The best-known paid messaging app takes a step towards expanding its transparency: part of Threema's service is now Open Source. You can check the code of the iOS and Android applications, notifications and even communication between apps. The server code is not public.
Threema is a messaging application similar to WhatsApp or Telegram that allows the sending and receiving of messages between mobile phones and computers. It has end-to-end encryption , like WhatsApp or Signal ; offers calls and video calls, like most apps of its kind; and charges for downloading the applications , something unique in its panorama. Threema has always made mention of your safety. And now you want anyone to be able to check it, at least in your applications.
IPhone and Android apps are now open source:
Threema can be considered unique as it is one of the few companies that develops a messaging application and charges users for accessing the service. This has not prevented it from achieving some success since it is very popular on iOS, also on Android . Above all for its privacy options and for guaranteeing encryption on all its connections.
As the company commented in an article on its page , mobile applications, the web version, the push notification system, the data exchange protocol between applications and the text composition area are now open source. Anyone can access this code to check how the guts of the software work , it is also possible to check if Threema really offers the security and privacy that it boasts.
- Developer: Threema GmbH
- Download at: Google Play
- Download at: App Store
- Price: 1.99 euros
- Category: Communication