Conversations

An encrypted, friendly XMPP instant messaging client optimized for mobile

A free and open source Jabber/XMPP client for Android. Easy to use, reliable, battery friendly. With built-in for images, group chats and e2e encryption.

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 or specifically Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)

• Require as little permissions as possible

Features

• End-to-end encryption with either OMEMO or OpenPGP

• Encrypted audio and video calls (DLTS-SRTP)

• Sending and receiving images

• Intuitive UI that follows Android Design guidelines

• Pictures / Avatars for your s

• Syncs with desktop client

• Conferences (with for bookmarks)

• Address book integration

• Multiple s / 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 s a couple of those to make the overall experience better. There is a chance that your current XMPP server does not 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 mod_proxy65). Will be used to transfer files if both parties are behind a firewall (NAT).

• XEP-0163: Personal Eventing Protocol for avatars

• XEP-0191: Blocking command lets you blacklist spammers or block s without removing them from your roster.

• XEP-0198: Stream Management allows XMPP to survive small network outages and changes of the underlying T 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

• XEP-0313: Message Archive Management synchronize message history with the server. Catch up with messages that were sent while Conversations was offline.

• XEP-0352: Client State Indication lets the server know whether or not Conversations is in the background. Allows the server to save bandwidth by withholding unimportant packages.

• XEP-0363: HTTP File allows you to share files in conferences and with offline s. Requires an additional component on your server.