Voice and video calls
Call one person or the whole family, encrypted just like your chats. Share your screen when it helps.
End-to-end encrypted· Made for Southeast Asia
Talk freely. Private chats and calls for Southeast Asia.
Your chats and calls stay between you and the people you talk to. Not even we can read them.
Android and iPhone apps are coming soon. The computer version links to the app on your phone.
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private messages we can read
5
devices on one account: your phone and four more
MLS
the internet standard for group encryption, RFC 9420
Made for Southeast Asia
- HaloIndonesia
- HaiMalaysia
- Xin chàoViệt Nam
- KumustaPilipinas
- สวัสดีประเทศไทย
Private by design
Sealed before it leaves your phone.
Every message is locked on your device with keys that only the people in the chat hold. Our servers pass it along without being able to open it, and neither could anyone who intercepted it.
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Your phone
See you at 7 ✨
Locked with keys only the chat holds -
Our servers
Unreadable, scrambled code.
Passed along, never opened -
Ayu's phone
See you at 7 ✨
Unlocked on Ayu's phone alone
Everything you need
One app for the people who matter.
Moments
Share a photo or a thought that's gone after 24 hours.
Circles
Bring related groups together, with a notice board for news everyone needs.
Broadcasts
Follow the people and organisations you care about, all in one place.
Your devices
Your phone plus up to four more: a tablet, your computer or the web.
Waiting room
Messages from strangers wait until you decide to reply.
Timed messages
Let new messages delete themselves after a day, a week or 90 days.
Live location
Show friends you're on your way. Only the chat can see where you are.
Usernames
Share a username instead of your number or email. Add a four-digit key and only people who know it can message you.
Polls
Settle where to eat in seconds.
Close to home
Quicker than a blink.
Our servers sit in Singapore, right next door. A message's round trip from these cities takes less time than blinking, which takes about a tenth of a second.
In the works
No signal? Firefly still gets it there.
On a ferry, after a storm or in a packed stadium, turn on Firefly and ACC Chat passes your texts from phone to phone over Bluetooth until they reach the person you're writing to.
- Sealed all the way. The phones that carry your text can't read it, and it doesn't say who wrote it or who it's for.
- Further together. Phones with Firefly on carry sealed texts for each other, and the first to find signal passes yours to our server to deliver.
- Yours to switch on. Firefly stays off until you turn it on, and the app offers it when your signal drops. It carries texts; photos and calls wait for signal.
Already passing texts between iPhones and Android phones in our tests. Coming in a future update.
Questions
Plain answers to good questions.
What is ACC Chat?
ACC Chat is a private messaging app for Southeast Asia, made by Smithery Technology PLT in Malaysia. It has one-to-one and group chats, voice and video calls, Moments, Circles and Broadcasts, and chats and calls between people are end-to-end encrypted.
Can ACC Chat read my messages?
No. Messages, photos, voice notes, files, shared locations, polls and calls between people are locked on your device and can only be unlocked on the devices of the people in the chat. Our servers pass them along without being able to open them. Two things work differently by design: Broadcasts are public, and a chat with a business that uses our Business API tells you when a hosted service can read it.
How does ACC Chat encrypt my chats?
With Messaging Layer Security (MLS), the internet standard for end-to-end encryption in groups, published as RFC 9420. Each of your devices holds its own keys, so a message is sealed before it leaves your phone.
Can I use ACC Chat on my computer?
Yes. Open web.accchat.com on your computer and link it to ACC Chat on your phone by scanning a code. One account works on your phone and up to four more devices, such as a tablet or a computer.
When are the Android and iPhone apps coming?
Soon. We're testing both now, and we'll link them here as soon as they're out.
Where are ACC Chat's servers?
In Singapore, close to the people who use ACC Chat across Southeast Asia. A message's round trip from Kuala Lumpur takes about 7 milliseconds.
Do I have to share my phone number?
No. You can sign in with your email, and share a username instead of your number or email. Add a four-digit key to your username, and only people who know it can message you.
What is Firefly?
Firefly is how ACC Chat will send texts where there's no signal: from phone to phone over Bluetooth, sealed so only the people in the chat can read them. Nearby phones with Firefly on carry them along, and pass them to our server once they have signal. It stays off until you turn it on, and it's coming in a future update.
How do I delete my account?
In the app, tap your picture at the top of Chats, then Delete account. Your account is deleted straight away, and copies in our own backups expire within 35 days. You can also ask us at support@accchat.com.
Talk freely, wherever you are.
Start on your computer today. Android and iPhone apps are coming soon.
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