Session - Private Messenger

Session Foundation

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About this app

Session is a private messaging app that keeps your conversations safe and secure.

This is a next gen private messenger, with encrypted routing protocols, end-to-end encryption, and strong metadata protection. Built on a decentralized network of user-operated servers spread all over the world, Session private messenger can’t leak or sell your data.

Enjoy a private messaging app with features you love and the privacy you need.

• Secure and private account: No phone number or email required to create your Account ID

• Decentralized server network: Specialized network created for private messaging. No centralized storage, no data breaches

• No metadata logging: Session doesn't store, track, or log your private messaging metadata

• IP address protection: Device IP addresses are never exposed to the person you're talking to or the servers holding your data

• Private messaging with your friends: Private, end-to-end encrypted group chats for up to 100 people

• Secure attachments: Securely share voice snippets, photos, and files with Session private messenger

• Free and open-source: Free to use, free from trackers, free from surveillance — just private messaging

Session is stewarded by the Session Foundation, a Swiss-based foundation dedicated to advancing digital rights and innovation. Take back your messaging 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/session-foundation/session-android/

Ratings and reviews

Session was great until I got added to a group chat that was just posting child porn. I coule find no way to report that. I could get each individual person's ID and submit each to a tip line, but there's no way to link the full group, and no way to report them or the entire group on the app itself. I can block them and that's it. The app itself is fine. But the devs shouldn't allow something like that to go on on their app.

Everything was great until maybe almost two weeks ago. All of of sudden, it,session,stopped working. I'd have to close and go back,but it wouldn't restart right away. Kept shutting down. Once it got going it would go ok until I two or more chats going,then it would do it some more....stop running. Got frustrating. I'd clear my data,basically just start all over. Work very briefly then would stop running again. Just a few hours ago,I uninstalled the app, the installed it again,didn't help

Literally everything is broken now...I don't know what's happened over the last couple of weeks, but the app is unusable. People that are showing up as members of groups cannot see the group. People that you remove from the group can still access it. Notifications for groups are non-existent and not working too well for individual messaging. Audio messages not sending, recipients can't load them if they do send. Honestly I think your app has been sabotaged. Apple and Android both affected.

What’s new

* Fix crashes on restoring accounts
* Fix/no browser link handling
* Fix crashes on large image loading
* Fix potential issue with avatar re-upload