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ChatSecure: PrivateMessaging

Truly free and private messaging that you can trust

4.0

108 Votes

  • Category Utilities
  • Program license Free
  • Version 14.3
  • Size 11 MB
  • Works under: Android
  • Program available in English
  • Content rating Everyone
  • Package name info.guardianproject.otr.app.im
  • Program by The Guardian Project

Thanks for being a part of the ChatSecure Android community. We are not actively developing this app anymore, but will continue to fix any critical bugs. ChatSecure for iOS and iPhone WILL CONTINUE!

We are excited to share some great apps that continue our mission of privacy and security... please checkout Zom (built by the ChatSecure team) at https://zom.im and Conversations (another great open-source project) at https://conversations.im or both on F-Droid.org or Google Play

Potentially dangerous permissions

  • GET_ACCOUNTS: Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
  • READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Allows an application to read from external storage.
  • READ_PHONE_STATE: 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.
  • WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Allows an application to write to external storage.

Other permissions

  • ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: Allows applications to access information about networks.
  • ACCESS_WIFI_STATE: Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
  • CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE: Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
  • INTERNET: Allows applications to open network sockets.
  • RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED: Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. If you don't request this permission, you will not receive the broadcast at that time. Though holding this permission does not have any security implications, it can have a negative impact on the user experience by increasing the amount of time it takes the system to start and allowing applications to have themselves running without the user being aware of them. As such, you must explicitly declare your use of this facility to make that visible to the user.
  • VIBRATE: Allows access to the vibrator.
  • WAKE_LOCK: Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
  • android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
  • android.permission.READ_MEDIA_STORAGE
  • android.permission.UPDATE_APP_OPS_STATS
  • android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
  • android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE
  • com.google.android.googleapps.permission.GOOGLE_AUTH
  • info.guardianproject.otr.app.im.permission.IM_SERVICE
  • info.guardianproject.otr.app.providers.imps.permission.READ_ONLY
  • info.guardianproject.otr.app.providers.imps.permission.WRITE_ONLY
Top 6 ChatSecure: PrivateMessaging Alternatives

Cisco Jabber  14.1.2.306885

Collaborate with video, voice, instant messaging and presence on Android device.

IM  7.0.2

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Xabber  2.6.6.645

Open source XMPP (Jabber) client with multi-account support

yaxim  0.9.9

yaxim is an XMPP client with a clean user interface and open source.

PixelKnot  1.0.1

Have a secret that you want to share? Why not hide it in a picture?

Orfox: Tor Browser  Fennec-38.1.0esr/TorBrowser-5.0/Orfox-1.0beta1

Orfox is no longer available. Please install Tor Browser for Android.