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"The basic idea behind open source is very simple. When programmers on the Internet can read, redistribute, and modify the source for a piece of software, it evolves. People improve it, people adapt it, people fix bugs. And this can happen at a speed that, if one is used to the slow pace of conventional software development, seems astonishing...
...The Open Source pages exist to make this case to the commercial world."    - Introduction to Open Source - www.opensource.org

* Kontalk Messenger

market download Please help us making Kontalk better! E-mail us at devteam@kontalk.org if you have any issues!! Leaving a negative review won't help a non-profit project! Thank you!
NOTE: DO NOT INSTALL ON SD CARD!

Follow @kontalknet on Twitter or identi.ca to keep up to date with the latest changes and on service status!

Kontalk is a secure instant messenger, allowing you to send and receive text, image and voice messages (other file types coming soon) to and from other Kontalk users completely free of charge (*).

&#8226;&#8195; Your phone number is your ID. No usernames or passwords<br/>
&#8226;&#8195; It automatically finds other Kontalk users by looking at your address book, making it even easier to start chatting on Kontalk with your friends<br/>
&#8226;&#8195; End-to-end encryption ensures safe and private conversations, so that only you and the person you are talking to can read them<br/>
&#8226;&#8195; Your and all phone numbers used on the network are irreversibly encrypted<br/>
&#8226;&#8195; It supports multiple devices, making it very easy to start chatting on your phone and continue the conversation on your tablet<br/>
&#8226;&#8195; Based on open standards: XMPP and OpenPGP

Kontalk is a completely Open Source community project, with all the source code hosted on GitHub (https://github.com/kontalk), allowing everyone to inspect its security and improve it.
The network relies on community donations to keep the infrastructure running, so if you can, please donate on http://kontalk.net/. Even small donations matter.

You can find all permissions used by the app explained at this page: https://github.com/kontalk/androidclient/wiki/Android-client-permissions

(*) Carrier fees for Internet traffic may apply

Author: Kontalk devteam
Version: 4.0.3
Market link: org.kontalk
Web site: http://www.kontalk.org/



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Market downloads: 10,000-50,000
Market rating: 4.2 / 5.0
Category: Top:/Applications/Communication


Added: 2013-06-22
Updated: 2017-04-23
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