# aka

> Take back what's yours, the real messaging experience.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.aka.messenger](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.aka.messenger)

## Overview

- **ID:** `org.aka.messenger`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** aka Messenger
- **Category:** COMMUNICATION
- **Downloads:** 20,082,628
- **Rating:** 4.36 / 5 (126,363 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.8.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-25
- **First published:** 2020-05-27
- **Publisher country:** AE
- **Size:** 128 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.aka.messenger)
- **Website:** [https://akamessenger.org](https://akamessenger.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://akamessenger.org/privacy.html?](https://akamessenger.org/privacy.html?)

## Description

**aka** offers a real messaging experience with fast, synced, and secure communication. Connect with people globally through text chat, video, and voice calls. The app includes powerful privacy features like secret chats protected by three world-class encryption methods, ensuring your conversations stay confidential.

aka organizes your chats seamlessly by type, improving usability via bottom navigation tabs. It provides free, unlimited cloud storage, allowing you to access all your files from any device at any time. Setup is quick, letting you start messaging within a minute. Continuously improving, aka is crafted to deliver a reliable and private messaging platform that puts control back into your hands. Download aka now and experience communication the way it’s meant to be.

## Rankings

- #7,589 — Overall
- #29 — messages

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PROJECTION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLS`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_CLIPBOARD`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_PROFILE`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`
- `org.aka.messenger.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `org.aka.messenger.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for fast performance, easy chat, media saving, and a Telegram-like feel. However, they repeatedly complain about heavy ads, stability problems (lags/crashes), and bugs like not showing deleted/edited messages. Ghost mode is both loved by some and a source of confusion for others. Update timelines and compatibility with the original Telegram are also recurring concerns.

### Pros

- Fast performance and easy-to-use chat
- Ghost mode feature (appreciated by some)
- Efficient media/file saving
- Telegram-like interface and overall good usability

### Cons

- Excessive ads
- Stability issues: lag, crashes, and occasional shutdowns
- Ghost mode controversy causing confusion about its presence/absence
- Not showing deleted/edited messages (bug)
- Update/version issues and compatibility with the original Telegram

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.aka.messenger)