The #XMPP Newsletter for March 2024 is out!
It's the 50th publication of the XMPP Newsletter! Let's #celebrate and say thanks to all the contributors & readers! Join the community effort!
xmpp.org/2024/04/the-xmpp-newsβ¦
Enjoy reading! π° β
#jabber #decentralization #federation #chat
I donβt use the tablet UI in #Conversations_im. To be honest I hardly think about the fact that Conversations even has one.
However if you are using Conversations on a tablet and have suggestions for low hanging fruit / quality of life improvements Iβm happy to implement them.
Recently someone suggested using the chat title as the activity title. (Apparently the highlighted chat is not enough of an indication of what chat you are currently in.)
Our iOS app got banned from the Chinese appstore because it is able to influence public opinion or is "Capable of Social Mobilization".
See our blog post for details: monal-im.org/post/00010-ios-baβ¦
Some may have predicted it, but now it happened: the chinese government banned Monal from the chinese appstore. Below is the complete email we got from Apple regarding this ban.Thilo Molitor (Monal)
The monocles chat update 1.7.9.5 is available on the Playstore with a Easter special offer π .
There are several new fixes and features like:
* Initial GIFs picker
* Animated Avatars (up to 100kb and 480px)
* Initial status image preview
* Better image quoting
* Little battery usage reduction
* Updated translations
and much more
play.google.com/store/apps/detβ¦
A good weekend to everyone!
#playstore #encryption #xmpp #chat #messenger #monocles #monocleschat
monocles chat - The secure and ethical chat clientplay.google.com
The #XMPP Newsletter for February 2024 is out!
Read about the latest XMPP universe updates and the latest updates on our #standards!
xmpp.org/2024/03/the-xmpp-newsβ¦
Enjoy reading! π° β
#jabber #xep #federation #decentralization #chat
I actually already do something like this based on the #app SMS to URL forwarder (f-droid.org/packages/tech.bogoβ¦). The URL corresponds to a very simple endpoint (a CGI written in Bash!) that receives the SMS details and resends it to a #XMPP MUC.
My use case is that I have a mobile phone with an overseas SIM card that I keep at home while I want to know when it receives a SMS.
So having this functionality as part of #Conversations_im would be great.
simple incoming SMS to URL forwarderf-droid.org
I just read a review of BeeperΒΉ and Iβm now thinking about SMS integration into #Conversations_im in the form of forwarding (mirroring) your SMS to your other #XMPP clients. (For example your desktop client or a tablet that runs Conversations but doesnβt have a SIM card.)
Obviously this would need buy in from at least one desktop client to display forwarded messages (@gajim, @dino).
Do you think this is something you would use?
ΒΉ: theverge.com/2024/3/20/2410621β¦
After taking on Apple, Beeper has returned to its original goal of building a chat app for Android that encompasses messages from social platforms and your RCS / SMS service.Emma Roth (The Verge)
Google had accepted a version of #Conversations_im with address book integration that explicitly asks the user for consent to process the contact list locally on their device before requesting contacts permission. Our privacy policy included explicit wording w.r.t. local processing of the contact list.
However itβs unthinkable for Google that someone would request contacts permission and then not upload them. A few days later they changed their mind and threatened to remove the app again.
#XMPP
monocles chat 1.7.9.3 just arrived on the Playstore with awesome updates and on a great new level:
play.google.com/store/apps/detβ¦
* Improve restore Backup
* No swiping anymore for commands and webxdc viewpager fixes several webxdc problems
* Initial stickers picker
* Bigger stickers
* Fix flashing emoji picker
* Fix commands view
And many more
Try it out with a WebXDC app of your choice:
webxdc.org/apps/
#monocleschat #monocles #chat #messenger #privacy #xmpp #webxdc
monocles chat - The secure and ethical chat clientplay.google.com
#XMPP / #Jabber picks of the day:
β‘οΈ @joinjabber - Helping ordinary people get started on XMPP instant messaging & calling through joinjabber.org
β‘οΈ @xmpp - Foundation maintaining the XMPP standard for instant messaging/calling
β‘οΈ @xmpp_providers - Maintaining curated list of XMPP servers organised by quality
β‘οΈ @snikket_im - Making XMPP easier to use & set up through consistent software/branding
β‘οΈ @gajim - Free open source XMPP desktop app for Linux, Mac, Windows
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#XSF Announcement
We are a Google Summer of Code 2024 umbrella organization!
Find our participating projects here: wiki.xmpp.org/web/Google_Summeβ¦
#XMPP #jabber #chat #GSoC2024 #GSOC #Google #interoperability #standards
Oh. Ejabberd 24.02 released. It's able to connect to Matrix? π³
process-one.net/blog/ejabberd-β¦
π Introducing ejabberd 24.02: A Huge Release! ejabberd 24.02 has just been release and well, this is a huge release with 200 commits and more in the libraries.JΓ©rΓ΄me Sautret (ProcessOne)
A bunch of XMPP developers and I (@dino, @Monal, #Conversations_im) will have a booth at the Chemnitzer Linux Tage (March 16th & 17th 2024).
Come talk to us about #XMPP and collect some merch.
chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2024/β¦
The Chemnitzer Linux-Tage are an event across the subjects linux and open source for everybody. It brings together linux users, experts, and companies.chemnitzer.linux-tage.de
#monocles chat 1.7.9 is released on the playstore with a lot of updates and improvements! (See comments below)
play.google.com/store/apps/detβ¦
#xmpp #chat #privacy #security #messenger
monocles chat - The secure and ethical chat clientplay.google.com
I checked the @gajim issue tracker for PKIX over Secure HTTP (POSH) support and it looks like it was implemented already 5 years ago: dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/-/isβ¦
But I can't find the setting in the current #Gajim version and didn't managed to connect to my #xmpp server so far which uses "PKIX over Secure HTTP" for ssl verification.
#followerpower, any ideas?
This makes it possible to use a custom domain with a XMPP hoster without having to accept a self-signed certificate. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc7711/?include_text=1GitLab
To celebrate Conversations being back on the Play Store and to deny Google their 15% cut I made the app free for the next ~48 hours. π
If you are new here: Check out #XMPP. It's federated, provider and vendor independent instant messaging. Itβs great!
play.google.com/store/apps/detβ¦
Or get it from #fdroid - That version even has address book integration and public channel discovery! π
An encrypted, user friendly XMPP instant messaging client optimized for mobileplay.google.com
I've just pushed the implementation of a GUI for calls in the CLI frontend of #Libervia
That means that you have a full-featured #Qt GUI accessible quickly from your #terminal to make or receive your #XMPP calls. Can also be useful to compensate for clients missing A/V calls.
Documentation at libervia.org/__b/doc/backend/lβ¦
#XMPP #messaging isn't dead, it's actually more alive than ever π€ #opensource
interactive #webgl browser animation: xmppnetwork.goodbytes.im/webglβ¦
#Pizza over XMPP - just call our booth in the realtime lounge! π
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xmpp.link/#xmpp\40sip.linphoneβ¦
#jabber #chat #sip #phone #interoperability
#providers #rtc #realtime #decentralization #opensource
Find all talks from the Real Time Communications (RTC) devroom here: fosdem.org/2024/schedule/trackβ¦
#jabber #chat #interoperability
#providers #rtc #realtime #decentralization #opensource
