ATox 0.7.0, a free messenger for the Android platform, using the Tox (c-toxcore) protocol, has been released. Tox offers a decentralized P2P messaging model that uses cryptographic methods to authenticate the user and protect transit traffic from interception. The application is written in the Kotlin programming language. The source code and ready-made builds of the application are distributed under the GPLv3 license.
aTox features:
- Convenience: simple and clear settings.
- End-to-end encryption: the only people who can see the correspondence are the user himself and direct interlocutors.
- Distribution: no central servers that can be turned off or from which user data can be transferred to someone else.
- Lightweight: No telemetry, ads, or other forms of surveillance, and the current version of the app is only 14MB.
aTox 0.7.0 changelog:
- Added by:
- Support for audio calls.
- Support for encrypted Tox profiles (allows you to encrypt your current profile by setting a password in the settings).
- Support to display Tox ID as a QR code (via long press on it).
- Support to copy Tox ID without opening Share menu (also via long press on it).
- Ability to select and send more than one file at a time.
- Ability to receive text from other applications (via the Share menu).
- Deleting contacts now requires confirmation.
- Ability to edit your AntiSpam (NoSpam) code.
- The Toxcore library has been updated to version 0.2.13, which fixes a vulnerability exploited by sending a UDP packet.
- Fixed:
- The connection status will no longer be stuck at "Connected" when there is no connection.
- Blocking of attempts to add oneself to contacts is provided.
- The settings menu will no longer display incorrectly when using long translations in other languages.
- Chat history will no longer be stored after deleting contacts.
- The "use system" theme setting will now correctly use the system theme, instead of switching automatically based on the time of day.
- The user interface will no longer cover the system bars on Android 4.4.
- Translations into new languages:
- Arab.
- Basque.
- Bosnian.
- Chinese (simplified).
- Estonian.
- French.
- Greek.
- Hebrew.
- Hungarian.
- Italian.
- Lithuanian.
- Persian.
- Polish.
- Portuguese.
- Romanian.
- Slovak.
- Turkish.
- Ukrainian.
In future versions of aTox, the developer plans to add the following important features: video calls and group chats. As well as many other, smaller new features and improvements.
You can download aTox from GitHub and F-Droid (version 0.7.0 will be added in the next few days, but if there are problems with F-Droid, this period may increase).
Source: opennet.ru