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"eyes on going public"
Well, there's the death knell. Not that it was awesome to begin with, just a stepping stone to get people away from WhatsApp.
Come on Signal, SimpleX, XMPP!
I struggle to understand why XMPP isn't the de facto messaging standard around the world, I was using it on my first Android phone in 2009, 15 years ago - and was able to seamlessly message people on computers even then. Granted it was hell on battery back then.
I want a Saved Messages chat with a Planned Messages function in a messenger. AFAIK XMPP doesn't have that. I have it installed and no one I know uses it, but I'm not going to recommend an app that I'm not using because it is insufficient atm.
No XMPP app has that? I'm kind of surprised. I don't pay a lot of attention to XMPP apps, though I've used them here and there.
Biggest use I find for them today is to integrate with tools like MAXXS, which is OK for some automation with mobile devices. Sort of as a backbone comm channel.
I kind of blame myself - as I said, I was using it years ago, but I never evangelized it with friends/family - I'm not a salesman, and my patience is non-existent for people who are stubborn ostriches.