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Web vs App

Use the Blacktel as App for iOS and Android or within your web browser

Matching phone interfaces on a laptop and smartphone.

App

As of late, we also offer an Android and an iOS (Apple) app for Blacktel.io. The greatest asset of using our Blacktel app is that you can use your mobile phone as a normal phone, without needing a SIM card.



Browser

All our services and features are available in the web browser, but to use them, you need to be logged in and online to send and receive text-messages, to make calls or to send and receive fax. We would recommend using either Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.


More about

With our app, however, you only have to activate the push features for messages (SMS) and calls. This means that the Blacktel app works and runs in the background and provides incoming SMS and calls as soon as they come in. Just like they would with a real mobile phone. You can activate the push feature for either SMS or calls or for both. No more logging in to check your messages, we simplified this process altogether!

All services and features can be used in your web browser and in your app – there is no difference. All settings you make will be automatically adapted. This means you can switch between using the app or your web browser whenever you want.

Please note that you can only purchase and add credits via in-app purchases in your Blacktel app.

Other payment options, such as PayPal and payment via crypto providers are available on our website. If you wish to purchase credits, for example, via PayPal instead, please log into your account in your web browser and do so there. These credits can be used in your browser, as well as in your app.

Next step

Find more guidance or contact Blacktel Support for help with your setup.

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