Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited

Shiqi Xu

Xiaoxiang Zuo

Xin Xie

Xianxian Zhang

Yuhuang Li

Xingyi Zhang

Yecheng Xian

Junbiao Chen

Xiaoyuan Gu

A method and device are described for implementing instant communication. Information indicating that a first user is logged into an instant communication interface is obtained. On-line users are displayed to the first user in response to the login of the first user. A first user selects an object to follow from the on-line users and, information about the selected object to follow is received in response to the first user selecting the object to follow from the on-line users. The first user may be set into a first instant communication room in which the selected object to follow resides, for performing instant communication. The device includes: an obtaining module, a displaying module and a processing module. In this manner communication between strangers is facilitated and the efficiency of making friends is enhanced.

Method and device for implementing instant communication

There are provided a method, apparatus, system and computer readable storage medium of adding an instant message contact. The method includes: receiving a joining-in request for a group from a client where a user locates, the joining-in request comprising a group identifier; acquiring audio and/or video information of other user in the group, based on the group identifier; and transmitting the audio and/or video information of the other user to the client where the user locates, for adding by the client where the user locates the instant message contact based on the audio and/or video information of the other user. Thereby, the mutual trust between unknown users is improved, and the success ratio of adding an unknown user as a contact and the ratio of turning into a contact from an unknown user are increased.

Method, apparatus, system and computer readable storage medium of adding instant message contact

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