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Deafening Beaver
IP, time of messages, who is talking to who.
Hey. We love factual criticism, but this is misleading. Who’s talking to whom - it’s what anybody can see in Nostr clients UI, and Nostr relays can see it as well. SimpleX relays can’t see it since private routing via two independent relays became the default - it’s been more than a year. And... show more
SimpleX is easily the most complex and byzantine application and protocol I’ve ever seen. The name gives away that they know the value and importance of simplicity, however.
SimpleX Chat now has a much better way to make connections – available in v6.4 beta release! - Short links and more secure - See the name before connecting - Send messages without waiting for your contact to be online Read more in the blog post: simplex.chat/blog/20250703-simplex-network-prot... v6.4-beta is available on PlayStore,... show more
Most publicly used communication systems are way more complex, objectively. SimpleX may be more complex than some simple open-source systems, but given the objective to compete with Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, it is still too simple, in comparison, simply because of much less money... show more
You need to have v6.4-beta.4 version. If you created the link previously, it won't be automatically shortened - there is a button under the QR code to add a short link to it.
And the old link will continue to work. This short link is simply a reference to the container with full link, group profile and the key - see the post!
Why is it that when I share my group link it still is the longer string?
You need to have v6.4-beta.4 version. If you created the link previously, it won't be automatically shortened - there is a button under the QR code to add a short link to it.
Are the chat group URL’s shortened as well? I see they are still quite long.
Yes! And you will also see group name before joining, and starting from 6.4.1 also group logo and welcome message.
SimpleX Chat now has a much better way to make connections – available in v6.4 beta release! - Short links and more secure - See the name before connecting - Send messages without waiting for your contact to be online Read more in the blog post: simplex.chat/blog/20250703-simplex-network-prot... v6.4-beta is available on PlayStore,... show more
SimpleX Chat is #1 messenger recommended by Whonix! www.whonix.org/wiki/Chat#Recommendation
The comparison of 6 messengers in c't magazine (Heise.de) They ranked SimpleX Chat as the best for privacy and security!
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A great episode of Surveillance Report podcast - we sponsored it!
v6.3 of SimpleX Chat is released 🚀 - preventing spam and abuse in public groups. - group improvements: mention other members, improved performance. - better chat navigation: organize chats into lists and jump to found and forwarded messages. - privacy and security improvements: chat retention... show more