Say goodbye to the old and hi to new Yahoo Messenger on August 5th

Okay, this isn’t the biggest news you’ll hear from Yahoo this week, but bear with us — it’s important if you still rely on Yahoo for your messaging needs.The internet pioneer has released its long-in-development redesign of Yahoo Messenger for the desktop, giving the software both a much fresher look and a handful of big new features that you don’t always see in personal chat clients.Yahoo has announced that the application is now available on Windows and Mac as well.
The application also features desktop notifications as well as the unsend button that you can use to take back a message, photo or GIF after it’s sent. for example — good for those overly hasty reactions or correcting mistakes.

“Want to share photos from your latest vacation or simply spice up a message? Save precious time with our drag and drop feature to share multiple photos at once,” Shoemaker said.

“Then, spread the love by “liking” any posts or images that stand out to you.If you’d rather reply with a GIF, you can easily search and send GIFs to your heart’s content.Pro tip: play GIF roulette and type /gif + any search term.” By : Yahoo’s senior director of product management Austin Shoemaker

Both Mac and Windows users can download the new app today. And if you depend on an official, native messaging app on your PC, you’ll want to get it quickly. Yahoo is still on track to phase out its old desktop app on August 5th.