socialChat Android

An Android client for socialChat — a decentralized, self-hostable social media platform. No central authority. No corporate servers. Just people running their own communities.

What is socialChat?

socialChat is open-source social media infrastructure that anyone can host. The Android app lets you connect to any socialChat instance — including ones you run yourself.

• Post, comment, and follow people on your own server
• Chat in real-time with friends and communities
• Full control over your data and who hosts it
• Switch between servers from the login screen

Self-Hosting

Run your own socialChat server and connect this app to it in seconds.

1. Deploy the server: github.com/usr-wwelsh/socialChat
2. Open the app → tap the server selector on the login screen
3. Add your server URL (e.g. https://social.yourdomain.com)
4. Sign up and you're live on your own platform

Your instance, your rules, your data.

Features

• Decentralized — connect to any socialChat server
• Real-time chat and messaging via WebSockets
• Posts, comments, profiles, and friend requests
• Persistent server list — switch instances without reinstalling
• Brutalist dark UI

Building

git clone https://github.com/usr-wwelsh/socialChatAndroid
cd socialChatAndroid
./gradlew assembleDebug

Requires Android Studio Hedgehog or newer, min SDK 26.

License

MIT License — see LICENSE