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Conversations (Jabber / XMPP)

by siacs.eu
3.2 out of 5 stars23 customer ratings
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Price: €2.55
Sold by:Amazon.com Services, Inc
Languages Supported: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish

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Latest updates

What's new in version 2.8.1+pcr
  • Audio and Video calls

Product Details

Release Date: 2015
Date first listed on Amazon: April 19, 2015
Developed By: siacs.eu
ASIN: B00WD35AAC
Customer reviews:
3.2 out of 5 stars23 customer ratings

Product features

  • End-to-end encryption with either OMEMO or openPGP
  • A/V calls
  • Sending and receiving images
  • Pictures / Avatars for your Contacts
  • Indication when your contact has read your message
  • Multiple Accounts / unified inbox

Product description

Design principles

• Be as beautiful and easy to use as possible without sacrificing security or privacy
• Rely on existing, well established protocols
• Do not require a Google Account or specifically Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)
• Require as little permissions as possible

Features
• End-to-end encryption with either OTR or openPGP
• Sending and receiving images
• Intuitive UI that follows Android Design guidelines
• Pictures / Avatars for your Contacts
• Syncs with desktop client
• Conferences (with support for bookmarks)
• Address book integration
• Multiple Accounts / unified inbox
• Very low impact on battery life


XMPP Features
Conversations works with every XMPP server out there. However XMPP is an extensible protocol. These extensions are standardized as well in so called XEP’s. Conversations supports a couple of those to make the overall user experience better. There is a chance that your current XMPP server does not support these extensions. Therefore to get the most out of Conversations you should consider either switching to an
XMPP server that does or - even better - run your own XMPP server for you and your friends.
These XEPs are - as of now:
* XEP-0065: SOCKS5 Bytestreams - or rather mod_proxy65. Will be used to tranfer files if both parties are behind a firewall (NAT).
* XEP-0138: Stream Compression saves bandwith
* XEP-0198: Stream Management allows XMPP to survive small network outages and changes of the underlying TCP connection.
* XEP-0280: Message Carbons which automatically syncs the messages you send to your desktop client and thus allows you to switch seamlessly from your mobile client to your desktop client and back within one conversation.
* XEP-0237: Roster Versioning mainly to save bandwidth on poor mobile connections

User Data Privacy

Information not provided by the developer.

Technical details

Size: 22.2MB
Version: 2.8.1+pcr
Developed By: siacs.eu
Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )
  • Access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, Wi-Fi) location
  • Access fine (e.g., GPS) location
  • Access information about networks
  • Access information about Wi-Fi networks
  • Connect to paired bluetooth devices
  • Required to be able to access the camera device
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • Open network sockets
  • Modify global audio settings
  • READ_APP_BADGE
  • Read the user's contacts data
  • Read from external storage
  • READ_PROFILE
  • Get notified that the operating system has finished booting
  • Record audio
  • Ignore your battery optimization settings
  • REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
  • Open windows using the type TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT, shown on top of all other applications
  • USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT
  • Access the vibration feature
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
  • Write to external storage
  • Allows an application to receive messages via Google Cloud Messaging
  • Receive message via Amazon Device
Minimum Operating System: Android 4.1
Approximate Download Time: Less than 3 minutes

Customer reviews

3.2 out of 5 stars
23 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

  • Dr. Ommert
    5.0 out of 5 stars The best for XMPP on Android devices
    Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2018
    Excellent messenger, definitely the best for XMPP on mobile devices – reliable, elegant, very frugal when it comes to power consumption.
    Personally, I prefer XMPP because it's an open standard in contrast to the protocols used by WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram and so on: With Conversations you aren't stuck in the walled garden of a single company but you can choose and change your preferred provider. On the other hand the initial configuration of Conversations is a little bit less convenient compared to other messenger apps, not really complicated but something
    an XMPP newbie could spend half an hour on.
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  • Person Man
    1.0 out of 5 stars doesn't work
    Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2016
    Verified Purchase
    Doesn't work. Has nowhere to enter server info. If you try to register through the app, it just hangs.
    4 people found this helpful
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  • LL
    4.0 out of 5 stars but I like the idea behind
    Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2015
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    Haven't gotten it set up yet, but I like the idea behind it
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  • Simon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2016
    Best xmpp client for android around. 3$ very well deserved. Would pay 10 it's so well made.
    4 people found this helpful
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  • Singpolyma
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2015
    Best instant messaging client for Android-compatible devices. Works great, many great features.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • I'm Andrew and so is my wife
    1.0 out of 5 stars App claims to allow something it does not - manual entry of server details.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2016
    Verified Purchase
    App claims to allow something it does not - allow manual entry of server details. There is no option anywhere in the settings to do this, or enable an option to do this even though the App's own website claims this (there is no option under Expert Settings to enable advanced server settings) This us why I purchased the app so this is useless to me and £3 down the drain. Avoid if you want this functionality.
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  • Amazon Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars So nicht...
    Reviewed in Germany on March 5, 2016
    Verified Purchase
    Kurz gesagt:
    - Sehr hoher Akkuverbrauch.
    - Kein funktionierender bzw. stabiler Hintergrunddienst. Sobald die App geschlossen wir ist der User offline.
    - Keine Info in der Statusanzeige ob die App verbunden ist oder nicht.
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  • Dr. Ommert
    5.0 out of 5 stars Das Nonplusultra für XMPP unter Android
    Reviewed in Germany on April 15, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    Technisch elegant, zuverlässig, akkuschonend: einen besseren XMPP-Messenger unter Android gibt's nicht. Und selbstverständlich ist starke End-zu-End-Verschlüsselung an Bord, damit vertrauliche Kommunikation auch vertraulich bleibt.
    Das XMPP-Protokoll, auf das Conversations aufsetzt, bringt grundlegende Vorteile gegenüber an einzelne Unternehmen gebundene Lösungen (WhatsApp, Threema, Telegram usw.): Als offener Standard erlaubt es den Nutzern, sich den passenden Anbieter zu suchen, mit dieser Freiheit ähnelt XMPP dem Protokoll für E-Mails SMTP. (Wie so oft bringt ein höheres Maß an Freiheit allerdings auch eine kleine Einschränkung bei der Bequemlichkeit mit sich, etwa indem man sich einen passenden Anbieter suchen muss, bevor man seine erste Nachricht verschicken kann …)
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  • Walter Striepe
    2.0 out of 5 stars Alte Version, Funktionsuntüchtig!
    Reviewed in Germany on December 5, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    Alte Version, kein Update über Amazon! Funktioniert auf AmazonTablet nicht!
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  • Bernhard Heinloth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Derzeit sicherlich der beste Jabber/XMPP Client für Android
    Reviewed in Germany on November 1, 2017
    Verified Purchase
    Vorweg: Ich verwende Conversations schon seit einiger Zeit (kostenlose, selbst übersetzte Versionen), habe mir nun aber die App gekauft um den Entwickler etwas zu unterstützen.

    Die Anwendung unterstützt alle derzeit relevanten Protokollerweiterungen (XEPs), ist gut aufgeräumt und übersichtlich, läuft dazu noch ziemlich performant (auch auf meinem alten Blackberry) - so will man das.
    Egal ob verschlüsselte Nachrichten (mit OMEMO), Gruppenchats oder Nachrichtenhistorie, ich kenne derzeit keine andere Anwendung (auch nicht für Desktop) welche solchen Funktionsumfang mit einfacher und intuitiver Bedienung bietet, es gibt derzeit schlicht keinen besseren Jabber/XMPP-Messenger als Conversations.
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