• helenslunch@feddit.nl
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    2 months ago

    I also don’t trust Signal…

    …why?

    I might as well switch to Matrix chat now.

    Man, Simplex seems to check all the boxes for me…

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      …why?

      While it might be secure… I’m done with centralized services… If I can’t host it myself, I won’t bother switching anymore.

      I don’t know Simplex chat very well… But that seems also good… As long as you can have encryption and run your own server. It’s not that I have anything to hide, but at the same time I’m tired of the infiltration of all states (which now also include EU).

      EDIT: They need to change their name. The first results you get in search engines are this: https://www.simplex.com/ followed by (Dutch): https://simplex.nl/

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      2 months ago

      Simplex doesn’t support mutli-device. That’s a deal breaker for me. I do 90% of my messaging at my desktop but also want to be able to chat on the go. Using my laptop on the couch is also fairly convenient.

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        2 months ago

        SimpleX also loses messages if you don’t pick them up in time. Going on vacation for a few weeks could be problematic, for example.

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          No, it does not. The closest it comes is allowing a PC to take control of a mobile client on the same local network. That might be a convenient way to type with a full-sized keyboard if you have both devices in the same place, but it is not what people mean when talking about multi-device support.

          GP wants the ability to use their account from multiple devices independently. From different locations, not tethered on a LAN. With shared message history, notifications, unread state, identity, etc. That’s what multi-device support means in the context of messaging services.

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            2 months ago

            Device 1: PC Device 2: Phone

            How many devices is that? 2? Sounds like multiple devices to me 🤷‍♂️

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              2 months ago

              2 devices that can’t function independently. That would make it functionally one device. You’re just splitting hairs now.

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                2 months ago

                2 devices

                Glad we settled that one.

                You’re just splitting hairs now.

                My guy, you’re the one splitting hairs.

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                  No, lol. “Multi-device” does not just mean “multiple devices can be involved”. It means “Multiple devices can operate independently”

                  And you know that. But you’re splitting hairs to try and fit this use case into something it’s not.

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                    No, lol. “Multi-device” does not just mean “multiple devices can be involved”.

                    My guy… “multiple” = >1. “Device” = some sort of electronic. It’s that simple. And you know that. But you’re splitting hairs to try and win an internet argument and misrepresent something you don’t like.

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            The only information that I have is that I personally use it on multiple devices, and I didn’t invent it, I just downloaded the software provided by SimpleX.