In light of what’s happened to Durov and possibly seeing Telegram compromised, I’m doubling my efforts to find a new main messenger. Before you start, not Signal as it’s a bad fit for the needs of me, my family and friends.

So what do I need?

  • The ability to run on multiple devices. Me, my family and friends all have multiple Android devices.
  • The ability to run on desktop. Linux and Windows.
  • Built in sticker repository. What can I say, I like to lazy flirt.
  • Animated Emoji. I like my messenger experience vibrant.
  • Material You. Again with the vibrancy, but also, it’s a sign of modernity.
  • Phone number linking. My family and friends are lazy as hell.
  • Synchronized chats. I don’t mind self hosting a bridge, but the ability to see messages on multiple devices is a must.
  • Voice Messages
  • Video Calls
  • Group Video Calls
  • Stories integrated into as first class citizens
  • Private. If you suggest WhatsApp, I’m assuming you’re either stupid or a troll.

Can anyone recommend anything?

  • 777@lemmy.mlEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    What makes signal unsuitable? That’ll help spark some ideas.

        • sabreW4K3@lazysoci.alOPEnglish
          51·
          2 months ago
          • Signal can only run on one Android device
          • Signal has no built in sticker repository
          • Signal doesn’t have animated emoji
          • Signal hasn’t adopted Material You. Especially so for Monet.
          • Signal doesn’t synchronize chats because there’s no bridge.
          • Signal presents Stories on a separate tab, effectively making them a third class citizen.
        • Of the Air (cele/celes)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          4·
          2 months ago

          3, 4, 5 and 11.

          Not sure about 1 as we run it on our tablet so it definetly can be linked to other devices but we aren’t sure how many.

          7 can be done by linking devices, so not sure what is meant by this.

          Edit: ah, okay, so seems the Signal app itself cannot be linked to multiple Android devices, including tablets, that’s pretty bad. The Molly fork can work as a linked devices though, however Signal only supports linking 5 devices at the same time.