AOL launched a complete revamp of their instant messaging platform today, releasing new apps for both desktops and mobile devices. AIM has also gained new features, such as syncing of chat logs, and easier sharing of photos, videos and Twitter updates.
The new apps also include better privacy settings, and can turn chat syncing off if they don’t want their conversation stored on AOL’s server. Also new are integrated Google Talk and Facebook chat, as well as significantly improved group chat functionality.
Interfaces across all platforms have been rehashed with a simpler and more polished design, and the mobile apps have been updated with settings to customize when you receive push notifications from the app, as well as to silence all notifications during certain hours of the day.
AOL has yet to announce an iPad version of the app, although they’re expected to release one at some point, likely in the near future. The new AIM app is available through the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch, and comes in both free (link) and paid ($2.99, link) versions, and the Mac and PC versions can be downloaded here. There’s also a web-based client, which can be accessed at preview.aim.com.
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