Session - Private Messenger 17+
Send messages, not metadata
The Loki Project
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- Free
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Description
Session is a new breed of private messenger, built on a unique network of user-operated servers spread all over the world. With no central servers, Session can’t leak or sell your data. And with Session’s private routing protocols, your messages are completely anonymous. No one ever knows who you’re talking to, what you’re saying, or even your IP address.
• Fully anonymous account creation: No phone number or email needed to create an Account ID
• Decentralised server network: No data breaches, no central point of failure
• No metadata logging: Session doesn't store, track, or log your messaging metadata
• IP address protection: Device IP addresses are never exposed to the person you're talking to or the servers holding your data
• Closed groups: Private, end-to-end encrypted group chats for up to 100 people
• Secure attachments: Share voice snippets, photos, and files with Session's secure encryption and privacy protections
• Free and open-source: Don’t take our word for it — check Session's code yourself
Session is free as in free speech, free as in free beer, and free of ads and trackers. Session is built and maintained by the OPTF, Australia’s first privacy tech not-for-profit organisation. Take back your online privacy today — download Session.
Want to build from source, report a bug, or just take a look at our code? Check out Session on GitHub: https://github.com/loki-project/session-ios
What’s New
Version 2.8.3
• Fixed a few issues related to calls
• Fixed a few issues related to the keyboard within conversations
• Fixed an inconsistent conversation deletion behaviour
Ratings and Reviews
Doesn't really look like App Store preview
The app is good, but has very limited design features: the text is quite big, really doesn't look as smooth as on the App Store preview, it's not very aesthetic at all. That might not be a problem for some people, but smaller text allows you to fit more on the screen and makes everything more polished.
Developer Response ,
Thanks for your feedback and support. Session font sizing defaults to your devices default settings, so changing that should see Session follow suit.
Been great.
Update- Feb 2024. Notifications are still not reliable. It’s a great app and concept and I love everything about it- but I can’t rely on it with the kids- we can send messages and they don’t get a notification, or they send to us and we don’t get notifications. I don’t like WhatsApp but if I send a WhatsApp message I know it has definitely been delivered and the notifications are working. I am desperate for this app to improve especially around reliability.
2022 -Have been using a while now but notifications in iOS are unreliable with some messages not notifying us or just nothing happening until the app is opened. Needs a fix.
Developer Response ,
We understand the importance of notifications in enhancing your Session app experience. Our team is tirelessly working on improving this feature to ensure you don't miss out on any important messages. Please stay tuned for updates. Your patience is greatly appreciated. Thank you for choosing Session!
Best available truly private messenger
After successfully using Session for 1 year I can honestly say it is the best truly private solution for secure messaging on the entire App Store. It is increasingly becoming my primary means of contact and I have zero intentions switching back to the current trash most have surrendered to. Great craftsmanship from the smart brains behind the Loki Project. Big congratulations to everyone involved keep up the great work.
App Privacy
The developer, The Loki Project, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Rangeproof PTY LTD
- Size
- 78.1 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Baluchi, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cambodian, Catalan, Chichewa, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Ganda, Georgian, German, Greek, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Kurdish, Laotian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Simplified Chinese, Singhalese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa
- Age Rating
- 17+ Unrestricted Web Access
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Oxen Project
- Price
- Free