Facebook Messenger Alternatives for Android Tablet

Alternatives to Facebook Messenger for Android Tablet with any license

Telegram

Telegram is a messaging app created by former VK creators with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free. It is like SMS, but more powerful. You can send messages, photos and videos to people who are in your phone contacts (and have Telegram). You can also create groups for up to 20000 people or channels for unlimited subscribers.
- backed by a non profit (compared to fb's reliance on ad dollars) brandonc • Oct 2017 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Mac Windows Linux Web Windows Mobile ... Android iPhone Blackberry Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com FreeBSD
Stickers Lightweight Chat Bot Cloud sync ... Encrypted chat Apps with End-to-End Encryption Integrated File Sharing Group chat Public groups chat Secret chats Voice Call Ad-free Multi Device Support Persistent History Portable Security focused Anonymous groups Anonymous Secure Filesharing Built-in Photo editor Encrypted calls Encrypted VoIP calls GPS Location Tracking IFTTT integration In-Game Overlay Integrated File Sharing Messages in cloud Multiple languages Multiple Account support Works Offline Based on phone number Photo Sharing Privacy focused Progressive Web App Push to talk Search by tags Self destructing messages Large File Transfer Share Videos Sync across Devices Support for Themes Two factor authentication Video calling Voice messages Add a feature

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Skype

Skype is the most popular free voice-over IP and instant messaging service globally. It allows users to text, video and voice call over the internet. Users can also call landlines and mobiles at competitive rates using Skype credit, premium accounts and subscriptions. Features: · Find all of your friends and family in an instant - search for friends, groups, conversations or new contacts on Skype.

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Blackberry Chrome OS Windows S Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear PortableApps.com
Share your screen Video calling Exchange Integration IFTTT integration ... Microsoft Office integration Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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Signal

TextSecure and RedPhone have been merged to create Signal! Using Signal, you can communicate instantly while avoiding SMS fees, create groups so that you can chat in real time with all your friends at once, and share media or attachments all with complete privacy. The server never has access to any of your communication and never stores any of your data. * Say Anything - Send high-quality group, text, picture, and video messages, all without SMS and MMS fees.
- It's the most secure messaging app out there. Unlike messenger it doesn't rely on personal tracking and ad funding, but is backed by a non-profit. Guest • Feb 2018 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It's the only one which is completely secure. Guest • Feb 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Ubuntu Touch
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Security focused Texting ... Video calling Encrypted calls Encrypted Connection Self destructing messages Video calling Voice Call Color coding Encrypted VoIP calls Forward Secrecy Group chat Integrated File Sharing Mobile friendly Night mode/Dark Theme Works Offline Protected by Password Based on phone number Privacy focused Private messaging File Sending Voice messages Add a feature

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Hangouts

Hangouts is a messaging app that lets you send and receive messages, photos and more, and even start free video and voice calls – one to one or with a group! "Hangouts" are places used to facilitate group video chat (with a maximum of 10 people participating in a single Hangout at any point in time). Within the 10 person limit participants may use voice only phones to dial in to the hangout instead of the desktop or mobile video chat feature.

Free Windows Web Android iPhone Chrome OS ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Android Wear
Gmail integration Group chat Multi Device Support Share your screen ... Texting Supports archiving conversations Video calling Voice Call Voice messages WebRTC Add a feature

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Tox

With the rise of widespread government monitoring programs, Tox is an easy to use application that allows you to connect with friends and loved ones without anyone else listening in. Tox is built with the idea that you can keep up with friends and family without having your privacy violated. While other big-name services require you to pay to unlock features, Tox is free in both price, and in liberty. That is, you’re free to do whatever you wish with Tox.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet BSD
Decentralized Encrypted chat Peer-To-Peer Privacy focused ... Built-in player Apps with End-to-End Encryption Share your screen Security focused Video calling Ad-free Anonymity Anonymous Secure Filesharing Client side encryption Group chat Peer-To-Peer Point-to-point encryption Texting Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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WhatsApp Messenger

WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone and Nokia and yes, those phones can all message each other! Because WhatsApp Messenger uses the same internet data plan that you use for email and web browsing, there is no cost to message and stay in touch with your friends.

Free Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... S60 Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone Blackberry 10 Android Wear
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Group chat Integrated File Sharing ... Java IDE Mobile friendly Based on phone number Video calling Voice messages Add a feature

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Riot.im

Riot (formerly Vector) is an opensource interoperable app running on Web, iOS and Android. It is built around chat rooms, both public and private and provides messaging, filesharing, voice and video conferencing (beta on Android and web), integrations to tools like GitHub, Jira, Jenkins and much more soon. Vector is built on the Matrix.org open standard which provides bridges to other systems such as Slack, IRC and a lot more soon.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Chrome Safari F-Droid Firefox
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Decentralized Group chat Matrix.org protocol ... Video calling Voice Call Community based Custom widgets DRM Free Encrypted chat GitHub integration Group collaboration Integrated File Sharing MarkDown support File Sending Server Moderation Server side history Slack integration Team Collaboration Video calling Add a feature

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Wire

Wire is a secure and private messenger for phones, tablets and desktop. Crystal clear voice and video calls, private group chats, file sharing, audio and video messages - everything is end-to-end encrypted. Wire works on Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, Linux and any modern web browser. Why Wire? - Everything on Wire is private and always end-to-end encrypted. - Voice and video calls offer best-in-class quality. - Fast and secure messenger with pics, sketches and GIFs.
- It supports multiple apps, and has rich chat features and group chats Guest • Mar 2018 • 0 agrees and 3 disagrees
Free Personal $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Security focused Encrypted calls Encrypted chat ... Group chat Integrated File Sharing Photo Sharing Privacy focused Privacy Protected Share your screen Secure File Sharing Video calling Voice Call WebRTC Add a feature

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Viber

With Viber, everyone in the world can connect. Freely. More than 460 million Viber users text, make HD-quality phone and video calls, and send photo and video messages worldwide over WiFi or 3G - for free. Viber Out can be used to make calls to non-Viber landlines and mobile numbers at low rates. Viber is available for many smartphones and platforms. On Viber, your phone number is your ID. The app syncs with your mobile contact list, automatically detecting which of your contacts have Viber.

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Windows RT Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Blackberry 10 Apple Watch
Call Transfer Group chat Hidden chat Multiple languages ... Push to talk Secret chats Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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Conversations

Conversations is a privacy focused, open source XMPP Texting [Jabber] client for Android 4.0+ smart phones with wife-approved easy encryption [OTR, OMEMO, or GPG]. [Note] **You can download the compiled apk for free from F-Droid**: https://f-droid.org/repository/browse%20/?fdid=eu.siacs.conversations or - you can buy Conversations in the Google Play Store - if you are a software developer, you can check out the sources from GitHub and use [Gradle](https://alternativeto .
- Has End-to-End encryption by default. Is decentral/federated so not to block or shutdown. Guest • Apr 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Android Android Tablet
Decentralized Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted chat Picture sharing ... Encrypted Connection Chat Bot Group chat Group Messaging Self destructing messages Gpg encryption OTR Public groups chat Add a feature

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Zulip

Zulip is a group chat app. Its most distinctive characteristic is that messages are threaded by topic, helping you have long-running, organized conversations. Zulip's threading makes it easy for people not always on chat (like managers, remote team members, contractors, part-time workers, etc) to weigh in on questions and decisions, and for people in different timezones to effectively communicate.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet BSD Self-Hosted
Threaded Conversations Group collaboration Chat Bot Community based ... GitHub integration Group chat Integrated File Sharing MarkDown support Team Collaboration Add a feature

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LINE

LINE is a Japanese proprietary application for instant messaging on smartphones and PCs. Line users exchange text messages, graphics, video and audio media, make free VoIP calls, and hold free audio or video conferences.

Freemium Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch
Stickers Group chat IFTTT integration Public groups chat ... Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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Jitsi Meet

Jitsi Meet lets you stay in touch with all your teams, be they family, friends, or colleagues. Instant video conferences, efficiently adapting to your scale.

Free Open Source Web Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad
WebRTC Browser based Collaborative writing Conference Bridging ... Encrypted chat Apps with End-to-End Encryption Group chat Live Broadcasting Live editing No registration required Peer-To-Peer Share your screen Share your screen Video calling Add a feature

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ICQ

ICQ is one of the oldest instant messengers. First developed by the Israeli company Mirabilis, sold to AOL, sold again and currenly owned by the Russian "mail.ru" group (known for one of the largest social networks). ICQ has been redesigned and is totally different from the "old ICQ". It's available for almost every platform: Web, Desktop, Mobile and even via WAP.

Free Mac Windows Linux Web Windows Mobile ... Android iPhone Java Mobile S60 Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Kindle Fire
Web-Based Add a feature

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Imo

Message and video chat with your friends and family for free. Features - Make high-quality video and voice calls on Android and iPhone - Send unlimited messages and make free video and voice calls over your 2G, 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi connection - Group video calls with friends, family, roommates and others - Share photos and videos - Express yourself with hundreds of free stickers! - Encrypted chats and calls - Avoid SMS and phone call charges

Free Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Push to talk Video calling Voice Call Voice messages Add a feature

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WeChat

WeChat is a complete mobile communication and private social networking app. Free, cross-platform, and full-featured, WeChat is the best way to keep in touch with everyone you care about. Features WECHAT OUT CALLS: Make calls to landlines and mobile around the globe at low rates (in certain regions only). • MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING: Send video, image, text, and voice messages. • GROUP CHAT & CALLS: Create group chats with up to 500 people and group video calls up to 9 people.

Freemium Mac Windows Android iPhone S60 ... Blackberry Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch
Sync Contacts Group chat In-app Money Transfer Multiple languages ... Based on phone number Photo Sharing Stickers Talk radio Video calling Voice messages Add a feature

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IM+

Chat everywhere! IM+ is the most widely used mobile IM app! Connect all-in-one to MSN, Yahoo!, Google Talk, AIM, Jabber, ICQ, Facebook, MySpace and Twitter on ALL popular mobile platforms. The widest selection of unique features that you won't find in any other IM client! No cost per message.

Freemium Web Windows Mobile Android iPhone Java Mobile ... S60 HP webOS Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Kindle Fire
Multiple Account support Support for Multiple protocols Add a feature

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Disa

Unified Messaging is awesome! Disa is your new messaging hub. Conversations from different services can seamlessly be joined together, or disbanded within seconds. It's completely free to become a beta tester. Once you've signed up we'd love your feedback! - Plugin Driven - Disa ships with SMS/MMS support. Plugins can then be added along the way to provide additional services. You can visit our Google+ community to find download links for plugins.

Free Android Android Tablet Kindle Fire
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Texting Unified messaging Add a feature

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Nimbuzz

Nimbuzz offers limited availablility free calls and limited availability free text messaging for users via 3G and WiFi. Calls to other Nimbuzz users are free. PAY to call mobile or landline phones for as little as $0.02/minute in bulk with NimbuzzOut. Free SIP to SIP calls. With Nimbuzz, you can import friends from popular networks (Yahoo!, MSN Messenger, AIM, ICQ, GoogleTalk, Facebook, MySpace, Hyves) and SIP VoIP accounts. Be sure you have their permission first!

Freemium Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Java Mobile S60 HP webOS Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Chrome Kindle Fire
Voice Call Add a feature

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Telegram X

An alternative Telegram client based on TDLib, with higher speed, slicker animations and experimental features. The goal of Telegram X is to reinvent Telegram and explore new frontiers in speed, ease of use, quality of animations and all other aspects.

Free Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Ad-free Chat Bot Cloud sync Integrated File Sharing ... Stickers Support for Themes Voice Call Add a feature

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Plus Messenger

Plus Messenger is an messaging app that uses Telegram 's API. Plus Messenger has all of Telegram's features plus themes. Plus Messenger is free for android devices.

Free Android Android Tablet
Ad-free Encrypted chat Apps with End-to-End Encryption Group chat ... Based on phone number Self destructing messages Add a feature

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Delta Chat

Delta Chat is a project that aims to create a messaging app that is completely compatible to the existing e-mail infrastructure. So, with Delta Chat you get the ease of well-known messengers with the reach of e-mail. Moreover, you're independent from other companies or services -- as your data are not related to Delta Chat, you won't even add new dependencies here.

Free Open Source Android Android Tablet
Encrypted email Support for IMAP Add a feature

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BlackBerry Messenger

BlackBerry Messenger is a FREE messaging app available for Blackberry, iOS, Android and Windows Phone. BBM has unique features to protect your privacy and keep you in control: • Retract – The ability to take back messages and photos, even after you’ve sent them. Retract before they’ve been ‘R’ (Read) and they’ll never know! • Timer – The ability to set a timer so that a message or photo can only be viewed for a set amount of time before it disappears.

Freemium Android iPhone Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone ... iPad Apple Watch Android Wear Kindle Fire
Facebook integration Group chat Integrated Chat Multiple languages ... Self destructing messages Stickers Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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Tencent QQ

Tencent QQ, generally referred to as QQ, is the most popular free instant messaging computer program in Mainland China, and has over 856.2 million users. In April 2010, QQ.com ranked 10th overall in Alexas internet rankings.

Free Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... Windows Phone iPad Facebook
Multiple languages Add a feature

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Tango

Tango allows you to easily connect with friends & family or make new friends. Make video & voice calls, send text messages, play games, send music messages powered by Spotify and more all for free.

Freemium Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Photo Sharing Video calling Voice Call Add a feature

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