No phone number
You add a friend by scanning their QR code; there is no need to tell anyone your phone number.
In preparationUndecided
APOUL Relay
Reaching you, properly.
A messaging app that connects you with someone through a QR code, with no phone number. Important messages, straight to the person. It is in preparation; the details below are only what has been decided.
In preparationBeing prepared for release. Price, distribution and supported systems will be announced once fixed.
- No phone number
- Connect with a QR code
- Release date undecided
Terms and policies
The terms of use and privacy policy will be linked here at release.
All terms and policiesWhy this exists
Giving out a phone number you cannot take back.
Even for a one-off exchange, you sometimes have to hand over your phone number to stay in touch — and once given, a number cannot be taken back. APOUL Relay connects people by scanning a QR code instead, so no phone number changes hands.
What it does
What it does.
Encryption
Conversations are planned to be encrypted. The method will be set out on this page at release.
A number to check it is them
You will be able to confirm the other person is who they say by comparing a number shown on both screens.
When you would use it
Situations, not features.
Someone you would rather not give your number to
A one-off exchange, or a transaction, without handing over a personal number.
Keeping work and life apart
One device, but separate ways in.
Something that must not get buried
A message you want to be sure actually arrives.
Not a store for message text.
Relay is designed not to pile message text up on a server; that idea sits at the centre of its design. What records are kept for delivery, the encryption method, what is stored and where the data lives will be set out on this page at release.
What you can send
What you need, as much as you need.
Photos
Pick from the photos on your device and send them.
Files
Hand over documents and other files.
Voice
Send voice messages.
Themes
A Relay that feels like yours.
Six themes, dark and light included: Blue, Green, Pink, Red, Dark and Light.
Add a friend with a QR code.
You add a friend by scanning their QR code, or a photo of it. No phone number or address book changes hands.
Questions
Common questions.
The release date is not decided. It will be announced here and in the news.
Price and distribution are not decided.
Supported systems are not decided.
Relay connects people through a QR code, and is designed not to use a phone number for sign-up or use.
Column
Columns about this.
The problems this app is built around, and what to settle before you bring it in.
- IT basicsSecurity basics for a small company, in the order worth doing themWith little budget and no dedicated staff, the question is not what is ideal but what comes first. Updates, multi-factor authentication, backups, passwords, permissions, email and logs, ordered by what can start today and what stops the business if skipped.
- IT basicsWhat HTTPS Does Not Protect You FromHTTPS encrypts the connection between browser and server. It says nothing about vulnerabilities, stolen logins, permission mistakes, injection flaws, bots or server misconfiguration. Here is where the padlock stops, plus a short note on HSTS.
- IT basicsStop making everyone an administrator: least privilege in a small teamThe smaller the company, the more tempting it is to give everybody full rights. That decision sets how far the damage travels when something goes wrong. Here is what least privilege means in practice, and how to split roles between admin, standard user, read-only, finance and HR.