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Aster Messages

LiveAster Privacy2 apps · 2.1K installsCommunicationFreeorg.astermail.messages

Private, ad-free SMS and MMS. Your texts stay on your phone, with no tracking.

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Total installs
17
exact · Play shows 10+
Installs / day
+14
since last crawl
Rating
—★
— ratings · — reviews
Released
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Last update
3 Oct 2026
9d ago
Countries
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not checked yet

Install history

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1.96.410.915.52011 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
1.96.410.915.52011 Oct12 Oct12 Oct

Installs per day · last 90 days

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Change timeline

1 changes
  1. Installs milestone
    1+10+

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • Collects data Personal info
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

17 in 7 groups
9 Sensitive5 Notable3 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
  • Record sound using your phone's microphone
  • See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emails
  • Read all text and picture messages stored on your phone or SIM card
  • Receive incoming picture messages and could read or delete them before you see them
ContactsSensitive1

Access to the contacts saved on your phone

  • See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emailsread your contacts · READ_CONTACTS
LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
SMSSensitive5

Access to read, send, and edit your text messages

  • Read all text and picture messages stored on your phone or SIM cardread your text messages (SMS or MMS) · READ_SMS
  • Receive incoming picture messages and could read or delete them before you see themreceive text messages (MMS) · RECEIVE_MMS
  • Receive and read incoming text messages, including one-time login codesreceive text messages (SMS) · RECEIVE_SMS
  • Receive and handle WAP push messages, such as alerts for incoming picture messagesreceive text messages (WAP) · RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH
  • Send text messages from your phone, which may cost you moneysend SMS messages · SEND_SMS
MicrophoneSensitive1

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

  • Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO
PhoneNotable1

Access to phone calls, call history, and voicemail

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
Device ID & call informationNotable1

Access to your phone's identifiers, mobile network details, and call status

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
OtherNotable6

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Change how your phone connects to networks, like switching connections on or offchange network connectivity · CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

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Full description
Aster Messages is a private, ad-free SMS and MMS app for Android. Your texts stay in your phone's own message store, and the app never uploads them. There's no Aster server between you and the people you text, and there are no ads, trackers, or analytics in the app. When you make Aster Messages your default messaging app, the conversations already on your phone appear right away. Private by design - Your messages go only to your carrier, never to Aster - No ads, tracking, telemetry, or profiling - No account needed, and no Google Play services required Everyday messaging - SMS, MMS, and group messages, with photos and voice messages - Dual SIM support - Schedule a message to send later - React to messages with emoji - Optional link previews, off until you turn them on A quieter inbox - Optionally filter unknown senders into their own list, while one-time codes still alert you - Block numbers, and report spam to your carrier through 7726 - Copy a one-time code from its notification - Open package tracking numbers on the carrier's tracking page - Optional logos for businesses that text you Security - Hide message text in notifications - Back up your messages to an encrypted file that only your passphrase opens, and restore them later Your style - Hundreds of photo wallpapers for your chats, or your own photo - Pin, archive, and mute conversations Aster account (optional) If you have an Aster Mail account, you can sign in to use the same theme and profile photo as Aster Mail and to turn on Lockdown, which asks for your fingerprint, face, or screen lock when you return to the app. Your messages stay on your phone when you sign in. SMS and MMS are carrier protocols, and neither one is encrypted in transit. Aster Messages keeps your messages private on your device, and it doesn't claim to encrypt what your carrier carries. Aster Messages is free and requires Android 10 or later. Privacy is a right, take it back!

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