Okay privacy app with lots of glitches
I’ve used Wickr for years, because it’s encryption and privacy features are top notch. However, the app has lots of glitches, too. Notifications sometimes work, and sometimes they don’t. Sometimes, your account just stops working, and you have to delete your account and start a new user name. I think I’m on the seventh version of my user name! Also, occasionally the app will tell you that a message is sent, but your receiver never received the message. So you find yourself constantly using another IM service to check to make sure that your receiver has received your message. Those sorts of things are frustrating, and I hope at some point they figure out how to fix that.
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Response from developer
I'm so sorry for the trouble! We may be able to help if you can share more details with us by emailing support@wickr.com
Sold Out To AMAZON.cøn aka Jefe Bezoars or as i know him Bae Zoars
I call him Bae Zoars cause hes my Bae a he Zoars!!! Soars above all the sleeping jackrabbits schleep. Jefe and i have had it up to our necks with you rabble who dont fall low enough to properly follow his magesty
• Secure Shredder
-awesome feature that saved mine and jefe Bezoars life as well as our teams and associates lives 17 times per season on average. And Was when bug chasing was really coming into its own. Now that bug chasing has gone mainstream and is the norm hole we’ll see what comes of it as all the aids stack and pack back to sack off hack me at tools dot crom well.
• Secure Shredder
-awesome feature that saved mine and jefe Bezoars life as well as our teams and associates lives 17 times per season on average. And Was when bug chasing was really coming into its own. Now that bug chasing has gone mainstream and is the norm hole we’ll see what comes of it as all the aids stack and pack back to sack off hack me at tools dot crom well.
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Wickr is amazing!
Needed a way to communicate with people without giving out my phone number, and with Wickr, all they need is your Wickr ID. No phone number necessary.
And if you ever feel like you want to cut ties, just delete the app and start over with a new Wickr ID. The old contact info will just disappear.
And if you ever feel like you want to cut ties, just delete the app and start over with a new Wickr ID. The old contact info will just disappear.
Have used and this app for several years without being disappointed!
I’ve only had one issue with a prior update that was more than a minor inconvenience for me but they both fixed the issue and support responded to me quickly so I couldn’t be more satisfied!
If You Care About OpSec You Have Arrived
Best OpSec app out there. If the Feds and the military use it then you know it’s good. Don’t forget your password. Wickr cannot and does not remember it. They store zero data and end to end user encryption is a must have. The ginger bread man would have used this app for sure. #FreeR
I love this application
Been using it for some months now and I love it so much. The calls are clear and it is completely safe. However, something weird once happened with me when I connected to a new WiFi connection, the app stopped asking me for the password and was logging in immediately when I hit the app’s icon. Non of my contacts on Wickr experienced such thing. I was wondering if it means that something bad about my phone privacy? Thank you very much
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Response from developer
I'm so sorry for the trouble! We may be able to help if you can share more details with us by emailing support@wickr.com
Message delivery, basic features are an issue
This would be an amazing app — preferable to Signal because it doesn’t require a phone number — if not for the unreliable message delivery.
If you ever leave the app before a message completes sending, you’ll get a “message unsent error” and it’s hit or miss if that’s even accurate (sometimes they were sent). So you end up with ppl constantly sending dupes which stinks in group chats. Replying directly to a notification is equally spotty.
Chat summaries in app don’t reflect the latest message sent, only the latest opened. Also no notifications while in app from other chats other than a rumble/sound. No stickers as well.
Long way to go to be an even basic chat app in my opinion, but I’m sticking with it in hopes the above gets resolved very soon.
If you ever leave the app before a message completes sending, you’ll get a “message unsent error” and it’s hit or miss if that’s even accurate (sometimes they were sent). So you end up with ppl constantly sending dupes which stinks in group chats. Replying directly to a notification is equally spotty.
Chat summaries in app don’t reflect the latest message sent, only the latest opened. Also no notifications while in app from other chats other than a rumble/sound. No stickers as well.
Long way to go to be an even basic chat app in my opinion, but I’m sticking with it in hopes the above gets resolved very soon.
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Trash
Don’t waste your time on this piece of garbage. I took the time to fill everything out and the first time I sign in. It freezes my account for 24 hours with no explanation no reason no warning all I did was create and account and enter my
Password. They are just collecting and selling your information. 😡♈️
Password. They are just collecting and selling your information. 😡♈️
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The app interface is great but support staff...
I sent an email about three weeks ago about a group made. I put my wikr account name on a forum site and was added to two groups with child pornography and planning/request of it from other users. I left the groups and reported it to Wikr’s email. They have said nothing back and its a little scary to think they're doing nothing about these kinds of groups. This is literal child pornography and people saying theyre using their own children to make these pictures. This absolutely needs to be addressed.
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Needs GIF support (and not via keyboard)
The only reason I don’t use this more is the lack of native gif support. I don’t use third party keyboards because of data logging, but my friends and I use gifs all the time while messaging and we don’t like that we can’t use those on here.
Also more intuitive delivered and read receipts would be nice. I’ve stood next to a friend and watched both screens while messaging to once and for all confirm what the checkmarks mean. It would be nice if that were more intuitive or obvious.
Also more intuitive delivered and read receipts would be nice. I’ve stood next to a friend and watched both screens while messaging to once and for all confirm what the checkmarks mean. It would be nice if that were more intuitive or obvious.
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Last two updates
I downloaded this app a couple months ago and used to love how clean, simple, and effective can be used for communication. However the last two updates have really let me down. The app has been crashing, messages and pictures show that didn’t go through when in fact they did, and I’d rather the option to vibrate without the app being used, I personally don’t want the notifications options through my phone settings. Thank you for the awesome app, but please go back to what worked!
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Best secure messaging app
I picked Wickr over Telegram and Signal because it did not require a phone number. I don’t trust an app that claims to be about your privacy and anonymity and then asks for a private number that gives away your anonymity. Wickr has impressed me beyond that. There are some bugs. Notifications do not always work as intended and with the most recent app and iOS update calls don’t ring anymore - they just make the same sound as a message. I’m sure these are being addressed and otherwise have really liked this app. Keep up the good work, keep it simple and secure!
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Notifications with nobody there
Been a while since I’ve posted here. I’ve updated my phone since my last review so I’m on the current iOS. The latest version of Wickr has me getting at least 4 notifications per day that doesn’t have a message attached to it. So I log in to find no activity at all. No new messages. Hopefully this is a known issue and you are working on it. Thanks.
Update:
Just letting you know that I tried it out again as you asked and even after the recent update I'm still getting dead notifications. Notifications with no messages attached. I'm only talking to one person.
After recent update I'm still getting notifications with no messages attached. I even deleted my account and created a new one to see if that would help. It didn't. I'm only talking to one person but I know this person is talking to others on this app. I have no idea how many people they are communicating with. At this point I'm thinking there’s a glitch going on when messages are sent to others...
Update:
Just letting you know that I tried it out again as you asked and even after the recent update I'm still getting dead notifications. Notifications with no messages attached. I'm only talking to one person.
After recent update I'm still getting notifications with no messages attached. I even deleted my account and created a new one to see if that would help. It didn't. I'm only talking to one person but I know this person is talking to others on this app. I have no idea how many people they are communicating with. At this point I'm thinking there’s a glitch going on when messages are sent to others...
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Proof of Authenticity (for me at least)
I may not know very much about the technicalities of security, but one thing I do know for sure. Wickr WORKS.
Back in 2017 when I was raided and taken in for multiple 1st degree drug charges the department of homeland security did a phone extraction on my phone and Wickr didn’t even show up under the apps section. I had my lawyer control+F for “wickr” in the phone extraction report (5200 something pages long) and there was no results found. I tried searching for keywords that I sent under wickr and nothing came up . It’s like the app never existed, even though it was clearly on my phone . Amazing :)
Back in 2017 when I was raided and taken in for multiple 1st degree drug charges the department of homeland security did a phone extraction on my phone and Wickr didn’t even show up under the apps section. I had my lawyer control+F for “wickr” in the phone extraction report (5200 something pages long) and there was no results found. I tried searching for keywords that I sent under wickr and nothing came up . It’s like the app never existed, even though it was clearly on my phone . Amazing :)
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Photo options
I like this app for communicating to people you should not be communicating too! Although sometimes it does not send and receive in a timely manner. That is extremely frustrating! I really wish there was a photo section that you could put a time limit or delete from other person option. Part of using this app is the fact that other people cannot get in without passwords. Obviously don’t want to save the pictures to the phone.
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ANNOYING
Heard wickr was a great app so I decided to download it and couldn’t even make it past the sign up. Anytime I put in my email password then confirm password, I click submit just for nothing to happen. I’ve tried this multiple times and the same thing happened.
Great app, but...
It’s getting annoying how often they update it. On the computer, it seems like each time I run the program (once or twice a week) I get an alert that there’s yet another update (100+MB per update). The iPhone app version isn’t that bad, but still, so many updates makes me wonder if they really know what they’re doing...
On the iPhone, the app loads fast & has some nice features. I cannot comment on whether or not it’s truly rather secure or not...
On the iPhone, the app loads fast & has some nice features. I cannot comment on whether or not it’s truly rather secure or not...
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Better
I think it is a good app for texting. I have used it and I like it. No need to use any phone number or valid email address, basically, this app does not ask for verification. However, no one knows what other user information has been taken by this app as you use it. It may take device identification number such as IMEI number.
Remind you that no digital device which connects the internet either wired or wireless is safe from hacking especially from NSA. Be your own boss and safeguard yourself. Users are thankful for the service. Thank you for your efforts and time.
Remind you that no digital device which connects the internet either wired or wireless is safe from hacking especially from NSA. Be your own boss and safeguard yourself. Users are thankful for the service. Thank you for your efforts and time.
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Hardly ever works
Running on an iPhone 7 and the app almost never works right. Calls drop constantly in good reception or wifi connection areas. Sometimes messages don't even go through or cannot be opened. The timer for photos goes off before It is opened. This app is a disaster. Don't pay for an upgrade. It's hardly got any value free.
After the most recent update, the app no longer lets me log in with a fingerprint and it does not even send or receive messages. Thanks so much wickr for "fixing " the bugs.
After the most recent update, the app no longer lets me log in with a fingerprint and it does not even send or receive messages. Thanks so much wickr for "fixing " the bugs.
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SECURE! Mostly reliable, sometimes buggy
I do love and trust the Wickr app. The company puts security and privacy first on their priority list. I believe them that even if records were legally subpoenaed, there would not and could not be any message content; because it is not stored anywhere. This is one of the serious problems with regular text messages, and a crazy bad problem with Facebook Messenger. They store all content Forever! Don’t say or ask anything the least bit confidential via any FB system, ever.
I do experience intermittent service interruptions and glitches, at times, when using Wickr.
I recommend saving the Wickr ID for each of your friends/clients in your contact list, and/or taking screenshots of your Wickr user list. That way, if Wickr starts behaving badly, you can uninstall, restart your phone, and reinstall the app (and easily reconnect with your people).
I had to do that once. It did resolve whatever ghost-in-the-machine problem I was having.
Thanks for an awesome, secure, private, and Free app! I appreciate your effort to make the modern world a safer place. :)
I do experience intermittent service interruptions and glitches, at times, when using Wickr.
I recommend saving the Wickr ID for each of your friends/clients in your contact list, and/or taking screenshots of your Wickr user list. That way, if Wickr starts behaving badly, you can uninstall, restart your phone, and reinstall the app (and easily reconnect with your people).
I had to do that once. It did resolve whatever ghost-in-the-machine problem I was having.
Thanks for an awesome, secure, private, and Free app! I appreciate your effort to make the modern world a safer place. :)
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