Is there any actual easy to use foss chat app my friends and SO could use ? Everyone uses fb messenger because its so easy. I cant find anything easy enough to make people switch to, that won’t have issues and send them running back to zucc

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    Yeah I’m using Whatsapp Business for groups I can’t convince to move (it allows me to have an automated message to say I won’t answer on Whatsapp), Signal for people who could move but won’t pay anything and Threema for almost everyone else including my family.

    I wish Signal or Threema would allow a selected opt in interoperability with Whatsapp so that I could really ditch it.

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      I wish Signal or Threema would allow a selected opt in interoperability with Whatsapp so that I could really ditch it.

      Could maybe do something with the signal-matrix and whatsapp-matrix bridges? You could probably skip the matrix entirely but may have to implement it yourself

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        21 hours ago

        Thanks, I know about it but it’s above my technical level and self hosting means having a computer running 24/7 which I don’t want.

        I think Signal they (Signal and Threema) missed an opportunity to gain users by allowing an opt-in compatibility with Whatsapp.

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          self hosting means having a computer running 24/7 which I don’t want.

          For environmental reasons? I bet there are “green” cloud providers out there. Unless you meant having your computer run 24/7, and then no.