We can do better than Signal

Re:We can do better than Signal by jeltz on Sunday January 17, 2021 @12:24PM (#25812630)

If the average user was fine with the terrible clients which are Skype, Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger why should we hold Element to a higher standard?

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Re:We can do better than Signal by perardi on Sunday January 17, 2021 @01:51PM (#25813615)

Define terrible.

Oh, I’ll grant you the UI of these clients can be terrible. Facebook Messenger takes a shocking amount of resources.

But what’s the job to be done for most people? Chatting with friends. FB Messenger has the network effect built in. You can just message your friends. And send them goofy stickers.

What will get people to transition to an encrypted messenger where they have to duplicate their social network? Privacy? Yeah, OK, I am definitely going to get a friend to download a new app, create a new account, and go through whatever dance is necessary for encryption to ask if we want Mexican or Thai for dinner.

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Re:We can do better than Signal by akvadrako on Sunday January 17, 2021 @02:02PM (#25813740)

Personally I think element has a ways to go before it reaches the user friendlyness of even skype, the worst of those three.

The iOS app is a the most confusing chat app I've tried, especially if you run your own identity server.

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