I think I'll check out Matrix. Does it use google push for messaging or does it have its own implementation?

    Tuba I also used Session but my wife on IOS had a problem sending photos. We gave up on it.

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      Javcek Matrix is "an open network for secure, decentralized communication", not an app. Every Matrix-compatible app can use any notification system, including Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) by Google or Its own.

        GrapheneLover
        The problem is that XMPP isn't really user friendly at all at a level where normies would ever consider using it. Conversations doesn't have a desktop app, for example.

          wuseman Conversations doesn't have a desktop app, for example.

          You can use dino instead.

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            There are not vulnerabilities, there are features suited for governments.
            All apps has vulnerabilities, In terms of security nothing is perfect, It is more interesting for an attacker to waste time looking for bugs in widely distributed applications than in a minority one.

            Icecube
            The average user is never going to use Dino on their desktop and Conversations on their phone. Most other clients are the same on both.

              Javcek Session is pretty decent but has some bugs. I use it occasionally but the biggest issue for any secure messaging platform is if I only have one or two contacts on it and everyone else I talk with can't be bothered to use it, there's little value. I use signal, session and even whatsapp, they have their own strengths and weaknesses but are all far superior to sms.
              I like signal, it has a larger user base, a low barrier for entry and despite a lot of concern about having to provide a phone number, is quite secure.

                My family and I have been using Session for a year or so.

                All in all, we prefer Signal, for fewer annoying things, but like the onion routing and the no phone number requirement of Session.

                  However, I will try Session again. It doesn't require any registration and that's what I care about most. It doesn't make it a problem for me to set up an account on Matrix but for my family members it would be an added inconvenience.

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                    Javcek set it up for them, all they have to do is use it. No excuse.

                    I have set up a matrix server to use with my family. It runs great !