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its even more outdated (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] 110 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Signal is the best.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    The thing it's missing the most is better multi device support and an updated desktop client.

    For me, I think Matrix is more complete (specially since it backs-up your chats and media encrypted). The only thing it's lacking (at least Element specific) is encrypted chat search support on mobile.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What matrix is missing is anyone that I know. Ultimately that is way more important than features in a messaging client.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    In my personal experience, everyone who has an account with Signal also has with Matrix. The main issue for me is who has an account at all.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Signal client looks optimized on MacOS and Linux i don’t use Windows so not sure what’s going on there

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I use it on windows. The client is totally fine for the most part.

    Though for some reason it regularly screws up the device-connection, forcing me to reconnect the device, loosing access to every old message. Seems to be a rare bug though, as my family also uses the windows client and theirs never has this problem (out of 8 device 1 has this problem)

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Yeah, it sucks that if I were using Signal only on my phone and eventually decide to start using it on desktop, it doesn't sync any conversation history, resulting in the desktop client showing nothing from before you set it up. It should have older devices send history to new ones. If you're permanently switching devices, are you losing that history for good?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    There's no way that we can have a mainstream alternative to imessage if we keep declaring a new app or protocol the new best one every two years.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    All Google needs to do is make a public RCS API. Then we will have all the important features iMessage has on Android via regular texting. I have no fucking clue why they are making RCS exclusive to their messaging app.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don't think it's really a chat app. Isn't it just a text replacement? Or does it just use that number as your ID to use it? I have it, but only ever used it with one guy.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    It has lots of nice features over SMS: read/typing notifications, image/video support, proper groups, message expiration. I think that makes it a chat app

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