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Ask HN: Decent, secure IM app that works on iOS and OS X?
I currently use Telegram which has an iOS client as well as one for OSX, but I'm looking for an alternative that isn't iMessage. What do you guys use or recommend? Encryption is a big bonus.
- hackerboos 12y agoI don't follow. What is your issue with Telegram? How is Telegram iMessage?
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- cimm 12y agoWhat about a Jabber client? ChatSecure and Monal are both excellent Jabber iOS clients that support encryption with Adium on the desktop? You can run you own Jabber server (ejabberd) or use one of the free ones out there (DuckDuckGo, https://xmpp.net/directory.php https://xmpp.net/directory.php). It's not as nice as Telegram or iMessage but it works.
- thegrif 12y agoYour best bet is to use OTR encryption over XMPP or another messaging protocol of your choosing. Also configure clients to use SSL/TLS. You can learn more about OTR here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-the-Record_Messaging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-the-Record_Messaging You will actually be using a different client on your iOS devices compared to OSX. Just use the same account/protocol and you will be fine. On MacOS you will probably want to use Adium. On iOS use ChatSecure.
- instakill 12y agoSweet will give ChatSecure a try.
- raelmiu 12y agoI'm using Telegram too. Works fine for me.