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> very bad user experience "To use the Signal desktop app, Signal must first be installed on your phone."

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• well_ackshually 5mo ago
  thank god whatsapp doesn't do that either. or telegram. or allo back in the day, or every single mobile first messaging app The only one I can think of that doesn't require a mobile login is iMessage, because it's not a chat app, it's lock in and data theft disguised as software
  • chanux 5mo ago
    I think delta chat is a counter example.
  • opan 5mo ago
    XMPP and Matrix don't require a phone number and have fine mobile apps.
    • xvector 5mo ago
      And there's a reason they've achieved precisely zero penetration amongst normies. A chat app is useless if your friends and family won't use it.
      • opan 5mo ago
        I've actually had good luck getting friends and family on Matrix, after they'd previously used either Facebook Messenger or Hangouts.