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For actual communication (messaging) it is actually one of the best. It is fast, reliable, and has genuinely great value adds like group messaging, encrypted m
by batiudrami 9y ago
For actual communication (messaging) it is actually one of the best. It is fast, reliable, and has genuinely great value adds like group messaging, encrypted messages, expiring messages and photos, location sharing, rich attatchments, seen notifications, integration with facebook profiles means I can find anyone (who has a profile) even if I don't have their contact details.
Sure the app is a bit heavy with features I don't personally use (stickers, chat heads, games, stories) but it's at the point where it's easily the best messaging client I've used.
- whyever 9y agoSignal has most of these features as well.
- batiudrami 9y agoSure, but Facebook Messenger has all my friends.
- satsuma 9y agoThis is really the crux of the matter. No matter how much a program kicks ass, if nobody uses it nobody is going to want to use it. Getting friends to switch to Telegram from Skype was a pain. Turning around and saying, after they got cozy, "hey Telegram blows, come check out Signal!" would result in rolled eyes and nothing more.
- Ntrails 9y agoI can't use it without installing an app on my phone, even when I force desktop (which used to work). Remember when they tried to replace email with facebook messenger? And then tried to replace text messaging/etc? If it's the best messaging client you've used, I'm bemused, because it's honestly no better than AIM was in 2002 for communicating with friends on my computer. In fact I probably find it worse most of the time.
- batiudrami 9y agoPerhaps you and I have different needs. AIM didn't have any of the features I mentioned except group messaging.