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Connections Chat on Windows Pc

Developed By: IBM Collaboration Solutions

License: Free

Rating: 2,8/5 - 2.599 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 10.1.3
Size 125.5 MB
Release Date February 09, 23
Category Business Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an app to access precise location. [see more (25)]

What's New:
- Update target SDK to 29- Bug fixes [see more]

Description from Developer:
Connections Chat is the official app for presence, instant messaging, audio and video chat, and telephony for the Connections platform.

Connections Chat brings to market new and e... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Connections Chat and install on Windows PC. Connections Chat is free Business app, developed by IBM Collaboration Solutions. Latest version of Connections Chat is 10.1.3, was released on 2023-02-09 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Connections Chat is 2,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 2,599 users, 1,220 users had rated it 5*, 824 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Connections Chat on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Connections Chat on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Connections Chat on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Connections Chat using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Connections Chat" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Connections Chat on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Connections Chat" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 10.1.3.

Download Connections Chat 10.1.3 on Windows PC – 125.5 MB

Connections Chat is the official app for presence, instant messaging, audio and video chat, and telephony for the Connections platform.

Connections Chat brings to market new and exciting capabilities to give you access to your people networks from the comfort of your smartphone or tablet. Connections Chat follows on Sametime's footsteps to help you accelerate your business processes, improve decision making and, ultimately, help you make the leap to the new way to work. Connections Chat works with your Sametime 9 infrastructure and features built-in integration with Connections Cloud family of offerings.

Key features:
- Rich presence including geographic location
- Presence integration into IBM Traveler
- One-to-one and group chat with offline messaging support
- Chat history
- Softphone
- One-to-one audio and video chat
- Broadcast announcements
- Powerful search capabilities
- Send and receive photos
- Robust push-notification support
- Support for multiple communities
- URL-based, one-click configuration

Connectivity Requirements
IBM Connections Chat for Android supports both the IBM Sametime 8.5.2 IFR 1 Proxy, and the new IBM Sametime 9 Proxy. However, the new voice and video capabilities are only available when connecting to an IBM Sametime 9 Proxy instance.

For more information on IBM Connections Chat, visit http://www.ibm.com/sametime or join us at our Sametime Blog at http://www.ibm.com/sametimeblog.

A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the web as http://www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml. All references to names in the images refer to fictitious company and ficitious persons, designed for illustration purposes only.
- Update target SDK to 29
- Bug fixes
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to read the low-level system log files.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
This constant was deprecated in API level 8. The restartPackage(String] API is no longer supported.
Allows an application to read from external storage.