alt Hacker NewsIt's very frustrating, I admit. Backups and archival are indeed a pet peeve of mine, as are the frequent redesigns (but that's just a "feature" virtually every single god-damn modern app).
What is the alternative though? A private chat app, mobile + desktop, syncing, with enough ease of setup and use for normies to adopt? I don't see it.
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Marsymars • 06/17/2025
> What is the alternative though? A private chat app, mobile + desktop, syncing, with enough ease of setup and use for normies to adopt? I don't see it.
iMessage, if you only use Apple devices or are willing/able to hack around the Apple-device requirement.
I suppose the true alternative would be a standard open protocol that enables this cross platform.