Delta Chat (secure voicemail and media communication) for activist types or even Gmail users...
Viber-style but Open Source + No Middle Man + no middle server
Delta Chat voice mails could be "answer to humanity" as fun quick secure more-human replies via 1 button voicemail.
Communication with AutoEncrypt (Encryption) which automatically does things like voicemail more away from Google's eyes and is better privacy even using a Gmail address or like putting in a bubble and sending.
Delta Chat links
Official page:
https://delta.chat/en/download
F-droid page:
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.b44t.messenger/
APKpure.com
(unless you know better for general downloads)
https://m.apkpure.com/delta-chat/chat.delta
Minimum version: Android 4.1
(Great for old phones!)
So you can use any email (Gmail etc) and can send 1-click voice messages, pics etc... all auto-encrypted inside the app which manages it automatically!
No media data stored on Google servers - stores encrypred on your own phone and other persons (no middle men and less chances of MIM attacks)
NO NEW ACCOUNT REG.
NO SIGN UP.
NO SIM NEEDED.
NO ADVERTISING ETC.
KEEP EXISTING EMAILS AND USE THIS ALSO FOR ENCRYPTED CHATS / MEDIA.
Gmail + This App is better because App makes a bubble to encrypt things inside which Delta Chat apps send to the Delta Chat app on other side and STORES DATA LOCALLY on your phone and who you send it to.
*NO APP SERVERS* ARE CONTACTED IN THE MIDDLE ! Open source too (so someone checks the code right? We hope...)
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OVERALL A PRIVACY APP SOLUTION FOR SENDING DATA / CHAT without GMAIL COPYING OUR DATA / USING IT AGAINST US LATER.
- Use with multiple existing Gmail addresses (app does all encryption work)
- Google can't see ANY communication or data attachments you send through your GMail address if both have app! (If the other person doesn't have app it's received exactly the same by recipient / unfiltered / unencrypted the same as any other mail)
- Your voicemail, text or other attachments are much safer from Google and deletable! (Some company's hold on to data even if deleted)
- Normal emails can be sent / read, no big change happens - Delta Chat is filter of those you choose to encrypt or have normal mail! Simple yes / no question at beginning of every conversation or contact.
- No middle-app server ( app auto-encrypts on your phone and on other peoples, not on a cloud server somewhere ! )
- Try record voice msg to each other . Humanise email a bit more!
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More Features in depth (useful tools):
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♢ Record voice msg very easily - holding 1 button inside app...
- no separate audio file to attach/name/etc
- can delete instantly and start again quickly to re-record.
♢ Data stays encrypted on your phone and encrypted on other person's phone!... LESS MIDDLE MEN / MIDDLE APPS.
- encrypted inside app (so even your Internet provider can't see msg or listen to voice mail (or any contents)
- can delete part of the message conversation on your side anytime (for example if situations change during the day, just delete. You don't have to write asking person to ignore message, just delete it if they have not read it already)
♢ Can see if read / listened to.
(If there is 2 ticks in bottom right of message box. 1 tick shows it's been sent on your side).
♢ Can set msgs to self-destruct / auto-delete after X hours / X days!
Overall, it's like Viber for many of the same things.
As people love that, so it might be easier to switch to.
Seems Delta Chat copied Viber features and might still add more... useful in the privacy respecting spectrum! Not just giving it to Viber and literally ~100's (1000's?) of companies and sub companies working to spread your data and info.
■ One thing to remember is that it downloads all mail by default but you can change just for voice mail chats etc - just change to "chats only" and use your usual email client at same time like K-9 Mail.
