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Re:Message from Facebook: this could be war by golergka on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @08:06AM (#9262342)
Because open-source chat platforms lack features that make apps like WhatsApp good for regular users.

How long does it take you to set up a Jabber client? Can you add a person to Jabber using just their phone number?

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Re:Message from Facebook: this could be war by sspiff on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @08:13AM (#9262371)
It depends on the client. TextSecure is an open-source XMPP/Jabber client for Android which does end-to-end encryption (OTR?), and adds contacts based on your address book automatically.

It also supports adding a new contact by phone number, and replaces the stock text messaging application, automatically upgrading text messages to OTR XMPP sessions if the other party is on the same network.

It doesn't do federation though, as far as I know.

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Re:Message from Facebook: this could be war by golergka on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @09:34AM (#9262777)
No iOS version.
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Re:Message from Facebook: this could be war by sspiff on Wednesday March 25, 2015 @10:31AM (#9263167)
Yes there is, it's called Signal[1], by the same developers. It started out as two separate products, but you can use them to chat between iOS and Android.

[1]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/signal-private-messenger/id8...

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