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[SOLVED] What is the best private messaging app? (piefed.social)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by artiman@piefed.social to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/privacy/p/1774168/what-is-the-best-private-messaging-app

Hello i am looking for a private messaging app to chat with my family, What would be the best option to use I want it to be decentralized, user-friendly and have good and secure E2EE, must be free as in beer and open source, I have used matrix and didn't like it because of encryption issues, I am currently using XMPP but I am having issues with image uploads and image downloads, I am considering deltachat and it seems to be the best option, if anyone has any suggestion that is better i would appreciate it.
EDIT: i tried out all the recommndations and simplex was both the best for me and my family liked the UX more than the other ones

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[-] D06M4@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

I see you chose SimpleX. Power to you and your family, that's a great app.

Keep Briar installed on your phone as plan B. If you're at risk of internet or power shutdowns Briar lets you create a mesh network through bluetooth or wifi with your family and neighbors, so even if internet is down you can share the app with them and text each other privately. It's a last resort option for when you can't rely on anything else.

[-] artiman@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago

thanks ill keep that as a backup plan

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