Silence

Encrypted SMS/MMS conversations made easy!

SMSSecure · org.smssecure.smssecure

4.4 out of 5 (18 ratings) 100K+ downloads v0.16.12-unstable 13.2 MB Android 4.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v0.16.12-unstable (211)
Updated: Oct 27, 2019 (6 years ago)
APK size: 13.2 MB
Requires: Android 4.0+ (API 14)
CPU support: x86 32-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, MIPS
Category: Communication (app)
Listed since: Jul 21, 2018 (at least)
Permissions: 19 (9 sensitive)
Website: silence.im
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Silence is an app by SMSSecure in the Communication category, listed since at least July 2018. It includes native code only for x86 32-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit and MIPS, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.

It asks for 19 permissions, 9 of them sensitive, including read contacts, read sms and send sms.

Ratings

4.4out of 518 ratings

5 ★78%
4 ★6%
3 ★6%
2 ★0%
1 ★11%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “tuxdroid”.

Silence 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. 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 provides end-to-end encryption for your messages using the painstakingly engineered Axolotl encryption protocol. * 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. Please file any bugs, issues, or feature requests at: https://github.com/SilenceIM/Silence/issues The source code can be found at: https://github.com/SilenceIM/Silence More details: https://silence.im

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “fdroid.org” Not the developer's name (“SMSSecure”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not verified Nov 12, 2021
Antivirus scan passed Oct 26, 2020
Signed byCN=FDroid, OU=FDroid, O=fdroid.org, L=ORG, ST=ORG, C=UK
Signing certificate (SHA-1)D7:62:53:8B:FF:F6:0F:DD:AC:CC:88:04:95:D2:59:DC:D8:4C:33:77
File MD5a6dcb00ee7482256f8070b2d2eb23f62
Uploaded by “tuxdroid” 2 followers · uploading since 2018

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Permissions (19)

Silence requests 19 permissions, 9 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read sms Sensitive android.permission.READ_SMS
Receive mms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS
Receive sms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS
Send sms Sensitive android.permission.SEND_SMS
Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
Access secrets (custom) org.smssecure.smssecure.ACCESS_SECRETS
Change network state android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Read profile android.permission.READ_PROFILE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Write profile android.permission.WRITE_PROFILE
Write sms android.permission.WRITE_SMS

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Telephony (SIM) android.hardware.telephony

Silence APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the Silence APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is a6dcb00ee7482256f8070b2d2eb23f62.