Faction Networks

Faction Communications

About this app

Hassle-Free, Zero Config, Secure and Private Networks Controlled only by YOU

Faction eliminates all cloud-based, centralized vulnerabilities and puts you in control of your security and privacy for networking and data.

Create a private Faction network in minutes, enrol the devices you trust, and they can reach each other securely from anywhere: phones, tablets, laptops and Faction Pods at home or in the office. Share files, manage groups and connect to your own equipment without exposing anything to the public internet.

HOW FACTION USES A VPN CONNECTION
Faction uses Android's VpnService to build an encrypted WireGuard tunnel between your own devices and your Faction Pods. This tunnel is the core of the app: it is how your devices find and talk to each other privately. Only traffic destined for your Faction network travels through it; your ordinary internet traffic is not redirected, inspected or monetised, and Faction does not collect the contents of your traffic. The tunnel runs as a foreground service with a visible notification while connected, and you can disconnect at any time from the app.

WHAT YOU GET
- Zero-configuration private networking between your own devices
- Encrypted end-to-end peer-to-peer connections
- Encrypted file transfer between your devices
- Groups and roles so you decide who can reach what
- Faction Pods to bring your home or office equipment onto the network

Faction Networks is currently in open beta. Read the release notes and known issues at https://help.faction.net before you install.

What’s new

Android: the app no longer asks for photo and video access; files and photos are chosen with the system picker. Otherwise identical to 313: accepting a transfer needs no device PIN/biometric, pods are named by serial number and their names show on every device, and the Windows IPv4 tunnel fix.

Test on Android 13+: send a photo and a file, and save a received image to the gallery.