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Roots - Social Media & Chat app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 2640 ratings )
Lifestyle Social Networking
Developer: Luca Jeevanjee
Free
Current version: 2.2.8, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 23 Apr 2021
App size: 120.35 Mb

A Private, Healthy Social Media!
Roots is a safe and private social media for you, your family and your friends.

** We stand with Ukraine in its tough times, Roots is available for them to securely contact loved ones for free, from anywhere and at any time **

Roots values your privacy and your mental health, so we have NO ADS and NO ALGORITHMS that push content. We also have END TO END ENCRYPTED chats for you and your relations so you can have peace of mind knowing that no one will be reading your messages, and guess what... this is all FREE!!!

We also have UNLIMITED MULTI-DEVICE support! You can download and use the app from all your devices at the same time and have messages synced, still perfectly encrypted!

PRIVACY:
- Roots make sure your data is secure - we dont share anything with third parties...
- We have no Algorithms, Ads or AI that use your data to manipulate you or suggest anything

POST:
- Roots makes it easy to post your favourite memories. Tap the upload tab and share or take photos and videos
- There are separate feeds for friends and family, so you can restrict who can see which posts.
- Send posts directly to chats to select who specifically can see them.
- No likes or comments, just views...

STORIES:
- Roots makes it super simple to share the moment! Tap to take a photo, or press and hold for video.
- Add Text, Stickers, Gifs, to your photo - they help you capture what you are feeling!
- Share them privately with either friends or family
- They will only last for 24 hours before automatically deleting...

CHATS:
- Stay in touch and chat with friends and family with live messaging
- Send Text, Photos, Videos, Stickers, Gifs and Audio messages! Whatever you need in the heat of the moment...

ENCRYPTION:
- Messages and media are end to end encrypted making sure no one apart from your chat can read your message!
- When you switch to a different device, your private key will be restored on login, so you can get back to chatting with your friends and family

ADDING FRIENDS AND FAMILY:
- Private and one time codes to add family and friends - making sure no one apart from who you want can add you.
- No matter your location you can add someone by scanning their QR in person, Sharing a magic link, or Typing in the code manually

APPEARANCE:
- Switch between our amazing dark and light mode so that you dont strain your eyes.
- Change the primary colour to one of 7 of our signature greens: from Jade to Sea... whatever suits your mood!
- Chat wallpapers let you customize your chat experience with colors, patterns or custom images.

NOTIFICATIONS:
- We have live push notifications when you are sent a message or are invited to a chat - ensuring that you dont miss a thing.
- You can control these in settings and turn them off straight away!

No Ads! No Suggestions! No using your data!
A game-changing, private, encrypted and healthy social media!

Have fun and enjoy Roots!

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Please note: Users can always capture or save your messages and posts by taking a screenshot, using a camera or otherwise. Be mindful of what you send! We have a strict zero-tolerance policy on abuse so if experience any, report it to us right away and we will investigate and block the abuser.