App Intel

Bruno the Jabber Bear (XMPP)

LiveGeorg Lukas4 apps · 337.2K installsCommunicationFreeorg.yaxim.bruno

Bruno is the cutest Jabber/XMPP Instant Messaging (IM) app available.

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Total installs
32,849
exact · Play shows 10,000+
Installs / day
—
measured after our second crawl (about a day)
Rating
3.0★
227 ratings · 20 reviews
Released
4 Mar 2012
14.6y ago
Last update
2 Oct 2020
v0.9.9b · 6y ago
Countries
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not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
32.1K36.6K41K45.5K50K11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
32.1K36.6K41K45.5K50K11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct

Installs per day · last 90 days

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Change timeline

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

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.

Top countries

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We estimate where downloads come from using the app’s position in Google Play’s top charts in about 140 countries. This app is not in any chart we have collected yet; the estimate appears as soon as it is.

Top chart positions

Not in any tracked top chart.

App manifest

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Manifest analysis reads only the required APK ranges. Base APK downloads may need separate device splits to install.

Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • Shares data with third parties Personal info, Messages and 3 others
  • Collects data Personal info, Messages and 4 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can ask for your data to be deleted
  • Follows the Play Families Policy

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

13 in 5 groups
4 Sensitive5 Notable4 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
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
OtherNotable7

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

  • Use NFC to talk with tags, cards and readers held close to your phonecontrol Near Field Communication · NFC
  • 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
  • Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

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

Full description
Bruno is the cutest Jabber/XMPP Instant Messaging (IM) app available. It is a themed version of the open source yaxim app. You can use Bruno if the other IM apps are just not stylish enough. Features: ★ Joyful colors: magenta, pink, ice and pine ★ Connection with a single XMPP server (or GTalk, or Facebook Chat, or …) ★ Immediate reconnection on 3G/WiFi network changes (seamless with XEP-0198) ★ You are asked about self-signed SSL certificates ★ Allows automatic connection after turning on your phone ★ Roster management support ★ Persistent message history ★ Message Carbons (XEP-0280) Bruno is optimized to use the yax.im free XMPP service: http://yaxim.org/yax.im/

What's new

Improved DNS and First Startup dialog.

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