25 stories tagged messaging, newest first.
12 points by moral666 | 2 comments
GitHub repository for QT, a Rust prototype E2EE messaging core implementing X3DH, PQXDH, Double Ratchet and Sealed Sender protocols.
355 points by basilikum | 305 comments
Homepage of IRCv3, the working group that develops and publishes specifications and extensions for the modern IRC client protocol.
650 points by ezst | 258 comments
Blog post by Conversations developer Daniel Gultsch explaining why the XMPP Android messaging client is now free and leaving its paid Google Play model.
343 points by Cider9986 | 174 comments
Signal community forum thread in Feature Requests discussing registration without a phone number, with a reply explaining Signal's use of zero-knowledge proofs.
392 points by Cider9986 | 246 comments
A GrapheneOS Mastodon post announcing an overhauled Messaging app with a new Android Compose UI and plans for RCS support with MLS end-to-end encryption.
525 points by miroljub | 234 comments
Heise Online news article on proponents in the EU Parliament using a procedural move to revive Chat Control 1.0, enabling indiscriminate scanning of chat messages.
365 points by stavros | 201 comments
Heise news article reporting that the EU Council is pushing Chat Control 1.0 messenger scanning rules through a fast-track procedure.
344 points by mindracer | 177 comments
Instagram Help Center article on end-to-end encryption, noting E2E encrypted messaging will no longer be supported after May 8, 2026.
689 points by joooscha | 433 comments
BirdyChat blog post announcing it is the first European chat app able to exchange messages with WhatsApp under the EU Digital Markets Act.
398 points by dtj1123 | 236 comments
Homepage for Molly, an independent fork of the Signal messaging app for Android with additional features.
967 points by Metalhearf | 538 comments
Blog post explaining the EU's proposed ChatControl legislation, which would require messaging platforms to scan private messages and images, including in encrypted apps.
928 points by keyboardJones | 411 comments
Signal blog post announcing Secure Backups, an end-to-end encrypted backup feature with a free text tier and a paid plan for media.
632 points by thund | 582 comments
Windows Central news article reporting that a hidden string in a Skype for Windows preview suggests Microsoft will shut down Skype in May.
523 points by md224 | 473 comments
Blog post by cryptographer Matthew Green examining whether Telegram actually qualifies as an encrypted messaging app, given its default lack of end-to-end encryption.
677 points by andrew918277 | 210 comments
Threema blog post from June 17, 2024 urging that the EU's proposed Chat Control regulation for scanning private messages be stopped.
348 points by gjsman-1000 | 250 comments
Personal blog post by Gabriel Sieben brainstorming what a redesigned second-generation email system and protocol could look like.
1330 points by Josely | 798 comments
Signal blog post from February 2024 announcing usernames and settings that let users keep their phone numbers private from contacts.
441 points by unshavedyak | 695 comments
Beeper blog post announcing it will stop fighting Apple's interference with Beeper Mini's iMessage connectivity after its latest release.
1004 points by erohead | 1185 comments
Beeper blog post from December 11, 2023 announcing that Beeper Mini, an Android app for iMessage chat with iPhones, is working again.
1304 points by coloneltcb | 1172 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that Apple cut off Beeper Mini, a service that brought iMessage to Android, shortly after its launch.
1368 points by erohead | 813 comments
Landing page for Beeper Mini, an Android app that connects directly to Apple's servers to send and receive iMessages as blue bubbles.
718 points by dm | 629 comments
9to5Mac news article reporting Apple's announcement that RCS messaging support will come to the iPhone in 2024.
540 points by jrepinc | 222 comments
Matrix.org blog post by Matthew Hodgson announcing Matrix 2.0, the next evolution of the decentralized secure communication protocol, with Element X as a showcase client.
692 points by alwillis | 256 comments
Report that the UK government will not use Online Safety Bill powers to scan encrypted messaging apps until it is "technically feasible," backing down from a clash with tech firms.
334 points by hyperific | 151 comments
Homepage of Revolt, a free and open-source chat platform positioned as an alternative to Discord, with a link to open its web app.