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Connect You

Privacy focused contacts and SMS messenger app build with MD3
Connect You is a Contacts/SMS app built with Material Design 3 (You).

It supports all the common features such as creating, modifying and deleting contacts as well as phone numbers, emails, addresses and events.

Connect You uses the Android system's contacts API, thus all your contacts are in sync with your OS and usable in other apps as a dialer or messenger.

Additionally, Connect You supports sending, receiving and deleting SMS messages and threads. MMS are not supported however.

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  • Version 9.0 (28) suggested Added on Feb 06, 2024

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • read phone status and identity
      Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
    • read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
      This app can read all SMS (text) messages stored on your phone.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • receive text messages (SMS)
      Allows the app to receive and process SMS messages. This means the app could monitor or delete messages sent to your device without showing them to you.
    • send and view SMS messages
      Allows the app to send SMS messages. This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • modify your contacts
      Allows the app to modify the data about your contacts stored on your phone. This permission allows apps to delete contact data.
    • install shortcuts
      Allows an application to add Homescreen shortcuts without user intervention.
    • com.bnyro.contacts.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 2.9 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 8.1 (27) - Added on Nov 20, 2023

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • read phone status and identity
      Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
    • read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
      This app can read all SMS (text) messages stored on your phone.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • receive text messages (SMS)
      Allows the app to receive and process SMS messages. This means the app could monitor or delete messages sent to your device without showing them to you.
    • send and view SMS messages
      Allows the app to send SMS messages. This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • modify your contacts
      Allows the app to modify the data about your contacts stored on your phone. This permission allows apps to delete contact data.
    • install shortcuts
      Allows an application to add Homescreen shortcuts without user intervention.
    • com.bnyro.contacts.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 2.5 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 8.0 (26) - Added on Nov 17, 2023

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • read phone status and identity
      Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
    • read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
      This app can read all SMS (text) messages stored on your phone.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • receive text messages (SMS)
      Allows the app to receive and process SMS messages. This means the app could monitor or delete messages sent to your device without showing them to you.
    • send and view SMS messages
      Allows the app to send SMS messages. This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • modify your contacts
      Allows the app to modify the data about your contacts stored on your phone. This permission allows apps to delete contact data.
    • install shortcuts
      Allows an application to add Homescreen shortcuts without user intervention.
    • com.bnyro.contacts.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 2.5 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log