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> A universal chat application would be amazing You mean like WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram and dozens of different chat apps available for both Android and iOS?
by djvdq 3y ago
> A universal chat application would be amazing
You mean like WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram and dozens of different chat apps available for both Android and iOS?
- sohzm 3y agoRelavent xkcd: https://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/
- bleachedsleet 3y agoBeeper is an app that unifies all the messaging protocols you mentioned (and others) into a single app. They are not introducing another protocol. Universal in this context is referring to the ability to use a single app across protocols rather than the ability to use a single app across platforms.
- jayknight 3y agoI miss the days of jabber being able to senselessly talk to aim, msn, yahoo, icq, etc. All chat contacts in one account.
- anthk 3y agoJabber transports, they were great.
- djvdq 3y agoOk, I get it. It's what EU mandated and from March '24 all major chat apps have to be able to communicate with each other.