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Q: "Is there any plans to make user ID system, so that we can add friends without knowing the phone numbers?" A: Yes, we're working on it.
by Daniel_sk 6y ago
Q: "Is there any plans to make user ID system, so that we can add friends without knowing the phone numbers?"
A: Yes, we're working on it.
- ljlolel 6y agohe mentioned this when he was on Joe Rogan
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y agoHaven't Signal been saying that for something like three years now?
- hbhstx05q8tf 6y agoIt's certainly been a while. And I've never heard anything reassuring about what they're planning; I half expect if/when we get anything that it'll be just as useless to me as the existing system. I don't actually trust Signal to deliver the features I need, and the lengthy timelines certainly don't help. I don't think I know of any messenger at all that does what I want, and that's kinda sad.
- CarelessExpert 6y agoYes, though if you're paying attention to the protocol changes recently, you'll see it's actually true. There's been the introduction of a UID for user identifiers, a brand new group chat protocol, etc. So the work is happening. But it's pretty major surgery, so it takes time.
- godelski 6y agoSomeone recently posted a code snippet where it was in a new release. They also said this year which is a change from the past.