Jongla launches new browser solutions

Jongla®, a global mobile messaging service, is now available on any browser. The webpage www.jongla.com has also seen a significant facelift. 

We are very proud that our users can now enjoy the benefits of Jongla just like any native mobile app, without the need for downloads or worries about compatibility with their devices. Jongla browser-based solutions are available for web and mobile browsers and as a Facebook app.

The new user interface is optimized for user devices so it can be used with PCs, mobile phones and tablets. Since Jongla browser-based solutions works smoothly with all mobile browsers, it’s always available. The Jongla Facebook solution makes it a real social messaging app. Just click www.jongla.com to signup or login and you are ready to Jongla.

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The new Jongla browser solution family

What’s new?

What we have just released is basically a totally new social networking site with a mobile twist. New Jongla browser solutions allows users to really express themselves and share their everyday life easily with their friends and others alike. Jongla is designed to share multimedia, and the service does not have file size limitations. Jongla allows users to share high quality videos and photos, text and now even location.

The essential element of the new release is its seamless integration with social media. We have created our own Jongla wall where Jongla users can post public messages. More than that, it’s also a public feed from where people can read what other people are saying, have fun and meet new, interesting people.

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The new Jongla wall and a public message view

One of the snappiest new features that has been released is the ability to share messages to other social media services. We started with Facebook. With new Jongla browser solutions, users are able to share messages easily with their Facebook friends. This feature makes Jongla a handy tool to update your Facebook wall. New integrations with other popular social media services will follow.

What is Jongla? 

Jongla® is global mobile messaging service available as a native mobile app for iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7, Symbian and Java devices, and now also available on Facebook and web & mobile browsers. With Jongla, users can send mobile messages all over the world for free. Unlike many other mobile instant messaging apps Jongla is an open solution. The benefit of this is that the receiver does not need to have the app to read Jongla messages. Jongla uses Wi-Fi, 3G or EDGE.

Key Features

The key features of Jongla browser-based solutions are:

•    Open solution. The receivers do not need to be Jongla users
•    Global service with no international charges
•    Works with all devices
•    No downloads
•    Share high quality videos and photos from PC to mobile
•    Ability to share multiple files
•    Ability to share user location
•    Enhanced user profiles
•    User reward system
•    Share to Facebook – functionality
•    Share to Jongla wall – functionality
•    Jongla uses your Internet connection: Wi-Fi, 3G or EDGE

Give us feedback

We appreciate any feedback about the service. Jongla browser-based solutions are still in the Beta phase, so bear in mind that some minor glitches may appear. If you have any suggestions on how we can improve don't hesitate to contact us.

Jongla Ltd.

Jongla Ltd is a promising Finnish mobile startup, specializing in device- and platform-independent mobile messaging. Company is the owner of Jongla® – global mobile messaging service. The Jongla user base is growing rapidly, especially in Asia.

For more information, please contact Riku Salminen COO, +358-40-5442758 or riku@Jongla.com

Lumolink Ltd.

Lumolink Ltd. is a Finnish interactive agency that focuses on web development, mobile web development and online marketing. LumoLink, as Jongla's partner, is responsible for technical implementation of our new web service available now on jongla.com, as a Facebook application and as a mobile web application.

For more information, please contact Artem Daniliants CEO, +358-50-4044299 or artem.daniliants @ lumolink.com

Many different ways to send Jongla messages

In this post we'll dive into ways you can send Jongla messages and platforms we support. We get asked a lot about number of platforms we support so we decided to write a blog post about it. Jongla is true device and platform independent, Application-to-Person (A2P) mobile messaging service. That's a lot of words which basically means we support many platforms :) Jongla was designed from ground up to be a device- and platform-independent service. You can send Jongla messages via mobile devices, web browsers, Facebook and so on. Receiving messages happens via SMS which should work on any phone in the world. SMS carries a link that opens your mobile phone’s browser where you can see Jongla message sent to you. A lot of work went into making Jongla messages work on basically any mobile device in the world. Jongla service architecture allows us to take advantage of pretty much any platform and provide native integration. In this post we’ll dive into different ways of sending  Jongla messages.

iPhone / iPad

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You can send Jongla messages from an iPhone or an iPad device. Using Jongla on your iOS device (iPad support coming) allows you to send Jongla messages to your friends and attach files already located on your device. Probably one of the coolest things you can do is to send Jongla messages to a group of people. We will also release an iPad version of our client soon. This will allow you to take full advantage of that beautiful screen and large keyboard. Using Jongla on your iOS device allows you to take advantage of your address book, so sending messages is a breeze. Download Jongla iPhone client

Android

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Android client is is practically identical to the iPhone client. Android now outsells iPhones and we’re committed to supporting Android platform in the future. Android is our most popular client so you can be sure we'll pouring resources into making it even better. Download Android client

Symbian / Java

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We’re also proud of our support of low-end devices powered by Java (J2ME) and Symbian operating systems. Our native clients allow you to take full advantage of your device. In the future we plan to focus more on modern platforms, but we’ll always try to support Symbian/Java platforms the best we can. Client’s functionality on these platforms are identical to our other mobile clients. Get our client for Symbian / Java phones

MyJongla

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This is probably the easiest way to send Jongla messages if you prefer a real keyboard. You can register on our homepage and start sending messages in 5 minutes or less. Our web client was created to also function on mobile devices, so you can send Jongla messages on the go without installing anything. One unfortunate limitation (due to restriction by Apple) is that you can not add attachments to Jongla messages when using the web client. Another cool thing you can use web client for, is replying Jongla messages right there in your browser. We’re planning to expand this a lot more and maybe add support for conversations, threads and more. You can use web client to send Jongla messages containing attachments on your local computer. Yet another great use for Jongla messages is sending high resolution pictures and videos found on your desktop machine and sending it to a group of friends.

Jongla Mobile Web

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What if you want send a message to your friends, but your phone model is not supported or you don't want to install any software for whatever reason? Well we got you covered. Just direct your mobile browser to m.jf.fi and send unlimited Jongla images anywhere in the world. You can send messages to many recipients, add attachments and use our Address Book system which allows you to carry your contacts with you across devices. Login to our web client and start sending those free messages!

Facebook

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New member in our family is our Facebook client. There are a lot of Facebook addicts (we mean this in a positive sense), and social network seems to be growing and growing. We decided to add support for Facebook for 2 reasons: You probably have a lot of friends on Facebook; You’re already sharing content with your friends on Facebook. Now you can easily message your Facebook friends without ever leaving your favorite social network. One thing that makes our Facebook client special is the ability to send multimedia content you already posted on Facebook. You can read more about our Facebook client here.

The future looks promising

We plan to support even more platforms and devices in near future, so stay tuned by subscribing to our newsletter and RSS feed and you are the first to hear about our new releases.

Jongla goes Facebook

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Lately Facebook has been a constant subject of rumors, praises and there was even a feature film made about it. There is no denying that Facebook is huge, and many consider it their preferred way to stay in touch with people they care about. There are over 500 million active users on Facebook and  over 250 million people access it via their mobile devices. This is why we're so excited to bring Jongla service to all Facebook users around the world. In a nutshell, you get all the benefits of Jongla service, but without the need for a mobile device and right within Facebook. Jongla Facebook application allows you to send multimedia content (images and videos) located on your computer as well as Facebook images and videos to mobile devices anywhere in the world for FREE. There are tons of ways you can utilize Jongla service on Facebook so let's get started!

Registration

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First things first. When you're logged in to Facebook, go to Jongla Facebook application. When asked whether you're willing to provide the application with information, answer yes (we just need it so you can link your Facebook account with your Jongla account). Next ,you need to register if you're new to Jongla service or login using your existing Jongla credentials. Our registration process is really simple and we only require a username, password and your mobile number (in International format). We need your phone number so we can verify that you're a real person (prevents spam). We never sell your personal information to anybody and we will never send you advertisements of any kind. The reason why you need to create a Jongla account is because you can the use Jongla service on many different devices as soon as you log in. Once you have registered, you will receive an SMS message with an attached link. Just click on that link on your mobile device in order to verify your account. Now you're all set.

Sending messages

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Every Jongla message can contain text, images and videos. Unlike many other mobile services, we don't limit the number of files you can send or their size. This opens a whole new world of possibilities.
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In order to send a message you need to know the recipient's mobile phone number. You can maintain your personal address book within Jongla service so you can access people that matter to you in mere seconds! Unfortunately, due to technical limitations placed by Facebook, we're not able to retrieve your Facebook friend's phone numbers. This means that you need to manually add phone numbers of people who are already your friends on Facebook. You can also directly write a phone number as a recipient. Just don't forget that you need to have the phone number in the International format (example: +18292922828). You can send Jongla messages to multiple recipients, which makes it ideal when you need to distribute multimedia content to many people at once (sending your latest office party images to everybody involved in seconds).

Attachments

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We're not going to cover text field as it's pretty standard and boring. Attachment is where it gets cool and interesting. You can add unlimited amount of videos and pictures to your Jongla message, but get this...you can add images and videos you have already uploaded to Facebook. You can also mix and match (local files and files from Facebook). In order to add attachments to your message just click "add video" or "add picture". You will then be asked if you want to add content from your local computer or from Facebook. Choose Facebook, and you will be able to send pictures and videos you have already uploaded to Facebook. Once you're ready, just press "Send" and your message will be off on it's way.

Message history

You can click "Message history" and see messages you have already sent in the past. It also makes re-sending old messages really easy.

Why Facebook

You might wonder why we brought Jongla service to Facebook. We thought that running our application within Facebook opens new ways to use our service:
  • Facebook doesn't allow you to upload very large video files. Their limitation is 1024MB and maximum 15 minutes in length. We don't have those limits, so you can send large files to your Facebook friends without ever worrying about hitting file size limitation.
  • Sometimes you want to send content you have on Facebook to people you don't necessary want to add as friends on Facebook (your co-worker, your ex or your father in law). You can use Jongla to send that content without ever needing to add them as friends on Facebook.
  • If some of your friends are not on Facebook you can easily send them content you have already uploaded to Facebook with ease. You can for example send your summer pictures to everybody in your extended family with one click.
  • You can use our application to safely backup content you uploaded to Facebook with Jongla. You can select entire albums along with videos and safely send them to yourself.
  • If you uploaded something really awesome and know your friends will appreciate it, but you can't wait for them to login to Facebook to see it, just send it as Jongla message and they will receive it right on the mobile device.
Those are just some use cases for our application on Facebook. I am sure you will find tons of ways to make use of Jongla service. Don't be shy and let us know in the comments!

Future plans

We're planning to expand our Facebook support across our entire service. There are cool and exciting features coming up like receiving Jongla messages right there on Facebook, sending messages to people who's number you don't know, but who are your friends on Facebook and much more. Stay tuned for much more Facebook awesomeness to come in near future!

Tutustu uuteen Jongla Facebook sovellukseen

Olemme julkaisseet tänään Jongla-palvelusta uuden Facebook sovelluksen. Jongla Facebook sovellus mahdollistaa, että voit lähettää ilmaisia mobiiliviestejä kaikille kavereillesi nyt myös suoraan Facebookista. Klikkaa ja ota Jongla Facebook sovellus käyttöösi täältä: http://apps.facebook.com/jonglafb Jongla Facebook sovelluksen käyttäminen on helppoa ja vaivatonta. Tule samalla faniksemme ja ota osaa Jongla kesäkilpailuun. Facebook sovelluksella voit lähettää Jongla-viestejä suoraan omalta tietokoneeltasi helposti ja nopeasti kaverin matkapuhelimeen. Kutsu nyt myös kaikki kaverit mukaan Jonglaan. Yhdessä se on vieläkin hauskempaa.
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Ps. Koska tämä on sovelluksen ensimmäinen versio, niin toivomme ymmärrystä jos kohtaatte pieniä puutteita käytön yhteydessä. Otamme mielellään vastaan palautetta ja kommentteja sovelluksesta.

Check out the new Jongla Facebook application

We have published today a new Facebook application from the Jongla service. The Jongla Facebook application allows you to send free mobile messages to all your friends, now including messages straight from Facebook. Click here to access Jongla Facebook application: http://apps.facebook.com/jonglafb The Jongla Facebook application is fun and easy to use. Participate in Jongla's summer contest and become a fan on Facebook. With Jongla Facebook app, you can send mobile messages directly from your personal computer to your friends' mobile phones. Suggest Jongla to your friends. Together, it’s even more fun.
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Ps. As this is our first version of the application we are aware of some small issues. All feedback and comments on the application are welcome.

Jongla kesäkilpailu - voita uusi iPhone!

Osallistu Jongla kesäkisaan ja voita uusi iPhone. Lataa Jongla sovellus puhelimeesi tai ota uusi Facebook app käyttöösi ja olet mukana kilpailussa. Jaossa on kaksi kappaletta uusia iPhone 4 puhelimia. Tuplaa mahdollisuutesi voittaa tykkäämällä meistä Facebookissa. Nyt kannattaa osallistua ja olla aktivinen. Se palkitaan.
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Jongla kesäkilpailun kuvaus ja säännöt: Jongla kesäkilpailu on Jongla Oy:n järjestämä kilpailu, jossa arvotaan kaksi (2) kappaletta uusia iPhone 4 puhelimia. 1. Osallistuminen Jongla kesäkilpailuun voi osallistua lataamalla ilmaisen Jongla mobiiliviestintä sovelluksen tai tulemalla Jongla Facebook faniksi. Kilpailuun osallistuvat automaattisesti sekä kaikki Jonglan nykyiset käyttäjät, että kilpailun voimassaoloaikana tulleet uudet käyttäjät ja Facebook fanit. 2. Kilpailun voimassaolo Kilpailu alkaa 06.06.2011 ja päättyy 31.07.2011. Arvonta suoritetaan 03.08.2011. 3. Palkinnot Kilpailun palkintona on kaksi (2) kappaletta uusia iPhone 4 puhelimia. Yksi iPhone puhelin arvotaan kaikkien Jongla sovelluksen ladanneiden käyttäjien kesken. Toinen iPhone puhelin arvotaan kaikkien Jongla Facebook fanien kesken. 4. Palkinnon luovutus / julkisuus Voitosta ilmoitetaan henkilökohtaisesti. Voittajan nimi saatetaan julkaista Jongla Oy:n sähköisissä palveluissa ja mahdollisissa muissa materiaaleissa. 5. Muut ehdot Palkintoa ei voi vaihtaa tai saada rahana.