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A new messaging app is in development, and the project is described as “an open source WhatsApp for the Fediverse.”
A new messaging app is in development, and the project is described as “an open source WhatsApp for the Fediverse.”
Mobile-first, requires phone number, proprietary server-side, google play market.
Desktop app works fine though. Phone
Seems you edited your comment to add new points. Lemmy doesn’t notify users about changes to comments/posts they replied to, unfortunately.
Good to know. I prefer to never use my phone number for sign ups.
They seem to put a lot of effort to centralize their app though - you can’t setup your own server and talk to other signal users.
Yes, but you need to figure out how to verify signature keys on android + manual updates, it’s just inconvinent if you compare it to F-Droid Signal devs so dislike for no good reason.
You still need to install a mobile app first. On XMPP I can create an account even if I don’t own a smartphone.
Does XMPP allow e2ee group video calls?
Yes, but its early days and only few clients support it. You can try it with Dino.
I dunno, never used video calls outside of college (and hell I hate that). I heard Jitsi can do it though, again never tried myself.
I don’t see the problem with that, it’s a phone messenger first.
Well, I’m desktop-first kind of person, so it’s a downside for me.
Sure, definitely use what works for you. I do like it as a phone messenger that happens to have a functional desktop client (Telegram and surprisingly, Whatsapp do have better desktop clients).