ChatSecure iOS v4.0
Productivity
secure messaging client
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
6 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Brings OMEMO encryption to iOS XMPP
From 2 comments
Congratulations! It's nice to see that we now have both Android (https:/mconversations.im) and iOS covered by usable and secure XMPP clients!
ge0rg on HNYay! Amazing! I literally checked out ChatSecure yesterday due to the WhatsApp issues and looked at the GitHub issues to see if it supported OMEMO, and here we are! Thank you so…
antihero on HN
No centralized infrastructure; users choose servers
From 1 comment
That's correct. Our main differentiator from Signal/WhatsApp/Wire/Telegram/etc is that we have no centralized messaging infrastructure. Users are free to run their own servers,…
chrisballinger on HN
Objections
Paid app is friction for trying it out
From 2 comments
The list of features at conversations.im is impressive. Despite the fact that nobody I know is using it, I wanted to have a quick look but it's a paid app (I know, GPL, etc). And…
gtirloni on HNI'm not arguing about the validity of the method that was chosen. I agree it's a valid method. What I'm saying is that, if the goal is widespread usage, there are little small…
gtirloni on HN
Many XMPP servers lack needed features and reliability
From 2 comments
Ok so a few problems, on every network I've tried. DuckDuckGo: Adding people doesn't seem to work via QR code, at all. And the client gets weird when trying to delete the…
antihero on HNHow many trustworthy and well administered XMPP servers are out there? BTW, for anyone wanting to setup a modern XMPP server, check out this:…
BuuQu9hu on HN
Client bugs with QR adding and OMEMO on several servers
From 1 comment
Ok so a few problems, on every network I've tried. DuckDuckGo: Adding people doesn't seem to work via QR code, at all. And the client gets weird when trying to delete the…
antihero on HN
Requests
Message archive (MAM) support
From 1 comment
Congratulations! Is there any ETA on MAM in ChatSecure and will the beta-testing in TestFlight continue?
tristan-k on HN
Clear place to report usability bugs
From 1 comment
Thanks for your contribution. How can one report usability bugs?
lelandgaunt on HN
Questions
How does it compare with Signal and WhatsApp
From 1 comment
So, how does this compare with the Signal app, WhatsApp, and other secure chat clients that use the same library? What makes ChatSecure a better choice? What can I do with it…
bradknowles on HN
Is group chat included
From 1 comment
Well done! I take it group chat is now in place as well?
mrmondo on HN
Alternatives named
Conversations (Android XMPP client with OMEMO)
From 2 comments
Congratulations! It's nice to see that we now have both Android (https:/mconversations.im) and iOS covered by usable and secure XMPP clients!
ge0rg on HNI think Android users are supposed to use Conversations, which has native OMEMO support.
moosingin3space on HN
Signal
From 1 comment
So, how does this compare with the Signal app, WhatsApp, and other secure chat clients that use the same library? What makes ChatSecure a better choice? What can I do with it…
bradknowles on HN
Zom (Android)
From 1 comment
Last I heard was that the past Android version of chatsecure was being abandoned. Conversations would become the new Android client. Any future work on the original Android…
upofadown on HN