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[–] OneRedFox@beehaw.org 27 points 2 days ago (6 children)

And so the hell-loop continues. Matrix seems like the closest successor, but having used it for awhile I would describe the experience as janky-but-workable. Signal's good, but requires a phone number. I hear that Mumble's good, but it's overly focused on VoIP. Hopefully the alternatives polish themselves up before the enshittification gets too bad.

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

You can nowadays create a signal account without a phone number, you'll get a user name instead

[–] OneRedFox@beehaw.org 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Oh? When did they change that?

[–] nixnoodle@beehaw.org 6 points 2 days ago

I also thought you could create an account without your phone number nowadays, but since I already have a phone-connected account, I haven't tested. Only thing I found in their blog was this: https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/

Until now, someone needed to know your phone number to reach you on Signal. Now, you can connect on Signal without needing to hand out your phone number. (You will still need a phone number to register for Signal.) This is where usernames come in.

There are some newer post about other changes, but I haven't checked them in detail.

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