Yahoo! Messenger release history
Encyclopedia
The following is a history of all versions of Yahoo! Messenger
on all platforms by Yahoo!
, Inc.
but only available for windows unix linux and mac and other mobile platform
Oldest version for which customer care support is available: 8.0 (as of April 2, 2007)
Oldest version that can log in (has not reached end of life): 8.0 (as of September 30, 2009)
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's Windows Presentation Foundation
and entitled a whole new user interface and features. It lacked some basic functions such as webcam support and Chat, and has since been discontinued.
-like web archival and indexing of chat conversations through Yahoo! Mail. However, while Yahoo! Mail integrated much of the rudimentary features of Messenger beginning in 2007, Yahoo! did not succeed in integrating archival of chat conversations into Mail. Instead, a separate Adobe Flex
-based web messenger was released in 2007 with archival of conversations which take place inside the web messenger itself.
In 2011, Messenger 11 Beta began to archive past messages on an online server which is accessible through the client.
Yahoo! Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger is an advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!...
on all platforms by Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine , Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping ,...
, Inc.
but only available for windows unix linux and mac and other mobile platform
Windows
There are many versions between those listed here and prior to last version listed here. These are "major releases". See one of several sites listed in external links to find other, older versions of the product.Oldest version for which customer care support is available: 8.0 (as of April 2, 2007)
Oldest version that can log in (has not reached end of life): 8.0 (as of September 30, 2009)
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| 1.0 | March 9, 1998 |
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| 3.0 | August 17, 2000 | |
| 3.5 | November 17, 2000 | |
| 4.0 | May 8, 2001 | |
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| 5.0 | November 2001 | |
| 5.5 | August 15, 2002 | |
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| 6.0 | August 2004 |
Windows 95 Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products... and Windows NT 4.0 Windows NT 4.0 Windows NT 4.0 is a preemptive, graphical and business-oriented operating system designed to work with either uniprocessor or symmetric multi-processor computers. It was the next release of Microsoft's Windows NT line of operating systems and was released to manufacturing on 31 July 1996... dropped. |
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| 7.0.0.426 | August 8, 2005 |
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| 7.0.0.437 | August 30, 2005 | |
| 7.5 | March 21, 2006 |
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| 8.0.0.505 | June 20, 2006 |
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| 8.0.0.508 | July 13, 2006 |
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| 8.0.0.701 | August 10, 2006 |
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| 8.0.0.716 | September 15, 2006 | |
| 8.1.0.195 | October 24, 2006 |
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| 8.1.0.209 | December 4, 2006 |
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| 8.1.0.239 | January 19, 2007 |
Windows Vista Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs... |
| 8.1.0.244 | March 14, 2007 | |
| 8.1.0.249 | March 28, 2007 |
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| 8.1.0.401 | June 8, 2007 |
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| 8.1.0.402 | June 15, 2007 |
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| 8.1.0.413 | July 17, 2007 | |
| 8.1.0.416 | August 22, 2007 |
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| 8.1.0.419 | August 29, 2007 |
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| 8.1.0.421 | September 6, 2007 | |
| 9.0.0.797 Beta | October 29, 2007 |
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| 9.0.0.907 Beta | November 7, 2007 |
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| 9.0.0.922 Beta | December 17, 2007 | |
| 9.0.0.1389 Beta | May 27, 2008 |
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| 9.0.0.1912 | September 19, 2008 |
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| 9.0.0.2018 | October 16, 2008 | |
| 9.0.0.2034 | November 6, 2008 |
Windows Vista Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs... . |
| 9.0.0.2112 | January 8, 2009 |
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| 9.0.0.2123 | January 24, 2009 |
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| 9.0.0.2128 | February 4, 2009 |
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| 9.0.0.2133 | February 18, 2009 |
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| 9.0.0.2136 | February 20, 2009 |
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| 9.0.0.2152 | March 18, 2009 | |
| 9.0.0.2160 | May 13, 2009 | |
| 9.0.0.2161 | May 22, 2009 |
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| 9.0.0.2162 | May 26, 2009 | |
| 10.0.0.331 Pre-Alpha | June 2009 |
Windows 2000 Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the... dropped. |
| 10.0.0.525 Beta | August 24, 2009 |
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| 10.0.0.542 Beta | September 29, 2009 |
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| 10.0.0.1102 | November 12, 2009 |
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| 10.0.0.1241 | March 3, 2010 |
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| 10.0.0.1258 | March 23, 2010 |
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| 10.0.0.1264 | May 6, 2010 | |
| 10.0.0.1267 | May 14, 2010 | |
| 10.0.0.1270 | June 3, 2010 | |
| 11.0.0.1751 Beta | November 16, 2010 |
Facebook Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as... Twitter Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July... and Zynga Zynga Zynga is a social network game developer located in San Francisco, United States. The company develops browser-based games that work both stand-alone and as application widgets on social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace.... integration Facebook Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as... friends |
| 11.0.0.2009 | June 28, 2011 |
Facebook Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as... Twitter Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July... and Zynga Zynga Zynga is a social network game developer located in San Francisco, United States. The company develops browser-based games that work both stand-alone and as application widgets on social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace.... integration Facebook Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as... friends |
| 11.0.0.2014 | August 26, 2011 | |
| 11.5.0.152 | November 29, 2011 |
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Mac
| Version | Release date | Notes |
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| Prior Releases | Undocumented | |
| 2.5.3 | September 24, 2003 |
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| 3.0 beta 1 (build 17006) | June 28, 2006 |
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| 3.0 beta 1 revision 2 (build 18274) | July 13, 2006 |
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| 3.0 beta 2 (build 65474) | September 6, 2007 |
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| 3.0 beta 2 revision 2 (build 75170) | October 25, 2007 |
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| 3.0 beta 2 revision 3 (build 78326) | November 21, 2007 |
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| 3.0 beta 3 (build 98855) | March 25, 2008 | |
| 3.0 beta 3 (build 126432) | August 28, 2008 | |
| 3.0 Beta 4 (build 156957) | February 10, 2009 |
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| 3.0 Beta (build 191946) | September 3, 2009 |
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| 3.0 Beta (build 192773) | September 28, 2009 |
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| 3.0.1 Beta (build 235554) | March 26, 2010 |
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| 3.0.1 build (35554) | July 20, 2011 |
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Unix/Linux
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Yahoo! Messenger for Vista
It was designed to exploit the new design elements of VistaWindows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
's Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Presentation Foundation
Developed by Microsoft, the Windows Presentation Foundation is a computer-software graphical subsystem for rendering user interfaces in Windows-based applications. WPF, previously known as "Avalon", was initially released as part of .NET Framework 3.0. Rather than relying on the older GDI...
and entitled a whole new user interface and features. It lacked some basic functions such as webcam support and Chat, and has since been discontinued.
Yahoo Web Messenger and Yahoo! Mail integration
Beginning in 2006, Yahoo made known its intention to provide a web interface for Yahoo! Messenger, culminating in the GmailGmail
Gmail is a free, advertising-supported email service provided by Google. Users may access Gmail as secure webmail, as well via POP3 or IMAP protocols. Gmail was launched as an invitation-only beta release on April 1, 2004 and it became available to the general public on February 7, 2007, though...
-like web archival and indexing of chat conversations through Yahoo! Mail. However, while Yahoo! Mail integrated much of the rudimentary features of Messenger beginning in 2007, Yahoo! did not succeed in integrating archival of chat conversations into Mail. Instead, a separate Adobe Flex
Adobe Flex
Adobe Flex is a software development kit released by Adobe Systems for the development and deployment of cross-platform rich Internet applications based on the Adobe Flash platform...
-based web messenger was released in 2007 with archival of conversations which take place inside the web messenger itself.
In 2011, Messenger 11 Beta began to archive past messages on an online server which is accessible through the client.