why do over one billion people use WeChat? Well...
- MORE WAYS TO CHAT: Message friends using text, photo, voice, video, location sharing, and more. Create group chats with up to 500 members.
- VOICE & VIDEO CALL: High-quality voice and video calls to anywhere in the world. Make group video calls with up to 9 people.
- REAL-TIME LOCATION: Not good at explaining directions? Share your real-time location with the press of a button.
- MOMENTS: Share your favorite moments. Post photos, videos, and more to your Moments stream.
- TIME CAPSULE (NEW!): Share glimpses of your day. Record short videos to post in your Time Capsule before they disappear in 24 hours.
- STICKER GALLERY: Browse thousands of fun, animated stickers to help express yourself in chats, including stickers with your favorite cartoon and movie characters.
- CUSTOM STICKERS: Make chatting more unique with custom stickers and the new Selfie Stickers feature.
- OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS: Tons of accounts to follow with original content and news for your reading pleasure.
- MINI PROGRAMS: Countless third-party services all within the WeChat app that don’t require additional installation, saving you precious phone storage and time.
- TOP STORIES: See the latest articles your friends are reading and discover all kinds of interesting content.
- GAMES: Have fun and compete with friends in a huge selection of WeChat Mini Games and Tencent Games (*only available in certain regions).
- WECHAT PAY: Enjoy the convenience of world-leading mobile payment features with WeChat Pay and Wallet (*only available in certain regions).
- WECHAT OUT: Make calls to mobile phones and landlines around the globe at super low rates (*only available in certain regions).
- LANGUAGE SUPPORT: Localized in 20 different languages and can translate friends’ messages and Moments posts.
- BETTER PRIVACY: Giving you the highest level of control over your privacy, WeChat is the only messaging app to be certified by TRUSTe.
- AND MUCH MORE: Exercise with friends on WeRun, scan QR codes, and much more.

Recent changes:
What's New in WeChat V7.0.9
- Minor bug fixes.

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Google Play Rankings

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
14	Japan	Communication	Top Free
7	South Korea	Communication	Top Free
18	Canada	Communication	Top Free
10	Australia	Communication	Top Free
45	United States	Communication	Top Free
42	France	Communication	Top Free
23	Indonesia	Communication	Top Free
48	Germany	Communication	Top Free
26	United Kingdom	Communication	Top Free
294	South Korea	Overall	Top Free

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Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage

Your personal information

read your contacts, read your own contact card, modify your contacts

Your location

approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location

Network communication

view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, pair with Bluetooth devices, download files without notification, full network access, control Near Field Communication, Google Play billing service, Google Play license check, receive data from Internet

Your accounts

create accounts and set passwords, find accounts on the device, add or remove accounts, read Google service configuration

Storage

modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Phone calls

read phone status and identity

Hardware controls

take pictures and videos, control flashlight, change your audio settings, record audio, control vibration

System tools

access Bluetooth settings, send sticky broadcast, change network connectivity, allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception, connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi, measure app storage space, retrieve running apps, read sync settings, run at startup, draw over other apps, prevent phone from sleeping, modify system settings, toggle sync on and off, install shortcuts, read Home settings and shortcuts, uninstall shortcuts

Extra

android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY, android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION, android.permission.BODY_SENSORS, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS, android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS, android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES, android.permission.USE_FACERECOGNITION, android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT, android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT, android.permission.WRITE_APP_BADGE, com.bbk.launcher2.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE, com.huawei.authentication.HW_ACCESS_AUTH_SERVICE, com.open.gallery.smart.Provider, com.open.gallery.smart.Read, com.open.gallery.smart.Write, com.soter.permission.ACCESS_SOTER_KEYSTORE, com.tencent.mm.WAID_PROVIDER_WRITE, com.tencent.mm.ext.permission.READ, com.tencent.mm.ext.permission.WRITE, com.tencent.mm.location.permission.SEND_VIEW, com.tencent.mm.matrix.strategynotify, Can receive cloud messages, com.tencent.mm.permission.MM_MESSAGE, com.tencent.mm.plugin.permission.READ, com.tencent.mm.plugin.permission.WRITE, com.tencent.mm.wear.message, miui.permission.READ_STEPS