Chat services built into Windows 8 with the Messages app

One of the novelties that Windows 8 comes standard with is the Messaging application, through which you can establish conversations chat with other users.

The greatest advantages of chat applications are that they allow you to establish deferred conversations and that you do not pay a cost per message, characteristics that help it resist over time and open new communication channels. chat on different platforms. Microsoft is aware of this situation and that is why it has integrated the Messages application into Windows 8, available through a Live Tile that comes by default.

What can I do with the Messages app?

The Messaging application allows the user to send and receive messages through different chat channels By default, the application includes the option to chat through the Windows Live Messenger and Facebook chat platforms, and at this time it is not possible to register additional accounts.

The first thing to do is register the accounts to which you want to be connected via chat, both in Windows Live Messenger and in Facebook Chat. The system is limited to one of each platform but the good thing is that it manages them together, in such a way that when the system starts they all connect automatically, without having to activate them manually or access each service.

The Messaging application works in conjunction with the Contacts application, which allows you to have your phonebook available to send a message to any of the users that we have in our records.

Chat always under control with the Messages application

The downside of chat systems and the always-on system is the fact that contacts can bother you, sending messages at inappropriate times. For example, when you need to be focused or rest.

Microsoft has also thought of these situations, enabling an option to deny the sending and receiving of messages To activate it, you only have to to direct the mouse cursor or slide your finger to the bottom right corner of the screen, until the right sidebar is displayed. By clicking on the "Settings" section and then on the "Options" section, a slider appears to block incoming and outgoing messages from all messaging services to which you are connected.

Another interesting option to have the chat channels under control in the Messages application is the one that allows us to configure only the networks that we are interested.You can register a Live Messenger account and another Facebook Chat account, but if for some reason you don't want to be permanently connected to one of them, you can cancel it in Messages and issue resolved.

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