Hookt Messenger

Hookt  Messenger is an easy-to-use, lightning-fast, cross-platform messenger that lets you send messages instantly to your contacts both locally and worldwide.  Switch from SMS to Hookt to stay connected with your friends and text away for free!  Easily find friends on Facebook and Twitter, and enjoy photos, group chats, send/delivered/read indicators, and more!

We love hearing from our users!  If you have any feedback, questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to email us at support@hookt.com

By installing Hookt you hereby agree to our terms of service, available here: http://hookt.com/tos

Permissions for Hookt
* Your personal information
Read contact data: To connect you with your Android contacts who already have Hookt

* Network communication
Full internet access: Hookt sends and receives messages via the internet
View network state: To conserve battery usage, Hookt pauses network transactions until connection is restored

* Storage
Modify/Delete SD card contents: To reduce network traffic, Hookt caches your friends’ profile images on the SD card

* Phone calls
Read phone state and identity: Your Hookt account is connected to your phone number

* Services that cost you money
Send SMS messages: Hookt lets you invite your friends by sending them an SMS invitation

* Your Accounts
Discover Known Accounts: Used to create your Hookt account.

* Hardware controls
Control Vibrator: Hookt can notify you when a new message arrives or if a new friend adds you on Hookt

* System tools
Automatically Start at Boot: The Hookt service needs to be running in the background to receive all your messages

* C2DM (Push notifications)
If Hookt is not running or your phone is in sleep mode, you can still receive messages as long as you have network connectivity.

* WakeLock
On received push notification, wake up CPU for two minutes.