ICQ users affectionately call "ICQ". By right, this world favorite is considered one of the progenitors of modern messengers. It appeared almost a quarter of a century ago and over the years of its existence, the service has managed to be "reborn" many times, while remaining a stable communication platform for communication.

ICQ also "returned" to Turkmen users and immediately took its strong place in the Internet segment of the country. ORIENT has already told readers about the main advantages and disadvantages of this messenger. However, as it turned out, this modern "product" still has "secrets" and many different functions and features that "uninitiated" or non-advanced users may simply not know about.

So, we want to present the least noticeable ICQ functionality, "getting to know" which closer, your communication can become more interesting and, in some places, even useful.

Create and post stickers

Few people know about this ICQ feature – the ability to create, edit and place your own stickers in just a few steps: click on the "Emoji and Stickers" icon, which is located in the text input field of the message, after which the "plus" icon will pop up in the lower right corner and a catalog of stickers and emojis appears. At the top of the screen there will be a field "Create your own stickers", clicking on which you will go into a chat with an assistant bot. It is he who will help to create author's stickers and emojis.

Sending files up to 4 Gigabytes

Yes, you can send up to 4 Gigabytes of various files via ICQ - it can even be movies and TV shows. This feature is especially useful for those who plan to open their own public video content channel. The developers have carefully worked out the possibilities of secure transfer of photo and video files, so both sending and expanding files will be performed with almost no loss in quality.

Augmented reality effect for iOS users using masks and filters in video calls

During the period of rapid updates, various technological solutions were integrated into ICQ, many of which were considered advanced at that time. Their fruits can be enjoyed by users of iPhone devices - during video calls, you can use filters and masks, as in Snapchat. This feature is available in earlier versions of ICQ and now, of course, this will not surprise anyone. Therefore, this function was removed in the application, however, some users on the PC still have the opportunity to try on the good old masks.

Keyword Search Engine

To find the right message, it's enough to find it through a keyword search engine, rather than flipping through endless correspondence. It is enough to write a fragment of an SMS in an empty search field that needs to be found and, literally, after the introduction of the first characters, hints of approximate options will immediately appear.

Ability to rename a contact

It would seem an elementary function, but certainly important for those who do not want to disclose information about how the interlocutor is recorded in his phone book. For example, a furniture maker conditionally recorded by you in contacts as "Murad Cabinets" will definitely find out under what name he is saved in your notebook when you quote him or respond to his specific message. To prevent this from happening, you can go to the contact's profile and, by clicking on the three dots in the upper right corner, register a new nickname for the interlocutor through the "Rename" function. Now you don't have to change someone's name to avoid resentment.

Text transcript of a voice message

Some users, when they receive voice messages (voice messages), cannot sometimes listen to them and therefore postpone them for later and, as often happens, safely forget about them. As a result, the interlocutor is ignored. To prevent this from happening, ICQ reminds you of the possibility of text decryption of voice messages. The letter "Aa" is hanging on the voice field - a function that allows you to find out what your interlocutor is talking about. In addition, it is very convenient if you are not alone in the room and do not want to listen to voice SMS.

Close the text and the sender of the message when notified

This is useful for those who do not conduct private correspondence, but at the same time cares about the confidentiality of their communication. After all, message notifications contain both the user name and the initial text fragments, and other people's eyes can see your "conversation" by looking at the phone screen. To avoid this piquant moment, the developers suggest adjusting the privacy of SMS in the settings. By selecting the "Hide text" function, you can close the message display, and when you select "Hide sender", you can hide the name of the interlocutor.

Mass group calls

Few people realize that with the help of ICQ, you can organize a full-fledged conference or lesson with the involvement of a large audience. None of the ordinary users can accurately determine the coverage of interlocutors during group calls, and their number can reach 30 and this is not the limit. The number of participants in the conversation can be 100 people, and even more – you can collect such a mass conversation using a special link. For ICQ users, a webinar function is provided on the PC, thanks to which it is possible to organize a lecture with 500 listeners, but with one speaker.

Send location information

Geolocation, if we speak in modern language. ICQ took care of this too: with the help of the function of sending a location on the map, which is located in the "Attach" section, you can quickly notify the interlocutor of where we are.

Perhaps that's all. ORIENT only recommends exploring and exploring all the useful features and functions of the messenger to make communication easy and interesting.

Arslan Mamedov