Cheogram (Jabber, Call, Text)

MBOA

About this app

The Cheogram Android app allows you to join a worldwide communication network. It especially focuses on features useful to users who want to contact those on other networks as well, such as SMS-enabled phone numbers.

Free one-month trial of JMP.chat service included!

Features include:

* Messages with both media and text, including animated media
* Unobtrusive display of subject lines, where present
* Links to known contacts are shown with their name
* Integrates with gateways' add contact flows
* When using a gateway to the phone network, integrate with the native Android Phone app
* Address book integration
* Tag contacts and channels and browse by tag
* Command UI
* Lightweight threaded conversations
* Sticker packs

Where to get service:

Cheogram Android requires you have an account with a Jabber service. You can run your own service, or use one provided by someone else, for example: https://snikket.org/hosting/

Art in screenshots is from https://www.peppercarrot.com by David Revoy, CC-BY. Artwork has been modified to crop out sections for avatars and photos, and in some cases add transparency. Use of this artwork does not imply endorsement of this project by the artist.

Ratings and reviews

unreliable. constantly disconnecting with no warning. support expects me to keep using it as my primary phone number to do their troubleshooting for them. I've had to abandon this entirely, which is unfortunate as I was trying to find something to replace G Voice. I would say they're treating me like a beta tester, but betas have fewer problems than this. I feel like I'm an alpha tester. *edit - did I not make it freaking clear that I had contacted support? y'all didn't help. that's why I'm gone

Good platform, no issues with the app.

slow and difficult to navigate. had to retry several times to get account created. phone number didn't work with telegram, as advertised on their website i believe. moremins worked though!

What’s new

* Never use iterative DNS for DNSSEC
* Fallback public server is now jabber.fr
* Many crash fixes
* Merge security fixes from upstream
* Allow emoji search by emoji (eg for reactions)
* Better isApp logic to default to commands list or not
* Fix for channel avatars on some older servers