<s>
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
and	O
communication	O
application	O
that	O
specializes	O
in	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
and	O
voice	B-Application
calls	I-Application
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
also	O
send	O
each	O
other	O
text	O
messages	O
,	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
,	O
images	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
voice	O
messages	O
,	O
contacts	O
,	O
user	O
location	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
create	O
group	O
chats	O
,	O
group	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
and	O
conference	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
grew	O
to	O
10	O
million	O
users	O
within	O
30	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fastest	O
growing	O
messaging	B-Application
apps	I-Application
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
1	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
or	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
app	O
on	O
both	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
every	O
country	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
is	O
headquartered	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
California	O
with	O
branch	O
offices	O
in	O
China	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates	O
,	O
with	O
Latin	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
offices	O
opening	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
has	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
35	O
employees	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
SOMA	O
stands	O
for	O
“	O
Simple	O
Optimized	O
Messaging	B-Application
App	I-Application
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
developed	O
the	O
communication	O
app	O
Coco	O
Voice	O
and	O
4	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
they	O
launched	O
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
,	O
a	O
messenger	O
for	O
the	O
global	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
launched	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
fastest	O
messenger	B-Application
app	I-Application
,	O
delivering	O
high	O
quality	O
voice	O
,	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
,	O
and	O
text	O
messaging	O
with	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
other	O
communication	O
features	O
and	O
capabilities	O
with	O
no	O
buffering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
uses	O
proprietary	O
distributed	O
server	B-Application
technology	O
with	O
servers	O
strategically	O
placed	O
in	O
multiple	O
countries	O
to	O
provide	O
fast	O
speeds	O
and	O
stability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
making	O
voice	O
and	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
more	O
stable	O
,	O
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
's	O
distributed	O
server	B-Application
infrastructure	O
allows	O
for	O
voice	O
and	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
to	O
be	O
accessed	O
in	O
high	O
quality	O
in	O
almost	O
every	O
country	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
interaction	O
on	O
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
is	O
handled	O
by	O
a	O
server	B-Application
in	O
the	O
nearest	O
country	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
supports	O
unlimited	O
free	O
service	O
with	O
no	O
additional	O
charges	O
for	O
international	O
calls	O
or	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
downloading	O
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
,	O
users	O
can	O
invite	O
their	O
friends	O
to	O
also	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
send	O
text	O
messages	O
to	O
their	O
contacts	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
recipient	O
has	O
n't	O
downloaded	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
with	O
these	O
messages	O
including	O
a	O
link	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
download	O
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
launched	O
free	O
,	O
high-quality	O
group	O
video	O
and	O
voice	B-Application
calls	I-Application
on	O
mobile	O
,	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
participants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
supports	O
text	O
message	O
,	O
push-to-talk	O
voice	O
message	O
,	O
video	O
message	O
,	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
as	O
well	O
as	O
contact	O
and	O
location	O
sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
supports	O
group	O
messaging	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
500	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
supports	O
end-to-end	O
encryption	O
for	O
all	O
messages	O
and	O
communication	O
using	O
a	O
cryptographic	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
based	O
on	O
2048-bit-RSA	B-Architecture
and	O
256-bit-AES	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
has	O
strict	O
security	O
policies	O
that	O
apply	O
to	O
all	O
messages	O
,	O
including	O
voice	O
and	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
,	O
texts	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
or	O
voice	O
messages	O
,	O
everywhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
messages	O
and	O
calls	O
are	O
encrypted	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
2048-bit	O
RSA	B-Architecture
and	O
256-bit	O
AES	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
messages	O
,	O
no	O
matter	O
where	O
they	O
come	O
from	O
or	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
sent	O
,	O
are	O
permanently	O
deleted	O
from	O
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
's	O
servers	O
immediately	O
after	O
delivery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Undelivered	O
messages	O
expire	O
and	O
are	O
permanently	O
deleted	O
after	O
seven	O
days	O
from	O
the	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messages	O
are	O
never	O
stored	O
on	O
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
's	O
servers	O
or	O
in	O
any	O
cloud	B-Architecture
after	O
they	O
are	O
deleted	O
,	O
and	O
phone	O
numbers	O
stored	O
in	O
users	O
address	O
books	O
cannot	O
be	O
seen	O
by	O
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
released	O
security	O
updates	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
asks	O
for	O
only	O
the	O
essential	O
user	O
permissions	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
app	O
to	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
End-to-end	O
encryption	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
maximum	O
privacy	O
,	O
and	O
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
stores	O
the	O
key	O
only	O
on	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
users’	O
address	O
books	O
or	O
phone	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
made	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
user	O
permission	O
requests	O
by	O
removing	O
all	O
redundant	O
user	O
permissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
update	O
,	O
SOMA	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
requires	O
fewer	O
permissions	O
than	O
similar	O
messaging	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
and	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
