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#Conversations
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Conversations is an open source XMPP client for Android 4.0+ smart phones
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##Design principles
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* Be as beautiful and easy to use as possible without sacrificing security or
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privacy
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* Rely on existing, well established protocols
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* Do not require a Google Account or specifically Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)
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* Require as little permissons as possible
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##Features
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* End-to-end encryption with either OTR or openPGP
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* Holo UI
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* Multiple Accounts
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* Group Chats
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* Contact list integration
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###XMPP Features
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Conversations works with every XMPP server out there. However XMPP is an extensible
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protocol. These extensions are standardized as well in so called XEP’s.
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Conversations supports a couple of those to make the overall userexperience better. There is a
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chance that your current XMPP server does not support these extensions.
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Therefore to get the most out of Conversations you should consider either switching to an
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XMPP server that does or - even better - run your own XMPP server for you and
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your friends.
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These XEPs are - as of now:
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* XEP-0198: Stream Management allows XMPP to surive small network outages and changes of the underlying TCP connection.
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* XEP-0280: Message Carbons which automatically syncs the messages you send to
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your desktop client and thus allows you to switch seamlessly from your mobile
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client to your desktop client and back within one conversation.
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* XEP-0237: Roster Versioning mainly to save bandwith on poor mobile connections
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##FAQ
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###Security
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####Why are there to end-to-end encryption methods and which one should I choose?
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In most cases OTR should be the encryption method of choice. It works out of the box with most contacts as long as they are online.
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However PGP can be in some cases (carbonated messages to multiple clients) be
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more flexible.
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