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It's really upsetting how Wire was managed honestly. The bones were great (even built with Rust), but it really seemed like it just stalled out and then switche

by olah_1 6y ago

It's really upsetting how Wire was managed honestly. The bones were great (even built with Rust), but it really seemed like it just stalled out and then switched to being a Corporate app instead of a Consumer app in a last ditch effort to be sustainable. Wire might still be around, not sure, but I could read the writing on the wall. I got out when "mentions only notifications" was deemed a "pro" feature and not table stakes.

Normille 6y ago
Agreed. Wire had such great potential, being E2E encrypted, cross platform and based in Switzerland. I discovered it probably 4 or 5 years ago when looking for a cross-platform alternative to iMessages, after buying my 1st Android phone. It had a lot going for it back then and I moved all my family group onto it. Unfortunately, during the intervening time, development seems to have all but stalled, with Signal, Telegram, et al overtaking Wire. This would be bad enough on its own but was combined with an almost Steve Jobs-ian arrogance from the dev team. Their Github issues was full of requests, many dating back years, asking for really basic functionality like; font size control, support for landscape orientation, support for tablets, backup facility, etc. Most of which got a dismissive "We're not going to do that" response. Then, when they belatedly did roll out a backup & restore function, it was barely functional and, even when it did occasionally work, could only restore on the same device it had been backed up from. They "Coulda bin a contender" but, even with all the press coverage on alternatives to WhasApp over the past weeks, I've not seen a single mention of Wire. What a squandered opportunity! [Incidentally. I moved all my family group over to Telegram, last year, after a Wire update lost people's messages archives, and the difference in usability and dare I say "fun" is like night and day. Even my 80-something year old mother, who's not the most tech savvy person in the world remarked how much better Telegram was]
- olah_1 6y ago
  Signal adding stickers also made a massive difference. Fun factor is underrated. But the snappiness of Telegram UI is truly next level.

by olah_1 6y ago

Normille 6y ago

Agreed. Wire had such great potential, being E2E encrypted, cross platform and based in Switzerland. I discovered it probably 4 or 5 years ago when looking for a cross-platform alternative to iMessages, after buying my 1st Android phone. It had a lot going for it back then and I moved all my family group onto it. Unfortunately, during the intervening time, development seems to have all but stalled, with Signal, Telegram, et al overtaking Wire. This would be bad enough on its own but was combined with an almost Steve Jobs-ian arrogance from the dev team. Their Github issues was full of requests, many dating back years, asking for really basic functionality like; font size control, support for landscape orientation, support for tablets, backup facility, etc. Most of which got a dismissive "We're not going to do that" response. Then, when they belatedly did roll out a backup & restore function, it was barely functional and, even when it did occasionally work, could only restore on the same device it had been backed up from. They "Coulda bin a contender" but, even with all the press coverage on alternatives to WhasApp over the past weeks, I've not seen a single mention of Wire. What a squandered opportunity! [Incidentally. I moved all my family group over to Telegram, last year, after a Wire update lost people's messages archives, and the difference in usability and dare I say "fun" is like night and day. Even my 80-something year old mother, who's not the most tech savvy person in the world remarked how much better Telegram was]

olah_1 6y ago
Signal adding stickers also made a massive difference. Fun factor is underrated. But the snappiness of Telegram UI is truly next level.