PiraText

Piratext was an idea that I had to keep text messages secure and to learn how to work with encryption. There were many encryption based texting apps already in the Play Store but they were all cumbersome and ugly. There were too many clicks needed to send a text. I wanted something that was as close to regular texting as possible. I had visions of kids in highschool being able to text without worrying about teacher or parents reading their messages.

As you can tell this is when I started my gray-scale and red styling.

The functionality is pretty simple, you log in to the app with a password and you are presented with your current conversations. You can also start new conversations with anyone in your phonebook. You would need to agree on an encryption key with the person you are texting with. After that, it is just like regular text messaging. The encryption process is all invisible. You don't have to push a button to encrypt your message before sending, like most of the other apps.

This app was a fun exercise but never really went anywhere.