Convo XMPP client
Federated E2EE messaging for KaiOS feature phones
Convo is a messaging application designed for feature phones. It follows the XMPP messaging standard which enables decentralised, provider-independent communication, while allowing interaction with other apps and services on the XMPP network. Powered by ConverseJS and based on web technologies, Convo is currently released as an unofficial proof-of-concept app for KaiOS, but has the potential to (in future) be ported to other web-based platforms too. The primary goal of this project is to develop Convo into a fully functional app that forms a viable messaging solution for KaiOS users, and publish it on the official KaiOS Store. Specifically, the plan is to replace the current homegrown UI with a better designed one based on the solid-telekram project, ensure compliance with the basic XMPP Core and IM Compliance Suites (defined in XEP-0479), and expose end-to-end encryption (OMEMO v0.3) functionality currently implemented upstream in ConverseJS. While not a direct goal, the project will also explore the possiblity of running Convo on other platforms, including button-centric platforms like CloudMosa's Cloud Phone (used in some devices by Nokia/HMD) as well as more "traditonal" touchscreen platforms which support webapps like Phosh and Ubuntu Touch.
- The project's own website: https://git.disroot.org/badrihippo/convo
This project was funded through the NGI0 Commons Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101135429. Additional funding is made available by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
