Linphone

Belledonne communications

About this app

Linphone is an open source app offering free audio/video calls and text messaging. With Linphone, you can be reachable at any time, even if the app is closed, with a WiFi or 3G/4G internet connection.

Linphone key features:
* high definition audio and video calls
* audio conference calls with various participants
* pictures and file sharing
* Linphone accounts reachable at any time, even if the app is closed (thanks to push notifications)
* secure communication (encryption options)
* compliant with a large number of SIP-compatible VoIP service providers allowing to reach everyone that has a "classic" phone line.

Linphone is available on the main mobile and desktop operating systems and offers various specific features for advanced users (codecs, transport standard, encryption options, DTMF...). For more information, see Linphone project website: www.linphone.org

Note for developers and professionals:
Linphone can be rebranded and customized to meet specific needs. Contact Belledonne Communications www.belledonne-communications.com for any specific development query.

Ratings and reviews

The inconsistency is ridiculous. The entire account was setup within minutes and I figured with that experience, everything would run smoothly. But since downloading this app, everytime I receive a call, there is about a 20% I can hear the other person. It's complete silence. The person on the other line can hear me just fine, but I can't hear anything. You would think reinstalling, force quiting the app, restarting the phone, etc. would fix this issue. Pay your devs better for Christ sake.

I have it set up with VoIP.ms, following their configuration instructions. It works fine so long as the phone is awake. But when the screen goes to sleep, the app does not receive calls reliably. I have push notifications turned on, but they don't seem to work. If I activate the background mode to leave a permanent notification on the screen, it receives calls, but kills the battery quickly. Neither option is workable.

Love the features and concept. One of the few soft phones that triggers our music on hold from our sip pbx correctly. Some issues I noticed is that audio gets very distorted when other notifications are displayed on the Android phone. This is distracting as you can't hear the other party until the notification ends. There is an echo when setting up a conference call and you can't easily switch to other accounts if configured. Other than that, it works.

What's new

- Post Quantum encryption when using ZRTP
- Conference creation with scheduling, video, different layouts, showing who is speaking and who is muted, etc...
- Group calls directly from group chat rooms
- Chat rooms can be individually muted
- Android 13 support, using new post notifications & media permissions
- Themed app icon is now supported for Android 13+
Full list of changes available here: https://gitlab.linphone.org/BC/public/linphone-android/-/blob/release/5.0/CHANGELOG.md