Session

Session

The Session Technology Foundation
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About

Meet Messages, Google's official app for texting (SMS, MMS) and chat (RCS). Messages simple, helpful messaging by Google. Boost your conversations with chat features, share high-quality media without extra fees, text on Wi-Fi, see when your friends are typing and enjoy better group chats. Texting is simple with Messages. Text anyone from your phone or computer, at any time. Up late? Dark mode has you covered with a nighttime look that's easier on the eyes. Messages makes it easy to ask the Google Assistant for helpful information, right from your conversation. Always helpful, Messages allows you to get more done. Like finding and sharing things easily, responding with just a tap, or even sending a payment – right from a chat. Messages has the perfect GIF or sticker for when you need more than just words. See useful information from businesses and get more done, all from your Messages app.

About

Session is an end-to-end encrypted messenger that minimizes sensitive metadata, designed and built for people who want absolute privacy and freedom from any form of surveillance. Session accounts are completely anonymous. No phone number or email required. Session doesn’t collect data, so there’s nothing to leak. Send messages through our onion routing network and leave no trace. Session’s code has nothing to hide. Anyone can view, audit, and contribute. With no central point of failure, it’s harder to shut Session down. Talk to your friends or talk to the world. You decide. Closed groups let you talk to up to 20 friends at once, with the same encrypted protection as one-on-one chats. Got a bigger crowd? Use an open group to connect with as many people as you want. Sometimes, a text just isn’t enough. Voice messages let you send something a little more personal, so nothing gets lost in translation.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Anyone looking for an android-based easy-to-use messaging app for texting and chat

Audience

Anyone who wants an encrypted messaging app that works on all platforms, no phone number required

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 2.4 / 5
ease 2.5 / 5
features 2.5 / 5
design 2.5 / 5
support 2.1 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.0 / 5
ease 4.5 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 4.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Almost NOTHING. ... {My phone is a Samsung Galaxy A03s & they switched us over to Google Messages (G~ M~) without giving us a choice. Whoever did the switching at least made sure that when they switched us over to G~ M~, they at least didn't delete our historical texts, but it might be Samsung who should get credit for that, not Google.}
  • Absolutely NOTHING!! Especially being given no damn choice in the switch after being a loyal Samsung customer since 2010.
  • nothing about this application works for me, it sends random text messages to people that I did not enter
  • I have not found anything I like or to recommend to others to encourage anyone to use this app. This app needs significant amount of work as far as I am concerned.
  • Security feature are good and i do like the spam blocker. That is all I can come up with right now. The bad outweighs the good.

Cons

  • I DO NOT LIKE that once a text is typed & sent with Google Messages (G~M~), I have Not then been able to forward it to others! I used to be able to do that before they switched us to G~M~. I DO NOT want to use group chat or group text. I DO NOT LIKE that with G~M~ I have Not been able to delete a single text within a text thread by itself! I usually do NOT want to delete entire histories of texts w/ someone. I DON'T like the font. I also DO NOT like how ugly Google makes the emojis look once I press the emoji I want to use! Emojis wind up looking different from how they looked before I pressed them. I also DO NOT like the colors of circles next to each text thread in the list of threads when I first open text messages & then at the top when I press a new text to open it or to open a historical thread! I'm an adult, & Google's primary colors in the text/message area are childish & annoying & ugly & unsophisticated compared to the ones that had been in use before they switched us to G~M~. I DON'T like the fact, after I touch the text conversation-balloon icon on my phone's desktop, I have to go through another step of pressing something else to open the message area & I also don't like that the 2nd step involves pressing Google's advertisement for itself in the form of a button that says "Open Google Messages." ETC.
  • I don't like ANYTHING about the crappy Google messages. I absolutely hate it and if given the choice I definitely wouldn't have it on my phone and as stated before if my Samsung phone wasn't new I'd switch brands as I'm now planning to do with my next phone purchase. Loyalty means nothing to big companies anymore. All you all want is max your profits while producing cheaper crap for your consumers.🤬
  • messages not sent, random messages sent, application is worthless
  • Opening display, deleting process, when viewing an attached video, it changed the view to a long picture, total different view. Do not like display, deleting process or what it does to videos.
  • The texting is awful. Once you start typing in you message the screen remains still. It doesn't scroll down as you type so you can see what you are typing. You have to exit the keyboard to read your message and make sure the cursor is at the end so you can start typing again. Also the auto correct doesn't make sense. It pulls up misspelled word or word that don't even pertain to what is being typed. This app is the worst I have felt with. You can't like photos and only sometimes you can like a text during a conversation. The other text app options for this phone are a joke. I am about ready to switch my phone entirely. With all the new technology this is awful.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • I found session 2 years ago when it was just put out and was in love, no sign up or logs, top notch encryption and u can dump and create new accounts as quick and easy as pushing a button. Session is the future.
  • The range of features and the actual current demonstrated capabilities and omissions are grand. Open source is critically important and their protocol is based upon tried and true protocols from safe developers. It's a shame you can't trust their situation as an entity - as all of this can become irrelevant immediately in the blink of an eye under a number of plausible - likely, even - scenarios. This weakness must be addressed.
  • Free and open source. End-to-end encrypted messenger. Decentralized. Doesn't require phone number or email. No meta data tracking.
  • Decentralized. E2e encrypted. No email or number required. P2p v.soon. Faster than tor. Easy interface.

Cons

  • It was buggy, but they were working on it. I also noticed something, called sentinel? A file that someone was trying to send me, in the past I've ran into it and believe it's a form of spyware, probably just the person I was chatting with, but idk...
  • You won't find privacy from apps developed in Australia or by Australians. Period. This is very suspicious and what is secure today may be very quickly made insecure and revelatory retrospectively in one quick patch. Do not trust any company at the mercy of Australian lawmakers. Because even they have no say over the matter if push comes to shove.
  • Not really a con of the app but Session is not really popular.
  • Design is not so cool as compare to signal or others.

Training

Documentation Not Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Google
Founded: 1998
United States
messages.google.com

Company Information

The Session Technology Foundation
Switzerland
getsession.org

Alternatives

Alternatives

Cwtch

Cwtch

Open Privacy Research Society
Message Plus

Message Plus

Dovi AI
LINE

LINE

Naver

Categories

Messaging Supported

Categories

Messaging Supported
Team Chat Supported

Messaging Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) Supported
File Sharing Supported
Groups / Channels Supported
Payments Not Supported
Search / Filter Supported
Self-Destructing Messages Not Supported
Stickers / GIFs Not Supported
Threaded Discussion Not Supported
Video Conferencing Not Supported
Voice Calling Supported

Team Chat Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) Supported
File Sharing Supported
Groups / Channels Supported
Payments Not Supported
Search / Filter Supported
Self-Destructing Messages Not Supported
Stickers / GIFs Not Supported
Threaded Discussion Not Supported
Video Conferencing Not Supported
Voice Calling Supported

Integrations

Google Pay Supported
Marketing Master IO Supported
Môveo AI Supported
Samsung Messages Supported
Singlebox Supported
SplitCam Supported
WebCatalog Desktop Supported

Integrations

Google Pay Not Supported
Marketing Master IO Not Supported
Môveo AI Not Supported
Samsung Messages Not Supported
Singlebox Not Supported
SplitCam Not Supported
WebCatalog Desktop Not Supported
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