Just a post to say the goods of using SimpleX instead of others “private” messenger. First it doesn’t not require any id, phone number, etc… Can create how many accounts that you want! Decentralized servers, everyone can run and use own servers, and communicate with others! Big privacy side! Look at this one of the best https://privacyspreadsheet.com/messaging-apps. The only negative is the usability of the app, this is why it needs support and be democratize to gain attraits to people, and maybe one day be one the most used messenger app…
- dingdongitsabear ( @dingdongitsabear@lemmy.ml ) 3•5 hours ago
can you run it on multiple devices and have them all synced? how about chat export in a readable format?
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English1•2 hours ago
You can only use one device at a time. However you can toggle between mobile and desktop
It can run as long as your on the same network as the other instance and for the chat export in readable format, I actually don’t know, sorry
- youmaynotknow ( @jjlinux@lemmy.ml ) 1•5 hours ago
No and no. It’s basically everything is stored locally.
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English2•2 hours ago
You can back it up. Also you can switch to a different device with a button but you can only use one device at a time.
- youmaynotknow ( @jjlinux@lemmy.ml ) 1•29 minutes ago
Yeah, the question was if it could be used in multiple devices
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English1•27 minutes ago
At the same time?
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English5•11 hours ago
I like how clean Simplex Chat is
- 𝚝𝚛𝚔 ( @trk@aussie.zone ) English8•12 hours ago
I love that this post was like four rows below this one on my front page:
- ISOmorph ( @ISOmorph@feddit.org ) 24•1 day ago
Simplex is pretty nice, but to me XMPP already does all that you described, and metadata isn’t that important to me. Plus XMPP has better clients for mobile and desktop
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English1•2 hours ago
Then keep using it. However, no one else is using in my experience and there so many apps and servers I can’t keep it all straight. Not user friendly at all.
If you like and have people using it then that’s fine but I wouldn’t start using in 2024. There are much nicer systems.
For 1:1 and small groups, XMPP is not as convenient + not as secure
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English1•2 hours ago
How dare you criticize some 90’s protocol no one uses
- jherazob ( @jherazob@beehaw.org ) English4•12 hours ago
- toastal ( @toastal@lemmy.ml ) 3•16 hours ago
My battery life & ability self-host on low-spec hardware is pretty convenient. When I talk to my bud on their own self-hosted, low-spec instance, the TLS+OMEMO is pretty secure since we don’t have to trust some third-party server provider with data/metadata.
Right, and completely agreed with that, but I think that SimpleX is just better in most cases (not on battery life for now), as it could be also self hosted
- toastal ( @toastal@lemmy.ml ) 3•11 hours ago
There is a cost aspect of self-hosting that one has to comtemplate. I haven’t looked at SimpleX hosting, but if it’s anything like Matrix on resources, it isn’t accessible or feasible even if it is possible.
- EngineerGaming ( @EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ) 1•9 hours ago
I host a Simplex server, it is not that bad in terms of resources. My smp server is around 90 MB RAM and XFTP is 30 MB. Could be better, but still would run without problem on low-end hardware.
- toastal ( @toastal@lemmy.ml ) 1•6 hours ago
What about the storage & network costs?
- EngineerGaming ( @EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ) 1•6 hours ago
I have not checked both, but seems like both are insignificant. From what I understand, the messages and files are only stored on the server until reception.
- MangoPenguin ( @MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English15•1 day ago
This speadsheet desperately needs the first column and row anchored, it’s unreadable as is because you can’t see what you’re looking at.
As far as users go, add the features people are used to from Telegram and other messengers, and make it just as easy to use and it’ll probably start pulling in more people. A big one IMO is good discoverability; like an easy to remember username that I can share, and ability to pull in my contacts and automatically add people who are already on it. As well as good group chat and channel support with good moderation tools.
Some things would be easy to improve on too, Telegrams sticker packs for example are a bit of a pain to update, so adding that feature but making it better would be nice.
Also easy sync to other devices without needing to manually backup/restore chats would be a huge plus for any of the alternative messenger apps.
- just_an_average_joe ( @just_an_average_joe@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English7•1 day ago
How can i start? I mean its not like i have any friends on simpleX so whats the point? Does it have public groups that one can search for?
I wouldn’t use SimpleX for public and large groups, only for small and 1:1, use SimpleX with your friends ans family
I wouldn’t use SimpleX for public and large groups, only for small and 1:1, use SimpleX with your friends ans family
- umami_wasabi ( @umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml ) 6•1 day ago
From SimpleX creator, it doesn’t scale well with groups >50 ppl, so it is not going to be your Telegram/Facebook/social media replacement.
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English2•11 hours ago
Well Matrix exists so you can always fire up a Matrix server
- Count042 ( @Count042@lemmy.ml ) 3•10 hours ago
I think you meant xmpp
- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English1•8 hours ago
No, I meant Matrix. I don’t know anyone who uses XMPP. There are a lot of people on Matrix.
- The Doctor ( @drwho@beehaw.org ) English1•6 hours ago
Unable to decrypt message.
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- Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English1•2 hours ago
Did you use the Element front end and then clear web storage? Also the unable to encrypt only applies to encrypted group chats which aren’t the default
- shortwavesurfer ( @shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip ) 6•1 day ago
SimpleX ftw. I’ve been using it for about six months, but I’ve really started using it much more often recently.
- furzegulo1312 ( @furzegulo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 5•1 day ago
simplex rules!