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Signal may soon be getting usernames
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this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2023
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I don’t want it to turn into Telegram, just give me a lightweight, secure and privacy focused messaging app.
I mean, username vs phone number kinda doesn't matter anymore since it doesn't even do SMS anymore. This is probably the most popular change they could do and which has the least consequences on bloat.
Why would this specific change affect these things in a bad way?
Matrix is what you’re looking for.
It will be difficult to switch my friend groups again, now that they are finally on Signal
Definitely. Also, everybody will blame all issues they run into on you.
I wouldn't really consider matrix lightweight
The reference client Element isn't, but the protocol itself is quite ok.
https://jami.net perhaps ? I've just heard about it and didn't try it myself, but it's kind of appealing to see a new decentralized messaging app (I wish tox succeeded in this field, but hey...).