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While I like the idea, AFAICT there's no actual web interface, only access through iPhone/Android apps. Which is a deal-breaker for me. That said, is anyone h

While I like the idea, AFAICT there's no actual web interface, only access through iPhone/Android apps. Which is a deal-breaker for me. That said, is anyone here actually using HalloApp? If so, what are your impressions so far?

nicce 5y ago
Yep, if you want to go with privacy first, then make web interface and let us believe that you at least try to make it privacy friendly by allowing more user control and strict sandboxing. There are anti-patterns in many websites to make people to use native apps - simply because it is easier to collect more user data.
vmception 5y ago
Thats because its mobile-first! Like 2016! The founders and their stakeholders all agreed, trendy! Like in 2016! Like Yo! But Hello, but spelled the German way Hallo! and because there already is a social network (and mobile app) called Hello, and other communications apps called Hello, and its also cool to mispell startup names, a web 2.0 staple, like last decade!
browningstreet 5y ago
I use it to share certain activity photos with a small group who aren't on Insta/F (like me). For that, it's great. No expectation that it'll be around forever -- it's just real time photos of us on vacation in a way that doesn't bombard Messages.
- rglullis 5y ago
  I get the use case, I don't get why there is a need for yet-another app for it when there group messaging apps can do that. > in a way that doesn't bombard Messages I'm pretty sure that you can just mute notifications from WhatsApp/Telegram/Matrix/XMPP/Messenger-du-jour...
  - nicce 5y ago
    It has feed about posts like original Facebook without algorithms. WhatsApp et al. does not have.
    - rglullis 5y ago
      Ah, ok. So then the question becomes "why not Mastodon/Pixelfed/Pleroma", especially now that they are implementing "private group" functionality and you can choose who gets to see your posts (besides the usual public/followers-only/private message)?
      - browningstreet 5y ago
        I’ve thought of standing up my own private mastodon, but asking these people get mastodon accounts for this single use case isn’t really what any of them want. We’re all social media averse, and mastodon is still like a twitter. hallo is private/closed by default and allows for signals and comments.
        rglullis 5y ago
        Okay, last attempt! Take a look at https://movim.eu/ https://movim.eu/ It's open social media based on XMPP, you can set up your own server if you want.

nicce 5y ago

Yep, if you want to go with privacy first, then make web interface and let us believe that you at least try to make it privacy friendly by allowing more user control and strict sandboxing. There are anti-patterns in many websites to make people to use native apps - simply because it is easier to collect more user data.

vmception 5y ago

Thats because its mobile-first! Like 2016! The founders and their stakeholders all agreed, trendy! Like in 2016! Like Yo! But Hello, but spelled the German way Hallo! and because there already is a social network (and mobile app) called Hello, and other communications apps called Hello, and its also cool to mispell startup names, a web 2.0 staple, like last decade!

browningstreet 5y ago

I use it to share certain activity photos with a small group who aren't on Insta/F (like me). For that, it's great. No expectation that it'll be around forever -- it's just real time photos of us on vacation in a way that doesn't bombard Messages.

rglullis 5y ago
I get the use case, I don't get why there is a need for yet-another app for it when there group messaging apps can do that. > in a way that doesn't bombard Messages I'm pretty sure that you can just mute notifications from WhatsApp/Telegram/Matrix/XMPP/Messenger-du-jour...
- nicce 5y ago
  It has feed about posts like original Facebook without algorithms. WhatsApp et al. does not have.
  - rglullis 5y ago
    Ah, ok. So then the question becomes "why not Mastodon/Pixelfed/Pleroma", especially now that they are implementing "private group" functionality and you can choose who gets to see your posts (besides the usual public/followers-only/private message)?
    - browningstreet 5y ago
      I’ve thought of standing up my own private mastodon, but asking these people get mastodon accounts for this single use case isn’t really what any of them want. We’re all social media averse, and mastodon is still like a twitter. hallo is private/closed by default and allows for signals and comments.
      - rglullis 5y ago
        Okay, last attempt! Take a look at https://movim.eu/ https://movim.eu/ It's open social media based on XMPP, you can set up your own server if you want.