Category: instant messaging
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the Signal app: how to transfer chat history to a “new” Mac? this path is currently not supported (2023-12-25)
https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007059752-Backup-and-Restore-Messages
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WhatsApp: editing messages after sending them
WhatsApp recently introduced editable messages, at least in the desktop app. In other words: within the desktop app on my MacBook I can change messages after sending them – but that’s a modern feature – and if the communication partner does not have the “right version” of WhatsApp, then the change will not make it…
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“A/S/L” = “age/sex/location” – Internet slang used in instant messaging programs and in Internet chatrooms – there are a couple of extensions to A/S/L
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/age/sex/location
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is there a “share with Signal” plugin for WordPress?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software)
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IM clients and deleting conversations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software) I sort of like the feature to edit sent messages. I can somehow tolerate, that some messages can get deleted by the sender at any time. I cannot tolerate at all, that one participant can remove an entire conversation. I think the only one of the above to not support the removal…
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Google Message: RCS / Chat stuck on “Setting up… Trying to verify…”
https://support.google.com/messages/thread/8641879 https://support.google.com/messages/thread/8641879?msgid=8886582 – finally helped me setting it up on my smartphone
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I am on Matrix – my Matrix account: @jochen.hayek:matrix.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_(protocol) my account: @jochen.hayek:matrix.org https://matrix.to/#/@jochen.hayek:matrix.org
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Matrix – an open network for secure, decentralized communication
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_(protocol) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.im – “.im” – “The domain (actually Top Level Domain) has gained popularity among companies who produce instant messaging (IM) software“ https://matrix.org https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now.html https://matrix.org/docs/projects/client/riot.html https://riot.im/app – there are apps for various platforms https://riot.im/desktop.html – you can actually also “do” Matrix resp. riot.im within your browser my account: @jochen.hayek:matrix.org https://matrix.to/#/@jochen.hayek:matrix.org
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yet another instant messaging software: Signal (software)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software) https://signal.org