# elefa Connect — Call home. They just answer > Call home. They just answer (iPhone/iPad app by ELEFA MOBILE PTY LTD.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/elefa-connect/id6766495445 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [ELEFA MOBILE PTY LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896295825) - Category: Social Networking, Utilities - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 33 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-07-24 - Data updated: 2026-08-26 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/elefa-connect/id6766495445/reviews.md ## What is elefa Connect? In your car. elefa works with CarPlay. Your recent calls and contacts appear on the car's display, one tap to call, or just ask Siri. Hands free. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.0 — 2026-08-22 - elefa in your car. CarPlay is here. See your recent calls and contacts on your car's display and call with one tap, through the car's speakers. - Call hands-free with Siri. Just say "Call Mum using elefa Connect." - Clearer pricing. Your balance and call costs are shown in your account's currency, with a local currency guide for international callers. - Easier sign-in. Where SMS delivery can be unreliable, your verification code now arrives on WhatsApp, with SMS as backup. - New in-app help, including a guide for using elefa in your car, and clearer terms. - Clearer messages when a call can't connect, plus reliability improvements. ### 1.1.2 — 2026-08-08 TECHNICAL CHANGES IN THIS BUILD (for review): World radio directory (primary change): the app's existing radio feature now offers a searchable directory of every country, in addition to the previous fixed list. The station catalog (names, countries, stream URLs) is fetched from the community-maintained Radio Browser API (api.radio-browser.info). Audio streams play directly from each station's own public HTTPS URL via AVPlayer — we do not host, proxy, relay, or modify any audio. The app functions purely as a directory of publicly published internet radio streams, and only HTTPS streams are listed (ATS-compliant, no exceptions added). Stations can be removed from our directory on request. Same background-audio behavior as the approved version (UIBackgroundModes: audio, unchanged); radio playback never interferes with calls — the audio session is guarded so an active call always takes priority. Call-failure messaging: when an outbound call cannot connect, the app now shows specific, human-readable messages (e.g., "Their phone may be off or out of coverage") based on the SIP response code, instead of a generic or missing message. Display-only change; no change to calling behavior. Review flow: the "Review elefa Connect" button in Account now opens the App Store's standard write-review page directly (apps.apple.com deep link with action=write-review), replacing the previous SKStoreReviewController prompt. Wording updated to neutrally invite feedback. Networking: one additional public read-only API is contacted (api.radio-browser.info, station metadata over HTTPS) and audio streams connect directly to stations' public URLs. No new third-party SDKs. Calling architecture: unchanged from the approved 1.1.1 — outbound-only VoIP with CallKit; ICE configuration (STUN + our TURN relay turn.elefa.tel) retrieved at call time from our authenticated backend; SRTP media. No changes to CallKit usage, background modes, or push handling. Permissions: unchanged from the approved 1.1.1 — Contacts (optional, on-device matching only), Microphone (calls), Camera (optional card scan via Stripe). No new permissions, no new usage descriptions. Payments: unchanged from the approved 1.1.1 — Stripe (including Apple Pay) for prepaid calling credit consumed as real-world phone calls (Guideline 3.1.3(a)). No In-App Purchase items. Encryption: standard TLS/SRTP only (ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption = false, unchanged). No tracking, no ads. ### 1.1.1 — 2026-08-05 Calls now connect reliably on more mobile networks, including networks that previously got stuck on 'Connecting'. Fixed the speaker button muting the ringing tone. Performance and stability improvements. ### 1.1.0 — 2026-07-29 This update expands calling coverage and makes dialing faster and safer. - Works on more iPhones. elefa Connect now supports iOS 16 and later. - The keypad matches numbers to your saved contacts as you type. Tap a suggestion to fill in the number. Matching happens entirely on your phone and nothing is uploaded. Requires contacts access. - Recent calls show contact names, and the name stays on screen during a call. - Tapping a recent call or a contact opens the dialer with the number filled in, so you can confirm the name and rate before calling. - Touch and hold the number field to paste a copied number. - Funding History in Wallet lists every top-up, bonus and refund. - Optional email at sign-up for receipts and account recovery. - Launch promotional rates to South Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Nigeria, Congo, DRC and Rwanda. Promotional pricing may change. - Fixes an issue that could sign you out after the app was left idle. - Fixes an issue where soft-deleted calls could reappear in call history. ### 1.0.2 — 2026-07-25 No release notes. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*