I honestly think @JeffG Telegram alternative is going to quickly become the worlds most used nostr client. There's a billion tg users happy to jump ship, particularly if someone can make a bridge for transitioning groups, and a bot father alternative. image

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I hope WoT and not allowing impersonate others with bio or username will fix all the scammers DMing people on TG. LFG!
I like the idea that this could be a great option for our family and circle of friends. Getting them into Nostr would be amazing. Shit I’m becoming a maximalist.
Keet isn’t open source. It also is a separate network, so everyone has to create new accounts, find their friends, etc. Nostr’s benefit is the network and the fact that it’s open.
SimplexChat , Status , Keet - not using Nostr protocol Nostrchat.io , Keychat.io , 0xchat.com and now this JeffG thingy messenger - using Nostr protocol. Awesome !
I downloaded to phone. But haven’t tested. Wasn’t 💯 on how it works. The way it has been marketed hasn’t been clear. Is it also a desktop client?
idk, answering from 0xchat, but it took me some time, bcs normally I saw you in my Damus feed, but in 0xchat I needed to add you to my contact list, but as I said before, this app looks sick 🥹 When I downloaded it first time I thought that is app only for messages, but it seems like fine client, hope that one they it will be maybe fast like Damus.
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8020 1 year ago
My guess, no public dev to put a face to, so lack of trust.
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8020 1 year ago
Which is good. But who are the devs? 🥷 The most popular clients have public devs who build relationships (and therefore trust) with their users.
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8020 1 year ago
Skin in the game.
Dang 0xchat is dope! It feels like Nostr has rebuilt the entire stack of social media apps in less than 2 years, but in a completely interconnected way.
Currently a OnePlus 12. It's working now, but... It only started working after I logged out. So... WTF? But it's still... Awkward? Not doing things as I'd expect?
Nip-04 DMs (which sadly are still the most used across the major clients) do. But the newer NIP-17 don’t. And my new proposal (what I’m hoping becomes the default) doesn’t leak any data and provided great forward secrecy and post compromise security.
Creating bots on nostr isn't as easy as botfather. Also I think UI similarity is key. Also telegram runs on web, desktop and mobile. 0xchat is only on mobile to my knowledge.
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Mindaugas 1 year ago
Great stuff. Looking forward to try it out.
I don't understand the technical details so sorry if this is a dumb question: if all the data for this is transmitted via relays, how does it allow for privacy?
Every note can be encrypted. Our apps just haven't used this ability yet, but some are in the works. Yes, it means dropping a big chunk of gobbledygook on your feed but clients can be told not to display notes that start with an encryption string.
Looking very much forward to it, sir. But the world's most popular clients will be a version of email, so whomever copies Gmail the closest in UX should win that race.
I still believe that forking Telegram's original clients is the best approach. The polished micro-interactions in the UI would take a significant amount of time to replicate.
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