https://github.com/SilenceIM/Silence
PROJECT MOVED: https://git.silence.dev/Silence/Silence-Android/ (GitHub is just a mirror.)
https://github.com/SilenceIM/Silence
android encryption java privacy signal sms
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PROJECT MOVED: https://git.silence.dev/Silence/Silence-Android/ (GitHub is just a mirror.)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/SilenceIM/Silence
- Owner: SilenceIM
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2015-03-18T14:43:43.000Z (about 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-02-28T10:07:40.000Z (about 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-04-17T11:09:45.923Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: android, encryption, java, privacy, signal, sms
- Language: Java
- Homepage: https://silence.im/
- Size: 66.9 MB
- Stars: 1,111
- Watchers: 80
- Forks: 154
- Open Issues: 225
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Silence [](https://git.silence.dev/Silence/Silence-Android/pipelines)[](https://translate.silence.dev/projects/silence/)
[Silence](https://silence.im) (formerly SMSSecure) is an SMS/MMS application that allows you to protect your privacy while communicating with friends.
Using Silence, you can send SMS messages and share media or attachments with complete privacy.
[](https://f-droid.org/app/org.smssecure.smssecure)
[](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.smssecure.smssecure)
Features:
* Easy. Silence works like any other SMS application. There's nothing to sign up for and no new service your friends need to join.
* Reliable. Silence communicates using encrypted SMS messages. No servers or internet connection required.
* Private. Silence uses the Signal encryption protocol to provide privacy for every message, every time.
* Safe. All messages are encrypted locally, so if your phone is lost or stolen, your messages are protected.
* Open Source. Silence is Free and Open Source, enabling anyone to verify its security by auditing the code.
## Project goals
This is a fork of [TextSecure](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure) (now Signal) that aims to keep the SMS encryption that TextSecure removed [for a variety of reasons](https://whispersystems.org/blog/goodbye-encrypted-sms/).
Silence focuses on SMS and MMS. This fork aims to:
* Keep SMS/MMS encryption
* Drop Google services dependencies (push messages are not available in Silence)
* Integrate upstream bugfixes and patches from TextSecure
# Contributing
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://git.silence.dev/Silence/Silence-Android/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for how to contribute code, translations, or bug reports.
Instructions on how to setup a development environment and build Silence can be found in [BUILDING.md](https://git.silence.dev/Silence/Silence-Android/blob/master/BUILDING.md).
# Donate
We accept Bitcoin donations. This will help us to pay various costs (web hosting, domain name, etc.). Our Bitcoin address is:
```
1LoKZXg3bx6kfwAhEFQqS9pgeCE1CFMEJb
```
# Help
## Documentation
Looking for documentation? Check out the wiki of the original project:
https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure/wiki
## Chat
Have a question? Want to help out? Join us on Mattermost on [chat.silence.dev](https://chat.silence.dev/), or follow [@SilenceIM](https://twitter.com/SilenceIM) on Twitter or [@[email protected]](https://mastodon.social/@silence) on Mastodon.
# Legal
## Cryptography Notice
This distribution includes cryptographic software. The country in which you currently reside may have restrictions on the import, possession, use, and/or re-export to another country, of encryption software.
BEFORE using any encryption software, please check your country's laws, regulations and policies concerning the import, possession, or use, and re-export of encryption software, to see if this is permitted.
See for more information.
## License
Licensed under the GPLv3: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html