# Bubbles

> Private collaborative groups for sharing photos and ideas

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.alv.bubbles](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.alv.bubbles)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.alv.bubbles`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** A. L. V.
- **Category:** COMMUNICATION
- **Downloads:** 9
- **Version:** 6.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-07
- **First published:** 2025-12-14
- **Publisher country:** FR
- **Size:** 30 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alv.bubbles)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.software-experiments.com/bubbles/privacy.htm](https://www.software-experiments.com/bubbles/privacy.htm)

## Description

Bubbles lets you share text messages or photos in private group chats without cluttering your device.<br><br>Different viewing modes are available: &quot;Chat&quot; mode (message timeline) or &quot;Photo Gallery&quot; mode (photo timeline, grouping photos by date, editing the date taken).<br>Faces are automatically detected in photos, and you can manually add hashtags and other elements.<br>Group members can view each other&#39;s locations on a map, if they wish, and only from within a group.<br>You can automatically identify information from a book by scanning its barcode and add that information to a text post.

## Rankings

- #2,852,015 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.alv.bubbles.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.alv.bubbles)