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I got a new job. whatsapp group (20 people) is migrating to signal because I don't use it. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I understand that it may be problematic sometimes but this was very smooth. I didn't even say anything.

A: what's your number for the whatsapp group Me: I don't have whatsapp because of facebook. B: ok, we have to use signal then A: ok

And that was it. Life can be very easy sometimes

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[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I think SimpleX is better in everyway.

A few SimpleX shortcomings beyond what you noted, in no particular order:

No multi-device support.
Adding contacts requires sharing somewhat large links (as either text or QR code) which can be inconvenient.
Messages are lost if not retrieved soon after they're sent. (I think it's 21 days by default. I've had vacations longer than that.)
No group calls.
Group messaging is full-mesh, meaning that as a group grows, the network traffic will balloon faster than it would with any other topology. This is generally bad for high-traffic groups, but it might be okay if they stay small or everyone always has great unmetered connectivity.
The claim to not have user IDs is misleading at best, and outright false in group chats.
The desktop app uses Java, which will be unappealing to more than a few people. (To be fair, several other messengers use Electron, which is also unappealing to more than a few.)

It does have some neat design ideas. I don't consider it ready for general use, but I look forward to seeing how it develops.

[–] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

agree with your general sentiment. I've actually been using it and its very rough around the edges, in addition to being "slow" feeling overall, and I'm just testing it out between one other person and myself on other devices. it's not something I can recommend to anyone yet, but definitely keeping my eye on it.