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I wonder if Signal should expose linked devices directly in the UI at all times. Something like a small icon that indicates "You have 3 linked devices active" o

by jzb 2y ago

I wonder if Signal should expose linked devices directly in the UI at all times. Something like a small icon that indicates "You have 3 linked devices active" or similar.

XorNot 2y ago
I think the trouble is information overload is a bit of a thing in this case. It's information that is 99% of the time useless, except the one time it isn't. But also, to an informed user is much less of a threat - the threat is anyone you interact with getting compromised. EDIT: Like an analytics based approach would probably be far more useful - popping up a confirmation for example if GeoIP shows a device is far removed from all the others, which for most people would be true unless they were traveling.
inor0gu 2y ago
Would probably lead to notification fatigue. Showing a big snackbar when a new device is added is probably enough, especially if the app can detect there was no "action" on your phone that triggered it. Key transparency, once rolled out, would help to ensure there is no lingering "bad" device around, but phishing will always be a problem.
- inetknght 2y ago
  > Showing a big snackbar when A big... what? Can you tell me what this new lingo is for someone who doesn't use the latest and shittiest marketing lingo?
  - inor0gu 2y ago
    > latest and shittiest marketing lingo It exists since Android 6: https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/material/snackbar/Snackbar https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/m... Informative banner that does not require user interaction to dismiss.
  - saagarjha 2y ago
    It’s UI design language: https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/material/snackbar/Snackbar https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/m...
  - SpaghettiCthulu 2y ago
    An in-app notification along the bottom of your screen. Usually just some text on a dark grey or black background.
  - dragonwriter 2y ago
    Snackbar isn't a particularly new term, it goes back, IIRC, to the first version of Material Design and is similar to a toast but different in that snackbars may support interaction whereas toasts are non-interactive.
  - alashow 2y ago
    > shittiest marketing lingo Is that what you call the words you don't understand?
- jzb 2y ago
  "Would probably lead to notification fatigue." Probably true...

by jzb 2y ago

I wonder if Signal should expose linked devices directly in the UI at all times. Something like a small icon that indicates "You have 3 linked devices active" or similar.

XorNot 2y ago

I think the trouble is information overload is a bit of a thing in this case. It's information that is 99% of the time useless, except the one time it isn't. But also, to an informed user is much less of a threat - the threat is anyone you interact with getting compromised. EDIT: Like an analytics based approach would probably be far more useful - popping up a confirmation for example if GeoIP shows a device is far removed from all the others, which for most people would be true unless they were traveling.

inor0gu 2y ago

Would probably lead to notification fatigue. Showing a big snackbar when a new device is added is probably enough, especially if the app can detect there was no "action" on your phone that triggered it. Key transparency, once rolled out, would help to ensure there is no lingering "bad" device around, but phishing will always be a problem.

inetknght 2y ago
> Showing a big snackbar when A big... what? Can you tell me what this new lingo is for someone who doesn't use the latest and shittiest marketing lingo?
- inor0gu 2y ago
  > latest and shittiest marketing lingo It exists since Android 6: https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/material/snackbar/Snackbar https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/m... Informative banner that does not require user interaction to dismiss.
- saagarjha 2y ago
  It’s UI design language: https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/material/snackbar/Snackbar https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/m...
- SpaghettiCthulu 2y ago
  An in-app notification along the bottom of your screen. Usually just some text on a dark grey or black background.
- dragonwriter 2y ago
  Snackbar isn't a particularly new term, it goes back, IIRC, to the first version of Material Design and is similar to a toast but different in that snackbars may support interaction whereas toasts are non-interactive.
- alashow 2y ago
  > shittiest marketing lingo Is that what you call the words you don't understand?
jzb 2y ago
"Would probably lead to notification fatigue." Probably true...