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SimpleX Chat Review

Meet the new kid on the privacy messenger block, SimpleX Chat.

- a fantastic review of SimpleX Chat by @Seth For Privacy

SimpleX Chat is now available via AppImage hub!

SimpleX Chat

SimpleX - the first messaging platform operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! Security assessment was done by Tra...

SimpleX Chat desktop for Windows is released in v5.4-beta.0!

GitHub

Release v5.4.0-beta.0 · simplex-chat/simplex-chat

New in v5.4-beta.0: when you delete contacts, they get notified now. It will be optional in further releases (and previous versions will not show ...

SimpleX Chat v5.3 is released – with new desktop app and local file encryption! Also in this release: - group improvements. - simplified incognito mode - better app responsiveness, stability and 40% reduced memory usage. - new privacy settings: show last messages & save draft. Added 6 new interface languages thanks to our users - Arabic, Bulgarian, Finnish, Hebrew, Thai and Ukrainian. Read more:

SimpleX Chat v5.3 released: desktop app, local file encryption and improved groups with directory service

Downloads page:

Download SimpleX apps

#privacy #security #messenger

Hm… where do I find my public key for NIP-05? npub address isn’t it, right?

SimpleX Directory Service and v5.3 public beta are released! You can search for public groups via the experimental SimpleX Directory Service: connect to it via [this address](

SimpleX Chat - Contact

Mobile apps public beta v5.3 are released: - delivery receipts - new layout in groups - new UX for incognito mode - etc. Desktop app beta is now usable, please try it:

GitHub

Release v5.3.0-beta.5 · simplex-chat/simplex-chat

New: new privacy settings: show last messages & save draft improved groups layout, aggregated "member connected" events iOS: accessibility: fix v...

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SimpleX Chat: The New Frontiers (livestream recording) - how does it work without user IDs - desktop app demo (1:15) – you can already download beta version for Mac and Linux from GitHub - how to set up your relay (3:51) - how SimpleX Chat is funded (11:25) - the problems and the future of groups (18:23) - the demo of SimpleX Directory Service (25:20) - Q&A (28:51)

We are starting the livestream with the demo of SimpleX Chat desktop app and more in ~1 hour (see the previous post). You can watch here https://stream.simplex.chat and ask any questions via the group (the QR code to join is on the page).

SimpleX Chat: New Frontiers – 7/27 at 17:00 UTC Join us online on Thursday at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm UK at https://stream.simplex.chat. We will: - demo the new desktop app. - show how to set up SimpleX servers with dual address (public+onion). - share the plan for SimpleX group and communities. - possibly, show one more thing. #OpenSource #Security #Privacy

SimpleX Chat – #private and #secure #opensource messenger without user IDs of any kind (not even random numbers) – v5.2 with message delivery receipts and more stable message delivery is now released to App Store and Play Store!

SimpleX Chat v5.2 released: message delivery receipts

SimpleX Chat: v5.2-beta.2 with delivery receipts, favorite chats, and more is available! Also - join our event on July 27! You can get the new version from GitHub, TestFlight, Play Store beta and our F-Droid repo - the links are here:

GitHub

GitHub - simplex-chat/simplex-chat: SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! iOS, Android and desktop apps 📱!

SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! iOS, Android and desktop apps 📱! ...

Full release and the release announcement are coming on Saturday July 22nd. Also, we will host an online event on July 27 at 17:00 UTC (6pm UK, 10am PT) to talk about: - what's new in v5.2, why we won't have read receipts and what is coming soon - how we will solve the problem of groups and communities that are emerging on SimpleX platform - we will demo how to host a server with dual address (both clearnet and onion) in linux VM, so that users who prefer to only connect to onion addresses can communicate with you via your self-hosted server even if you don't use Tor - it's much simpler than you think. - we will answer all your questions too. Online platform to connect to TBC, we'll make sure that it doesn't require any registration. You will be able to ask any questions in SimpleX group, you can already join it now via this link #SimpleX-Event-2023-07-27:

SimpleX Chat - Contact

We've just revived the demo of CLI from the old website:

Terminal CLI

It's completely useless of course, purely a sentimental value, as this demo existed ~9 months before CLI was built, which was ~9 months before the mobile apps... It's exactly how CLI looks today – that's feels really weird. It all has to start somewhere, and journey is longer than it seems in the beginning. #messenger #privacy #security

My talk at MoneroKon about SimpleX Chat current and future design

SimpleX Chat v5.1.3 released: - Fixed video calls on iOS! - Much faster group deletion. - New preset SMP servers - add them in server settings! - Many small fixes.

Incident with iOS notifications delivery (resolved) During the server migration to a larger instance the certification authority file was not migrated and server failed to connect to Apple servers. Our testing process was not properly followed during the migration, as the result notifications were not delivered for ~24 hours. Really sorry for the inconvenience - we know how to improve it, this is not the level of service we want to operate. We are fully aware that some of you really depend on the service, however early stage it is, and it will be at a different level very soon.

SimpleX Chat v5.1.2 fixing message reception bug is released to GutHub, our F-Droid and on App Store. Play Store release is in review, and the main F-Droid will be updated in a couple of days. Thanks for the patience and sorry for the trouble!