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What kind of messaging apps do you use?

I have been cleaning my phone - removing Google Services, Google Account and replacing it with alternatives. Strangely, I do still have many very different messaging app. If I count correctly, there is Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Signal, Viber and also two local apps TakeUp and Mastadon. I am more and more returning back to SMS messages and normal encrypted e-mails.

What do you use most and is it normal, to have so many messaging apps and using them all for different people groups?

solrize ,

Email and sometimes irc. And old fashioned sms when needed.

pooky55 OP ,

IRC is still alive?

badbrainstorm ,
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IRC will never die! I mean, it probably will eventually. It’s still fairly popular with Linux users, and even stil preinstalled on some distros

pooky55 OP ,

Are there some websites or lists of interesting channels?

badbrainstorm ,
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Depends on what you’re into. It’s kinda like discord, in that it has a lot of servers for specific communities/apps/games, etc.

I used it mostly for pirating cause it was always blazing fast compared to torrenting.

Libera.chat, IRCNet, Undernet, Rizon, EFNet are the biggest networks I can think of off my head. Each has like 5000 to 20000 channels!

foremanguy92_ ,

My go-to for pretty much all purposes would be to use SimpleX, it’s a really good secure and private app that is in early development. Basically it use the Signal protocol, but in an app without telemetry, blobs, etc… Or if you want to use Signal, download Molly

My other recommandation would be Matrix for large public groups or business talk.

WhyJiffie ,

I only have Telegram and Matrix. SMS? To me that sounds to be a huge step back, even from Telegram

CIAvash ,
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Delta Chat, SimpleX and Jami

Humanius ,
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Discord and Whatsapp
I’d love to use Signal, but virtually noone in my sphere uses it.

gerryflap ,
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I try to steer as many people as I know to Signal, but I don’t want to be the type of person who accepts no compromise so I also use a bunch of others. Whatsapp is the most common, as pretty much everyone here in the Netherlands uses it. I used to use Telegram, but nowadays I trust it less than Whatsapp and all my Telegram chats have moved to Signal. SMS is only there for backup and older people who don’t use other apps. And Discord is there for people who want their messages to never be read, because that app is a dumpster fire that constantly makes me miss messages.

noodlejetski ,

Signal for some friends and family, Whatsapp (ugh) mainly for work, Discord (ugh ugh) with a few gaming buddies, and Matrix for a group chat or two.

TheFunkyMonk ,
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I’ve tried to get my friends consolidated in one app in the past, but have given up. I prefer Discord, but use a combo of that and Slack, Signal, GroupMe, IG, FB Messenger, SMS, email, and probably some others I’m forgetting about. Discord is the only one I directly open, the others I’ll just rely on notifications.

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