1#Conversations
 2Conversations is an open source XMPP client for Android 4.0+ smart phones
 3
 4##Design principles
 5* Be as beautiful and easy to use as possible without sacrificing security or
 6  privacy
 7* Rely on existing, well established protocols
 8* Do not require a Google Account or specifically Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)
 9* Require as little permissons as possible
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11##Features
12* End-to-end encryption with either OTR or openPGP
13* Holo UI
14* Multiple Accounts
15* Group Chats
16* Contact list integration
17
18###XMPP Features
19Conversations works with every XMPP server out there. However XMPP is an extensible
20protocol. These extensions are standardized as well in so called XEP’s.
21Conversations supports a couple of those to make the overall userexperience better. There is a
22chance that your current XMPP server does not support these extensions.
23Therefore to get the most out of Conversations you should consider either switching to an
24XMPP server that does or - even better - run your own XMPP server for you and
25your friends.
26These XEPs are - as of now:
27* XEP-0198: Stream Management allows XMPP to surive small network outages and changes of the underlying TCP connection.
28* XEP-0280: Message Carbons which automatically syncs the messages you send to
29  your desktop client and thus allows you to switch seamlessly from your mobile
30  client to your desktop client and back within one conversation.
31* XEP-0237: Roster Versioning mainly to save bandwith on poor mobile connections
32
33##FAQ
34###Security
35####Why are there to end-to-end encryption methods and which one should I choose?
36In most cases OTR should be the encryption method of choice. It works out of the box with most contacts as long as they are online.