What is Speak Messenger?
Speak Messenger is a free and open source messaging app for Android that places a strong emphasis on user privacy and security. It offers end-to-end encrypted messaging to protect user conversations, and states that it collects no personal data from users or shows any advertisements.
Some of the key features of Speak Messenger include:
- End-to-end encryption using the Signal protocol to keep messages secure
- No collection of personal data or contacts from a user's device
- No advertisements shown within the app
- Open source code that is transparent and auditable
- Self-destructing messages option to automatically delete sent messages
- Works between Speak Messenger users only for now
Speak Messenger positions itself as a more privacy-focused alternative to mainstream messaging apps by baking encryption and a no data collection policy into its design. Its open source code allows security researchers to verify its systems. The tradeoff is that without data to sell, it lacks some features of larger messaging apps and currently only works between Speak Messenger users.
WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Kik, Facebook Messenger, WeChat, Tango, Zulip, Phoner Second Phone Number, ChatSecure, Conversations are some alternatives to Speak Messenger.