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The official WhatsApp client has an excellent UX. There's simply no reason to use another. For Signal it's not the case. The client is slow, has many quirks an
by tut-urut-utut 6y ago
The official WhatsApp client has an excellent UX. There's simply no reason to use another.
For Signal it's not the case. The client is slow, has many quirks and lack features.
If Moxie allowed third-party clients, it would be a win-win situation. Over time users will get a usable client, and the core Signal team would be able to concentrate on their Crypto business.
- jeltz 6y agoIs everyone using another WhatsApp client than me? If I would rate all chat clients I have used I would put it in the bottom 2, only Skype has a worse client.
- simias 6y agoI completely agree that Signal could very much use a third-party client, especially on the desktop. That being said if they want to push their cryptocrap they have to keep a strong control on the clients because third parties are likely to just ignore that functionality altogether, hampering adoption. I'm not saying that's the main reason for them to exert such a tight control on the Signal ecosystem but it shows how damaging that move has been: now you can't really exclude an ulterior motive for them refusing to integrate with third parties. It damaged the trust I had in the project.
- vips7L 6y agoThe signal desktop app is severely neglected. The UX is terrible and users have been begging for it to be able to interact with regular SMS for years.