No, the only feature being decommissioned is AOL Chat Rooms. AOL has made the decision to shut down AOL Chat Rooms as of December 15. AOL Chat Rooms has seen a steady decline in usage over the last several years.

What happened to America Online chat rooms?

Once the mass population had transitioned to social networks from chat rooms, owners of chat rooms began to shut them down. AOL did so in 2010, followed by Yahoo! in 2012, and MSN in 2014. Same reasons 8tracks disappeared. AOL chat rooms died along with 56k dial-up modems.

Is Aim still active?

The company discontinued AIM as a service on December 15, 2017.

Why was AIM discontinued?

When launched in 1997, AIM was a staple of personal computers. Created as an extension of AOLs desktop software, the instant messaging client helped to revolutionize the way people interact online. AOL only officially shut down the service late last year, citing a cultural shift in the way people communicate.

What happened to old AIM accounts?

Ever since AIM was discontinued back in December of 2017, AIM users can no longer access the instant messenger by simply signing into their Aim.com mail accounts or their AOL Mail accounts.

Are AIM messages stored?

If you want to save your chat history, AOL Instant Messenger, or AIM, gives you an option to save your instant messages as archives. When you close your chat, the file is saved in your documents folder, where you can access them at any time from the AIM software.