2019 Mobile Apps For Second Life

Linden Lab is working on a new app for Second Life during 2020 on iOS and Android. Beta release expected very soon. 

The last post I made on mobile apps for Second Life was back in January 2010 for the IPhone. Since then Touch Life, Sparkle IM and AjaxLife have all gone offline.

Apparently Linden Lab is working on an iOS app solution for accessing Second Life and hopefully there will be a Android version of it. Hopefully there will be a prototype app released sometime this year if all goes to plan. Sansar may at some point go on mobile in the near future.

Below are iOS and Android apps which can be used to access Second Life and OpenSim as of 30th January 2019.

iOS Apps

MetaChat 

• Text only viewer
• View avatar profiles, search for avatar by name, chat locally or via IM, teleport to landmarks, view group information, see your friends list and more
• Size: 27MB
• Version: 1.2.9100
• Price: $2.99
• Available since August 2017
• Listed on TPV Directory
• Download

Android Apps

Lumiya

• Second Life viewer for android phones and tablets
• Supports OpenSim, supports new Android Oreo notifications. supports Bento, supports voice, inventory management, 3D view, mesh support, works with Google Cardboard, full VR experience and more
• Size: 10MB
• Version: 3.4.2
• Price: £2.69
• Available since 2012
• No longer listed on TPV Directory
• Installs: 100, 000+
• Download

Lumiya Voice Plugin

• Adds voice chat support to Lumiya Viewer. Supports group voice calls and nearby voice. Requires Lumiya Viewer to be installed. Support for Bluetooth headsets and speakerphone mode
• Size: 4.9MB
• Version: 1.4
• Available since January 2017
• Download

Lumiya Cloud Plugin

• Enables Lumiya Viewer to save chat and IM data to Google Drive. Requires Lumiya Viewer to be installed.
• Size: 2.7MB
• Version 1.0
• Available since 19th October 2016
• Download

Mobile Grid Client

• Second Life and OpenSim messaging client for all Android devices
• Local chat and instant messages, teleport to other regions, region map, profiles, full inventory manipulation and more
• Size: 1.1MB
• Version: 1.25.1255
• Price: First 14 days are free then there is a monthly fee L$250 for the standard version. The Pro version is L$450 per month / L$4500 per year.
• Available since 2010
• Listed on TPV Directory
• Installs: 100, 000+
• Download

LittleSight

• Second Life viewer for Android
• Chat, IM, online friends list, nearby people, mini-map, teleport to current map (paid service).
• Size: 5,3MB
• Version: 2.0.0
• Price: single payment
• Available since 2012
• Listed on TPV Directory
• Installs: 10, 000+
• Download

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Linden Lab Blocks Android Viewer “IM to Secondlife”

IM to Secondlife blocked

Oz Linden has announced on the Second Life official blog that the third-party Android viewer “IM to Secondlife” has been blocked from accessing Second Life. Apparently the block was due to serious violations of the policy on the Third Party viewers page.

The third-party Android viewer “IM to Secondlife” was released back in September 2015 and since then has been downloaded more than 10, 000 times on the Google Play Store. The reviews have been mostly mixed and negative recently. It’s rated 3 and half stars out of 5 stars.  

Here is the full blog post by Oz Linden… 

Linden Lab has blocked the third party Android client “IM to Secondlife”; it may no longer be used to access Second Life. We did so due to serious violations of the Policy on Third Party Viewersrelating to user account security and user privacy.

If you have ever used that viewer, Linden Lab strongly suggests that you secure your Second Life account, beginning with updating your password on the Second Life account page:

https://accounts.secondlife.com/change_password/

We may need to temporarily hold some accounts in connection with this incident. Please ensure that your contact information is up to date and verify your email address:https://accounts.secondlife.com/change_email/

As a reminder, although you may connect to Second Life using software released by a third-party developer,  as explained in our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, you do so at your own risk. Linden Lab provides a Policy on Third-Party Viewers to promote a positive and predictable experience for all Second Life Residents. Extra caution must be taken with third-party viewers that are not in the Viewer Directory: they have either declined to self-certify their compliance with Linden Lab policies or have been refused for noncompliance with the policies.

-Oz Linden

It’s good to see Linden Lab taking some serious action to protect the security of the Second Life community.