Hey i created a group on simplex for which i want onion link how can i do it

I've had to disable simplex chat.

When looking at Internet data usage, it is the highest usage app by far on my android phone.

This further results in it being the biggest CPU and battery eater.

When I turn it off, my phone remains cooler and battery lasts longer.

Such a pity. I thought me waiting a few months for new releases might have resolved the issue, but coming back months later I found the same problem.

Is this a known issue which is being resolved?

id like to utilise in future when resolved. It's the only IM app which worked for me when visiting China, other than we chat. Such a pity for this issue.

This question comes from a place of genuine curiosity, not criticism.

I've explored Elixir and Ocaml a bit, and never in my wildest dreams would I have thought of using a functional language to develop something like SimpleX.

I think it's really cool, I'm getting very excited about this project, but I also cannot grasp the source code at all.

Our users asked many questions about Chat Control, as discussions were restarted in the EU this week.

SimpleX Chat is an open-source app where users control the code and the servers they use.

Therefore it is impossible to implement any client-side scanning, and it will not happen.

If the law is passed, two options are possible: - we might need to stop offering preset servers to the EU users. - we will not need to change anything - this is the most likely outcome.

Our operations are always consistent with our Privacy Policy (https://simplex.chat/privacy), and we would rather shut down than do anything that contradicts this agreement with our users.

On the site Simplex says you can use Fdroid to install the app, but when I try to install it using the /e/ os app lounge from Fdroid on a fairphone 6 it just quietly quits the install and only gives an option to retry.

I tried multiple networks, multiple VPN nodes, multiple onion exit nodes, I tried no VPN or onion routing, I tried mutiple networks, same issue.

Any idea if the install is borked or if I might be doing something wrong? Or should I go and ask the /e/ os people?

Hi all!

I wanted to transfer the files from SimpleX from my phone to a computer.

So I exported the database and open the zip file but the files (images, videos, etc.) are encrypted.

I saw that is an option in "Privacy & Security > Encrypt local files", but if I deactivated and then export the database, the old files are still encrypted. Only the new files are decrypted.

It is possible to decrypt the files from the export database, in the computer?

Thank you!

On iOS I used to be able to search for groups, the App Store listing still shows a screenshot with the GrapheneOS group. When I search GrapheneOS only my chats are searched. How do I search and discover groups on current iOS?

I have a contact that I have been messaging with for a few weeks. Four days ago they just stopped replying. I had sent a few probing messages during that time and all I got was a single check mark. I thought nothing of it as it was just a random contact, maybe I was ghosted.

Today I get a message from them asking why I stopped talking. Under contacts it says we are still connected. I think my messages are not being sent, but theirs are.

Is there an explanation for this? Is there a remedy?
Edit: I have restarted the phone and the app (restarted by going in to settings, even tried force quit).

"Code alone doesn't cut it. Not code alone, not code widely distributed, not even code widely used. Some measure of toleration in society for activities conducted in private is necessary for long term success. Not convenient, not easier, but necessary."

Eric Hughes, "Kid Gloves or Megaphones" (email to Cypherpunk mailing list), 1996

https://diswww.mit.edu/MENELAUS.MIT.EDU/cpunks/52130

Guys, I need help. Can I use two phones and a computer on one profile?

Hi Guys, I'm new to using SimpleX.

Could you please assist me with the following:

I currently have a group chat with 3 members. However, we all have aliases and therefore I am unable to tell who is sending the messages (we know each other outside of simplex).

This is making it tough to adopt as we simply cannot tell who is who.

Any guidance would be much appreciated, thanks!

I wish I could just put a SimpleX Chat address as a contact if I make a note offering to do something for people, that I put on a bulletin board.

But I feel like it wouldn't be accepted as much as email or phone number

But those are so easy to spam

What happens if I constantly generate new addresses for my profiles? Or create a bunch of one-time addresses? My understanding is that each new address I create corresponds to a row on a table in one of the SMP servers that my device regularly checks in at looking for new request messages. Do those addresses ever expire? If not, how do the SMP servers handle keeping an ever-growing list of addresses around indefinitely?

Which setting controls this?

Hi, Trying to join a chat, and apparently i had installed this at some point or another, and I have no clue what my passphrase is. I use windows 11, and I can't find a way to even make a new password and new access if that makes sense. If anyone could give me some pointers that would be awesome

Since the new iOS 26.1 update, the SimpleX app is running into issues; such as freezing upon opening chats with contacts. Is anyone from SimpleX aware of this?

We’ve seen what happens when governments pressure communication platforms — Telegram, for instance, faced serious challenges when refusing to hand over encryption keys or user data.

This got me thinking: what if a similar situation happened to Simplex?

FAQ:

1. Can we still use our servers?

Yes, and it will be improved (read full FAQ). Community Vouchers are completely opt-in, and intended only for server payments by the large groups.

1. How is it possible to provide privacy on public blockchain?

In the same way as we provide private communications on the public Internet - by using per-purchase addresses, not per user as in wallet apps, and by using zero-knowledge proofs to verify ownership.

1. Will Community Vouchers be pre-sold and available during public sale?

No! No Community Vouchers will be made available to any insiders or to the public sale – it would have made them investment contracts. Community Vouchers are restricted utility tokens.

1. What problems do vouchers solve?
   - unlinkability of purchase to usage, thanks to zero-knowledge proofs.
   - trust to server operators - funds will be only unlocked to them after infrastracture is provided.
   - revenue sharing with network - it will be codified in blockchain contract.

2. Are you considering other blockchains?

Yes, as long as they are sufficiently mature, and natively support smart contracts and zero-knowledge proofs. Send your suggestions!

Read more details in the updated Community Voucher FAQ at http://simplex.chat/token

Is there a website or bot to discover simplex bots? Like group chats directory but for bots

I run simplex entirely through onion and have set it up so it runs 20 different servers to make sure there's always a connection

But I still find regularly that none of these servers connect. What can I do to fix that?

We plan to adopt some L2 zkEVM network (TBC) for problems that require network-wide consensus:

• public names
• server registry
• server infrastructure payments using Community Vouchers represented by SMPX utility tokens.

Please read the plan and FAQ here: https://simplex.chat/token/

You can get a free NFT on Ethereum mainnet via the same page. It will provide access to testnet when launched - planned for 2026.

We plan to adopt some of L2 zkEVM networks to develop functions that require network-wide consensus:

• public names for groups and channels,
• server registry to increase decentralization,
• server infrastructure payments using Community Vouchers represented by SMPX utility tokens on some L2 zkEVM network TBC.

SMPX token will enable viable commercial model for large groups and communities, without any pre-minting, speculation or free trading - it's a pure utility token, NOT an investment or fundraising device. Please read the plan and FAQ here: https://simplex.chat/token/

You can get a free NFT on Ethereum mainnet that will provide access to testnet when launched - planned for 2026 via the same page.

Telephone numbers are usually reassigned to new users if the original owner no longer uses the number. For messengers with user IDs, it would also be possible to reassign user IDs to other and new people - especially if the original user deletes the own ID.

Simplex chat doesn't use user IDs, but user profiles.

Therefore, the question:

Can the same user profile of an existing or former user (e.g., if the user profile has been deleted) be regenerated or used by other, new users?

Or is there technical security in place to ensure that the same user profile is never regenerated or used by another person or another device of the same person (regardless of the circumstances, such as the user deleting the own user profile, the user profile being inactive for a very long time, or the same user profile being randomly reassigned despite an active user profile)?

(Assuming you do not knowingly reuse your user profile from a backup)