Soroush Plus (Persian: سروش پلاس, Messenger angel) is an Iranian cross-platform, instant messaging (IM), social media and VoIP service developed by the Setak Houshmand Sharif.[1] It is one of the most popular messaging apps in Iran and West Asia, with more than 35 million users.[2][3][4] Soroush enables users to send text and voice messages, share images and videos, make voice and video calls, share files and locations, pay bills, and access AI and services.[5][6]

Soroush is available on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux, and the web. Registration requires a mobile telephone number.[7][8]

Features

Soroush enables text and voice messaging, multimedia sharing, voice and video calls, and file sharing. It has unlimited cloud storage and is usable internationally. The platform also provides payment services for tasks such as paying bills, making purchases, and conducting transactions securely and has two step verification for securing accounts. Users can share their real-time location and access a variety of services through bots, including customer support and bill payments.[9][10][11][12]

Message Exchange Bus (MXB)

Main article: Message Exchange Bus

Soroush is connected to the Message Exchange Bus (MXB), which is a technology that connects major Iranian messaging platforms like Bale, Eitaa, Rubika, Gap and iGap and enables users to send messages and files, make voice and video calls and more to more than 100 million users between these apps without needing a separate account for each one , offering communication regardless of the platform used..[13][14][15][16]

Availability

Soroush was removed from both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store,[17] along with several other Iranian apps.[18] This removal came as part of a broader action taken by these American platforms to restrict access to apps from Iran.[19] Despite this, Soroush continues to be available through other app stores like Bazaar and Myket and to direct download, maintaining its user base.[20][21][22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Soroush Plus Messenger". Sharif Innovation Station. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  2. ^ "+20 million downloaded Soroush in Bazaar".
  3. ^ "+11 million downloaded Soroush in Myket". Myket (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  4. ^ "Latest share of Iranian messengers from active users". Mehr (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  5. ^ "Soroush Plus messenger 4.7.9 Free Download". soroush-plus-messenger.soft112.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  6. ^ سروش, پیام‌رسان; سروش, پیام‌رسان. "پیام‌رسان سروش | قوانین و مقررات". پیام‌رسان سروش. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  7. ^ سروش, پیام‌رسان; سروش, پیام‌رسان. "پیام‌رسان سروش | حریم خصوصی". پیام‌رسان سروش. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  8. ^ "Iran releases messaging app Soroush to replace Telegram | Iran News | Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  9. ^ "Soroush plus messenger".
  10. ^ مایکت. "New version of Soroush Plus messenger". مایکت (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  11. ^ "Soroush Plus - A New Version of Soroush Messenger".
  12. ^ "Description of Soroush Plus messenger".
  13. ^ "Fifth Iranian Domestic Messenger Joined the MXB". en.ito.gov.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  14. ^ "چگونه اتصال متقابل بین پیام‌رسان‌ها را فعال کنیم؟/ پاسخ به چند شبهه". ایرنا (in Persian). 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  15. ^ "Digital Platforms and Services". en.ito.gov.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  16. ^ "نحوه فعال سازی قابلیت اتصال متقابل در پیام‌رسان‌های داخلی + فیلم". ایسنا (in Persian). 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  17. ^ "Why ordinary Iranians are turning to internet backdoors to beat censorship". BBC News. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  18. ^ "In Iran, state-sanctioned messaging apps are the new hallmark of internet nationalization". Global Voices Advox. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  19. ^ "Why Iranians Are Right To Shun Domestic Messaging Apps". Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  20. ^ "Eitaa".
  21. ^ "SATRA calls for explanation after Google Play removes Iranian apps". Tehran Times. 2021-09-15. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  22. ^ "Iran releases messaging app Soroush to replace Telegram | Iran News | Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soroush_Plus
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