I have used Facebook messenger, Telegram, Signal but for many different reasons, I have tried to move to both Matrix and XMPP based services.
XMPP can be a little tricky, so I made this little video for a family member showing how you would setup a new account in Monal.
And once you are all set up – contact me on XMPP.
Reasons to use XMPP:
- It is platform independent so you can use any XMPP app on Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, Linux etc
- It is federated so you do not have to be on the same server to chat to your friends/family
- It is generally not used by terrorists or fascists to promote their philosophy
- It has end to end encryption
Links:
- Monal for iOS
- XMPP website about XMPP
- Gajim windows software
- Conversations.im website for the Android app and provides free XMPP chat accounts
