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cross-posted from: https://kbin.projectsegfau.lt/m/tech@kbin.social/t/26889

Google just announced that all RCS conversations in Messages are now fully end-to-end encrypted, even in group chats. RCS stands for Rich Communication Services and is replacing traditional text and picture messaging, providing you with more dynamic and secure features. With RCS enabled, you can share high-res photos and videos, see typing indicators for your...

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[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'll be honest, the UX/UI is kinda my one big gripe with it. It feels so amateurish. More so because the desktop app is very clearly just a website that requires me to run a Chromium to display it, which makes it look pretty bad, more so side-by-side with Unigram, a pretty damn impressive Telegram app.

But even the Android app barely checks the bare-minimum. Yeah it's a messenger. Feels kinda laggy compared to Telegram and Messages, lacks any cool animations of neat UI design, lacks cool themes, nothing really. Now of course messengers don't need any of that, but it just shows to highlight that it isn't exactly a stellar product except in its austerity, and if it were about that I'd expect it to run significantly better and with less resource hunger than it does on either mobile or desktop.

Of course, it's still a really good app, just the UX/UI is exactly the one thing I wouldn't recommend it for. ๐Ÿ˜…

[-] kaato@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I see your point. I like that the UI is quite simple, reminds me of the UI in iMessage. I was choosing between telegram and signal but mostly went with signal due to positive things I read online, in addition to being recommended on Privacytools.io which felt good.

Privacytools.io

[-] FarLine99@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Do NOT use PrivacyTools. This site was good resource before 2020 but then main developer disappeared for some time and returned with site which sells recommendations on products for money. Weird recommendations popped out. Just use Privacy Guides. Basically all biggest contributors moved on there. You can read more about this story in their FAQ ๐Ÿ™‚

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah nowadays I only have two people left on Telegram, too. I wish Signal had Telegram's UI design in most ways but eh.

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