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

Works very well for phone calls. Sadly, with text messages it's a different story. For example, I will get a notification after receiving a SMS from contact A, but the message won't show up in the app after I open it the first time. Sent SMS to contact A will always show up in the app fine, but without any incoming ones. If contact A writes again, I will be able to see the incoming messages new and old, but without the sent ones and again only temporarily. I never have the complete conversation.

Linphone works smoothly for calls, but the biggest issue is that it doesn’t natively import contacts. When someone calls, it only shows the phone number, making it impossible to tell if it’s someone I know. This is a major inconvenience for daily use. If it had proper contact syncing, it would be a much better VoIP app. Until then, it’s frustrating to rely on manual lookups.

"call has been declined" - I use VOIP.ms and the app shows registration okay and when I login to my VOIP.ms account it indeed shows this app registered. However, I get the error shown when trying to make a call. Interestingly, I can send out SMS messages, however have tried changing many if not all the options and still get "call has been declined" immediately when trying to place a voice call.

What’s new

Public beta version for 6.2.0 release, you can read the whole changelog here: https://gitlab.linphone.org/BC/public/linphone-android/-/blob/release/6.2/CHANGELOG.md
- App targets API level 37
- Using 5.5.0 SDK release.
- Can edit/delete for everyone chat messages sent less than 24h ago
- UI improvements, even more for tablets
- Various other UI fixes & improvements