Germ Network
@germnetwork.com
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Germ DM is end-to-end encrypted with Messaging Layer Security and is never connected to your phone number. Our integration with ATProto (Bluesky) is now in beta!
Germ DM is end-to-end encrypted with Messaging Layer Security and is never connected to your phone number. Our integration with ATProto (Bluesky) is now in beta!
Germ DM x ATProto beta version 3806 just shipped.
Check out our new fixes, including OAuth improvements thanks to the great work of @thisismissem.social.
Look out for a better login experience. If you were locked out before, try again! 🏁
Check out our new fixes, including OAuth improvements thanks to the great work of @thisismissem.social.
Look out for a better login experience. If you were locked out before, try again! 🏁
January 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Germ DM x ATProto beta version 3806 just shipped.
Check out our new fixes, including OAuth improvements thanks to the great work of @thisismissem.social.
Look out for a better login experience. If you were locked out before, try again! 🏁
Check out our new fixes, including OAuth improvements thanks to the great work of @thisismissem.social.
Look out for a better login experience. If you were locked out before, try again! 🏁
This holiday season, give the gift of gossip. Best served end-to-end encrypted.
Love, Germ 💝
Love, Germ 💝
December 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This holiday season, give the gift of gossip. Best served end-to-end encrypted.
Love, Germ 💝
Love, Germ 💝
Just added your #germinbio for #WaitlistWednesday?
Your friends don't need Germ yet to chat with you. Just click the link and let our App Clip handle the rest.
Your friends don't need Germ yet to chat with you. Just click the link and let our App Clip handle the rest.
December 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Just added your #germinbio for #WaitlistWednesday?
Your friends don't need Germ yet to chat with you. Just click the link and let our App Clip handle the rest.
Your friends don't need Germ yet to chat with you. Just click the link and let our App Clip handle the rest.
It’s #WaitlistWednesday!
Beta build 3733 is out and a new batch of testers are invited to set up their #germinbio. (Check your spam folder!)
Beta build 3733 is out and a new batch of testers are invited to set up their #germinbio. (Check your spam folder!)
December 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It’s #WaitlistWednesday!
Beta build 3733 is out and a new batch of testers are invited to set up their #germinbio. (Check your spam folder!)
Beta build 3733 is out and a new batch of testers are invited to set up their #germinbio. (Check your spam folder!)
Germ is private messaging, freed from the phone number.
👽 End-to-end encrypted
🤖 Bluesky handle = your ID
🎩 Link in bio that works like magic
🪄 App Clip = no downloads
See a germ link? Just click to chat. 🐰
👽 End-to-end encrypted
🤖 Bluesky handle = your ID
🎩 Link in bio that works like magic
🪄 App Clip = no downloads
See a germ link? Just click to chat. 🐰
December 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Germ is private messaging, freed from the phone number.
👽 End-to-end encrypted
🤖 Bluesky handle = your ID
🎩 Link in bio that works like magic
🪄 App Clip = no downloads
See a germ link? Just click to chat. 🐰
👽 End-to-end encrypted
🤖 Bluesky handle = your ID
🎩 Link in bio that works like magic
🪄 App Clip = no downloads
See a germ link? Just click to chat. 🐰
Launch a friend's chat—no App Store needed. 🎩 🪄 💫
Our App Clip launches from all of our links and QR codes. Just share.
Our App Clip launches from all of our links and QR codes. Just share.
December 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Launch a friend's chat—no App Store needed. 🎩 🪄 💫
Our App Clip launches from all of our links and QR codes. Just share.
Our App Clip launches from all of our links and QR codes. Just share.
🔎 You found out there are E2EE DMs for #atproto.
✍️ You signed up for the waitlist.
📭 And now, you’re looking out for our e-mail.
📬 Don’t forget: check your spam folder!
✍️ You signed up for the waitlist.
📭 And now, you’re looking out for our e-mail.
📬 Don’t forget: check your spam folder!
December 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🔎 You found out there are E2EE DMs for #atproto.
✍️ You signed up for the waitlist.
📭 And now, you’re looking out for our e-mail.
📬 Don’t forget: check your spam folder!
✍️ You signed up for the waitlist.
📭 And now, you’re looking out for our e-mail.
📬 Don’t forget: check your spam folder!
Just added your Germ link-in-bio?
Tell your friends: to send you a secret message, just click.
No App Store required.
Tell your friends: to send you a secret message, just click.
No App Store required.
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Just added your Germ link-in-bio?
Tell your friends: to send you a secret message, just click.
No App Store required.
Tell your friends: to send you a secret message, just click.
No App Store required.
Use a custom handle or PDS? Just keep typing.
New build, new fixes. Try it out now.
New build, new fixes. Try it out now.
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Use a custom handle or PDS? Just keep typing.
New build, new fixes. Try it out now.
New build, new fixes. Try it out now.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for happy hour last week! Atproto devs are so nice in person ☺️🍻
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined us for happy hour last week! Atproto devs are so nice in person ☺️🍻
Got a Germ link in your bio?
Your friends can chat with you, starting now.
Your friends can chat with you, starting now.
November 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Got a Germ link in your bio?
Your friends can chat with you, starting now.
Your friends can chat with you, starting now.
Happy Halloween!
Whether you're a ghoul, goblin, vampire, or K-Pop Demon Hunter, Germ DM keeps you reachable, never exposed.
Want to thank us? We accept candy 🎃 👻 🍭
Whether you're a ghoul, goblin, vampire, or K-Pop Demon Hunter, Germ DM keeps you reachable, never exposed.
Want to thank us? We accept candy 🎃 👻 🍭
October 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Happy Halloween!
Whether you're a ghoul, goblin, vampire, or K-Pop Demon Hunter, Germ DM keeps you reachable, never exposed.
Want to thank us? We accept candy 🎃 👻 🍭
Whether you're a ghoul, goblin, vampire, or K-Pop Demon Hunter, Germ DM keeps you reachable, never exposed.
Want to thank us? We accept candy 🎃 👻 🍭
Germie has her Halloween card ready. Do you?
With multiple cards, no phone numbers, and E2EE everywhere, Germ DM keeps you reachable, never exposed.
With multiple cards, no phone numbers, and E2EE everywhere, Germ DM keeps you reachable, never exposed.
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Germie has her Halloween card ready. Do you?
With multiple cards, no phone numbers, and E2EE everywhere, Germ DM keeps you reachable, never exposed.
With multiple cards, no phone numbers, and E2EE everywhere, Germ DM keeps you reachable, never exposed.
Re: the first screen, the visual glitch is a bug, but your bio character limit is a feature. We're working on solutions to get that link out of your bio, but assume it's stuck there for awhile and needs space to work 😅
On the next screen, just keep typing! We support your custom handle and PDS.
On the next screen, just keep typing! We support your custom handle and PDS.
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Re: the first screen, the visual glitch is a bug, but your bio character limit is a feature. We're working on solutions to get that link out of your bio, but assume it's stuck there for awhile and needs space to work 😅
On the next screen, just keep typing! We support your custom handle and PDS.
On the next screen, just keep typing! We support your custom handle and PDS.
Off the waitlist and into the beta?
Our App Clip brings supernatural power to all who click a Germ link: an end-to-end encrypted chat without the App Store!
Our App Clip brings supernatural power to all who click a Germ link: an end-to-end encrypted chat without the App Store!
October 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Off the waitlist and into the beta?
Our App Clip brings supernatural power to all who click a Germ link: an end-to-end encrypted chat without the App Store!
Our App Clip brings supernatural power to all who click a Germ link: an end-to-end encrypted chat without the App Store!
Our bad! 🫣😅
Thank you for finding our bugs so fast! We just shipped 2.3.1 🔎 🐛🪲
Thank you for finding our bugs so fast! We just shipped 2.3.1 🔎 🐛🪲
October 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Our bad! 🫣😅
Thank you for finding our bugs so fast! We just shipped 2.3.1 🔎 🐛🪲
Thank you for finding our bugs so fast! We just shipped 2.3.1 🔎 🐛🪲
We support your growth. 🌱💚
Did we miss something? Keep your and your friends' cards current with a simple refresh.
Did we miss something? Keep your and your friends' cards current with a simple refresh.
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We support your growth. 🌱💚
Did we miss something? Keep your and your friends' cards current with a simple refresh.
Did we miss something? Keep your and your friends' cards current with a simple refresh.
Yes, we support your custom handle and PDS!
Just keep typing.
Just keep typing.
October 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Yes, we support your custom handle and PDS!
Just keep typing.
Just keep typing.
Left Germ DM on the back burner?
Germ 2.3.0 lets you pick up where you dropped off.
No do-overs, just a better re-entry 🔑🚪
Germ 2.3.0 lets you pick up where you dropped off.
No do-overs, just a better re-entry 🔑🚪
October 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Left Germ DM on the back burner?
Germ 2.3.0 lets you pick up where you dropped off.
No do-overs, just a better re-entry 🔑🚪
Germ 2.3.0 lets you pick up where you dropped off.
No do-overs, just a better re-entry 🔑🚪
No Germ app? No problem.
Tap a friend’s #GermInBio and Germ opens instantly.
No trip to the App Store. Just E2EE conversations from your Bluesky handle.
Thank App Clip for the magic 😎🌱
Tap a friend’s #GermInBio and Germ opens instantly.
No trip to the App Store. Just E2EE conversations from your Bluesky handle.
Thank App Clip for the magic 😎🌱
October 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
No Germ app? No problem.
Tap a friend’s #GermInBio and Germ opens instantly.
No trip to the App Store. Just E2EE conversations from your Bluesky handle.
Thank App Clip for the magic 😎🌱
Tap a friend’s #GermInBio and Germ opens instantly.
No trip to the App Store. Just E2EE conversations from your Bluesky handle.
Thank App Clip for the magic 😎🌱
Germ DM 2.3.0 is live! 😎📲
We’ve also shipped a new build to our beta users and brought more of you off the waitlist🌻📬
For Germ users in our ATProto beta, your friends will now have a much easier time chatting with you—even if they’re not off the waitlist yet 👀▶️
We’ve also shipped a new build to our beta users and brought more of you off the waitlist🌻📬
For Germ users in our ATProto beta, your friends will now have a much easier time chatting with you—even if they’re not off the waitlist yet 👀▶️
October 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Germ DM 2.3.0 is live! 😎📲
We’ve also shipped a new build to our beta users and brought more of you off the waitlist🌻📬
For Germ users in our ATProto beta, your friends will now have a much easier time chatting with you—even if they’re not off the waitlist yet 👀▶️
We’ve also shipped a new build to our beta users and brought more of you off the waitlist🌻📬
For Germ users in our ATProto beta, your friends will now have a much easier time chatting with you—even if they’re not off the waitlist yet 👀▶️
Germ's SF Summer picnic last week was a blast!
But post pictures of our guests on main? Couldn't be us.
But post pictures of our guests on main? Couldn't be us.
September 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Germ's SF Summer picnic last week was a blast!
But post pictures of our guests on main? Couldn't be us.
But post pictures of our guests on main? Couldn't be us.
Our CEO Tessa’s Q&A starts from her #germinbio at @tessa.germ.network.com at 11am today!
On an Android device and have a question? Just ask. She's friendly :)
On an Android device and have a question? Just ask. She's friendly :)
August 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Our CEO Tessa’s Q&A starts from her #germinbio at @tessa.germ.network.com at 11am today!
On an Android device and have a question? Just ask. She's friendly :)
On an Android device and have a question? Just ask. She's friendly :)