Zerion Chat Android

Zerion Chat

Private messenger over Tor. No phone, no email. Now with channels.

Features & Capabilities

Zerion is a private messenger. It runs over Tor, so your IP address is hidden from the people you message and from the network. There's no phone number, no email, no account on a server. Your messages live encrypted on your device.

Everything is end-to-end encrypted with hybrid post-quantum cryptography — both today's standard algorithms and the new NIST quantum-resistant ones. If quantum computers arrive sooner than expected, your old conversations stay safe.


WHAT YOU CAN DO

• One-to-one chats with end-to-end encryption
• Group chats up to a few dozen people
• Voice calls over Tor
• Send photos, videos, voice notes, and documents
• Disappearing messages
• A built-in vault for passwords, notes, and private files
• Channels — a publisher-to-subscriber broadcast layer with optional discussion threads (new in 2.0)


NEW IN 2.0 — CHANNELS

Channels are a one-to-many space. One person writes, many people read.

• Public channels: anyone with the invite link can subscribe
• Private channels: subscribers ask to join, the owner approves
• Discussion threads: owners decide whether subscribers can reply under each post
• Editor delegations: let trusted people post without sharing your identity key
• Pinned posts, reactions, attachments
• No subscriber-to-subscriber metadata leaks — subscribers don't see each other


NEW IN 2.0 — HARDENED MODE (OPT-IN)

Three independent protections under Security settings, all off by default:

• Refuse to start on tampered devices (unlocked bootloader, modified system)
• Refuse to start when a debugger, root, or hooking framework is detected
• Sign out automatically (or wipe) if ADB or file transfer is enabled over USB


PRIVACY AND SECURITY

• Tor-only transport — no Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or LAN exposure
• No phone number, no email, no central server
• No telemetry, no analytics, no crash reporting
• No logging of any kind — verified at build time
• Encrypted at rest with SQLCipher and a password-derived key
• Screenshots blocked inside the app
• Notifications never show message previews
• Open source on GitHub, GPL v3, audited per release


WHO IT'S FOR

People who want to talk to other people without a third party in the middle. Journalists and their sources, activists, lawyers and their clients, people in countries that block secure messengers. Anyone who doesn't want to hand a phone number to a tech company every time they install a messenger.


LEARN MORE

• Website: https://zerion.chat
• Source: https://github.com/zerionproject/Zerion
• F-Droid: https://fdroid.zerion.chat/fdroid/repo


Built on the Bramble protocol. GPL v3.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Zerion Project
Downloads:
30 4
Version:
2.0.1 Last updated: 2026-06-03
Version code:
20001
Creation date:
2026-03-16
Publisher country:
GB GB
Permissions:
  • android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE Very high risk
  • android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO Very high risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA High risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALL Moderate risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE Moderate risk
  • android.permission.HIDE_OVERLAY_WINDOWS Moderate risk
  • android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS Moderate risk
  • android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT Moderate risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
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Size:
33.30MB
Email:
su*****@zerion.chat
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-04
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Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Android app. Please use these information below to contact the Android app developer.
Developed by:
Zerion Project
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.professor.zerion
Email:
su*****@zerion.chat
Website:
https://zerion.chat/

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