Session - Private Messenger

Oxen Project

About this app

Session is a private messenger offering privacy, anonymity, and security. With end-to-end encryption, no phone numbers for sign-up, and decentralisation, Session is a messenger that truly keeps your messages private and secure.

Session uses a powerful decentralised network of servers to route your messages, making it impossible for anyone to 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.

Privacy is the default when you use Session. Every message is encrypted, every time. We take your privacy seriously — Session gives you a safe, private place to chat with your friends, family, or anyone in the world.

• Fully anonymous account creation: No phone number or email is 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: Your IP address is protected using a specialised onion routing protocol
• 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/oxen-io/session-android

Ratings and reviews

Something's happened - App is not as reliable as it once was. Not reliably getting notifications any more. Not related to the Android app, but the constant stream of security warnings for the past year, from Malwarebytes, on my PC are concerning, and annoying. Needed feature - being able to assign Session a different audible alert from the generic one Android gives everything that has no capability fir customization.

App's great n all but... you realize the issue with the recovery phrase right? It's very long and random for sure, but there's actually no way of knowing if it's been compromised, and the one phrase works for all devices related to your account. A compromised recovery phrase is a major issue that it doesn't seem like the devs here even thought about.

I've been using this app for years and although it has had some glitches it has ultimately worked for me. however all of a sudden for the last 2 weeks I can't paste anything longer than a paragraph which invalidates the way that I use this app. I am running an Android on a Samsung phone, and have tried everything. I tried to get in touch with the company and there's literally no way to do so, their help page is a bunch of faqs, they have abandoned reddit, and their development team is unreachabl