Chris Ely

That’s terrifying for showing how little he understands about the problem he is attempting to solve.

Humans use up to four senses at times to accomplish the task of driving.

@mosiacmango
@cm0002

I take it you weren’t aware that Google Wave was based on XMPP.

https://www.networkworld.com/article/757722/opensource-subnet-nine-new-apps-that-show-off-the-power-of-google-wave.html

@onlinepersona

This is a good video explaining things, for anyone who doesn’t know about the situation Apple created.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=BuaKzm7Kq9Q

Alternative 🔗:
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=BuaKzm7Kq9Q
https://piped.video/watch?v=BuaKzm7Kq9Q

@helenslunch
@gregorum

Why don’t you ask the Matrix team why they decided to re-invent XMPP and add a stupid HTTP API?

@onlinepersona
@netchami

Installing from F-Droid prevents sales like this from causing silent “upgrades” to advertising-infested versions.

@kpw

Done.

https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

@MonkderZweite

There were two SMS mistakes by Signal:

1. https://signal.org/blog/goodbye-encrypted-sms/

2. https://signal.org/blog/sms-removal-android/

@MonkderZweite
@z0rg0n

Try out any of these:

- Session @session
- SimpleX @simplex
- Threema @threemaapp

They all don’t require a phone number, which makes them immediately better than Signal, for devices that don’t have a SIM.

@rustyriffs
@u_tamtam

> I would argue that bad experiences aren’t due to trains but due to poor investment and management.

I agree. I used trains to get to school as a commuter.

Nothing makes a train more unusable than not knowing when it will arrive at the destination (it was sometimes hours late) or if it will show up at all (the schedule was constantly changing, and some trains would just be cancelled when equipment was broken).

@luthis @scarabic

Google and Samsung were the only apps to implement RCS (and the infrastructure to support the app) so far.

Nothing Google has done prevents any other organizations that want to invest the time and money from also implementing the standard.

https://www.gsma.com/futurenetworks/rcs/universal-profile/

Apple, on the other hand, doesn’t allow iMessage apps or servers that they didn’t create themselves. Or even an SMS/RCS app on their devices.

@NENathaniel

RCS is already an open standard, that’s why Apple is and always has been able to implement it themselves without relying on Google for anything.

@NENathaniel @kirklennon

I surely do!

Try Session or SimpleX or Threema.

Threema is the oldest and most polished option. You do have to buy a license for a one-time fee though. It’s entirely worth the play store credit I spent, but if I were to buy now, I’d use their website store so I could use the open source app instead.

@comfydecal
@u_tamtam

You can get good battery life from a Pixel 6, 7, or 8 series device even with stock Android.

It only gets better when flashing a custom OS, particularly GrapheneOS, because you have more control over which apps can be running or using the network / location chips because radio or location can chew through battery charge very quickly.

@Corkyskog

This video covers most of your questions.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qxAnWYUvDxg

Alternative 🔗:
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=qxAnWYUvDxg
https://piped.video/watch?v=qxAnWYUvDxg

@Corkyskog

The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is the base for both operating systems.

GrapheneOS actually makes a lot of effort to provide solutions that are mostly better than what stock Android provides.

https://grapheneos.org/features#sandboxed-google-play

@Corkyskog

@GrapheneOS is an alternative OS that provides better privacy than the stock Android that can be installed on Pixel devices.

https://grapheneos.org/install/

> GrapheneOS is a private and secure mobile operating system with great functionality and usability.

@Corkyskog

At the quoted speed, I think they should be legally obligated to provide 15,821 TB of data transfer per month, at a bare minimum.

@yote_zip
@whfsdude