HeyTell was a social app developed by Voxilate, Inc.. It was removed from Google Play Feb 15, 2025 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
HeyTell had been downloaded 11 million times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
HeyTell was rated 3.75 out of 5 stars, based on 39 thousand ratings.
App Information
HeyTell was free to download. The APK download size was 9.78 MB. The last available version was 3.5.5.471. The last update was on February 9, 2024.
Technical Requirements
HeyTell required Android 5.0+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app had been available on Google Play August 2010.
Description
HeyTell® is a cross-platform voice messenger & walkie talkie that allows you to instantly talk with friends & family who use Android, iOS, and Windows Phone 7 devices with the press of a single button.
* Voice messages are quicker than SMS—and free!
* *Very* low data usage, no more than sending an email
* Works on any Internet connection!
* Superior audio quality: *twice* the frequency range of a cell phone call!
* EXTRAS! Check out the Voice Changer or create 25-way chat with Groups! Extras make HeyTell ad-free!
* Notifications alert whenever a message is received if you enable the Background Service via Menu > Settings > Background Service
✳ TIP: If you're on wifi & want to avoid late notifications, be sure to set your Wifi Sleep Policy to Never: Menu >Settings > Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi Settings > Menu > Advanced > Wi-Fi sleep policy > Never.
* Quickly Friend/Unfriend/Block. Adding contacts as friends ensures that you can always quickly find them by tapping the To: field and tapping "Friends."
* Choose from 3 different privacy levels to control how users can contact you without an invite:
✓ Low privacy: All Facebook friends can HeyTell you. Any of your Twitter followers can HeyTell you. People who know your phone number or email address can HeyTell you.
✓ Medium privacy: All Facebook friends can HeyTell you. All Twitter friends can talk to you. Friends of your HeyTell friends who know your phone number or email address can HeyTell you.
✓ High privacy: No one can contact you unless you contact them first or unless you accept their Twitter, Facebook, email, or SMS invite.
* Optionally, share your location with selected contacts while you talk
✳ TIP: To send your location information to a contact, you must have the MAPS page open (tap TARGET button) when you send the HeyTell message. For privacy reasons, HeyTell does not send location unless you approve & have Maps open.
✳ Conversations can be saved & replayed offline, or deleted
✳ TIP: Long-press on conversations & individual messages to access extended View, Delete, and Export options.
* All data and audio you transmit to HeyTell and your friends is encrypted in transit
* Earpiece and speakerphone functionality: Press the Speaker button to toggle between earpiece and speaker mode (If you find earpiece sound is too low, enable the speaker)
* You do NOT need to share personal information to connect with HeyTell contacts & have full control of your personal info. See https://heytell.com/privacy and https://heytell.com/faq for more information about connecting without sharing phone numbers or email addresses!
✳ TIP: Back up your account so that you do not have to re-add friends when you change phones or update ROMs. To do this, exit HeyTell and enable the Backup options accessed via Menu > Settings > Privacy or Backup & Sync.
✳ TIP: If you can send messages to friends, but you are not receiving them, ask your friends to respond directly to you by tapping the active conversation. It is likely that the contact information they're using to find you doesn't match what you set for yourself and/or your privacy is higher. However, directly responding to the conversation should always work! :)
✳ TIP: IF YOU GET AN "INBOX FULL" message, there's no need to delete the app or messages: This just means that your friend has to listen or reply to the messages you sent before you can continue to send them messages. Once they listen or respond, you can keep on talking!
NOTE THAT CARRIERS MAY CHARGE YOU & YOUR RECIPIENT FOR SMS INVITES, but they're not required--email invites and direct connections to other HeyTell users using phone, email, Twitter, & Facebook are free!
Questions/comments/suggestions?
- Email us at android@heytell.com! - Follow us on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/heytell - "Like" us on Facebook at https://facebook.com/heytell! - Circle us on G+ at https://www.heytell.com/+!
Recent changes: Compliance with Prominent Disclosure Requirement.
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★★★★★
Worked perfectly for me. My only problem is I didn't have anyone else connect with my friends. The app is great I'm curious about the development that will take place. Thank you for the service my friend's
★★★★★
Love it Have used hey tell for a long time and have always loved it. Love the quick sending voice messaging.
★★★★★
Much easier than texting Love the app. I use it for work, so I don't have to text and drive. Something happened tho possibly from the last updated, and now it kinda glitches. I get a notice that a message was received, but it won't load. An hour or day later....boom, I got to listen to the whole days messages from people trying to get a hold of me. Hoping it gets fixed quick!
★★☆☆☆
Contains adware android_ctl I've used this effectively in the past, but AVG antivirus has detected that the latest update contains aware called android_ctl. I have emailed the developer and not heard back, so I am uninstalling.
★★☆☆☆
Decent app Love it however it has stopped notifying me of new messages all the time.
★★☆☆☆
BEYOND FRUSTRATING: does not sync contacts across devices RAWR - When I get a new tablet, phone, or other device, I have to re-invite ALL of my contacts on every device. My contacts are frustrated and annoyed about getting 3 different invites. I don't blame them; it's crazy. Would be a 5-🌟 app if this gets fixed. PLEASE ADD CONTACT ACCOUNT SYNC!
★★☆☆☆
Hey Tell Think out of the box for a second. The name says it all its snitch friendly software. Few devices are 100% safe.
Technologies used by HeyTell
HeyTell is requesting 18 permissions and is using 28 libraries.
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