I wish Signal was as popular. Or that Matrix was as user-friendly.
this post was submitted on 25 May 2025
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The problem we have is trying to get our friends to jump ship to a new alternative. Pretty much any barrier, even small, prevents people from doing this because they already have a working app that does what they need.
trying to get our friends to jump ship to a new alternative
People keep saying this, but the problem is even those who know better keep Whatsapp installed alongside Signal. Trying means leaving Zuckerberg's messenger and notifying your friends you're only on Signal from now on. I did that and even my pre-boomer parents now use Signal.
they already have a working app that does what they need.
Not if they need to contact me.
Hmm perhaps I should try this then.
Worked well for me. Although all the people I care about had already Signal, Element or Threema installed, so I am not a great pull factor.
And those everyday moms from child care or from wherever can reach me via SMS, for the two messages/year.
WhatsApp has some conveniences for me such as easy access to data. As far as I know most messengers hide data in some private location and allow limited access with great difficulty. Last I checked to save media from a chat I had to go to each media and select export manually.
Matrix is slowly getting there.
They need to combat the insane spam problem before they can truly take off.
In the past 5 years of using Matrix, I have received exactly 2 direct spam messages, and seen maybe 5-10 in public rooms. (There have been none in my private chats, of course.) If you're seeing much more, I guess it must depend on how you use it and what rooms you join.
or that signal had a web client
Its an electron app, how hard can it even be?
As a user of both iOS and Android, that would greatly inconvenience me due to the lack of multi-device compatibility.
I'm pretty sure Matrix has both iOS and Android clients.
Oh I was referring to Signal 😅
In 2025? Ah! Little too late.