SocketChat

A simple app to chat with anyone you want on the same network.

SocketChat is a messaging app that helps you communicate with your friends on the same network, where one of the devices with this app installed acts as server. Just make a session and enjoy talking to your friends.
The app does not use any third party database to store your chat, its all saved in a local database and you can delete any session whenever you want.
You can customize the app however you want:
* change your username
* change app theme
* change chat bubble appearance

This app is all you need when it comes to local network text chatting.

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Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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Version 1.0 (1) suggested Added on Mar 03, 2025

This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- view Wi-Fi connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
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