With simple messager selling out & qksms no longer being actively worked on. What’s our options for open source sms messagers?

Should I dedicate time to learning flutter and building my own or does anyone know any cool foss projects working on this issue?

  • apis@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    11 months ago

    SMS is my primary mode of contact with the rest if the world. I use Signal as well, but most people I know only use SMS.

    • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
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      11 months ago

      So how do you have group chats or send files with your non-Signal contacts?

      • Jomn@jlai.luEnglish
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        11 months ago

        You don’t x)

        More seriously, in these cases, I often rely on emails instead. But I don’t really use group chats a lot (even with my contacts that are on Signal), nor send many files, so it’s not features I really miss. And SMS works with everyone, so it’s always my default if the contact isn’t on Signal.

      • nymwit@lemm.eeEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Group chats work over SMS. I use cloud links for large files or just SMS/MMS for pictures and you just live with the low quality if texting with an iPhone user.

        • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
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          11 months ago

          SMS doesn’t have group chats does it? Unless your client is just sending the same message to everyone and grouping together the responses?

          • nymwit@lemm.eeEnglish
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            11 months ago

            I mean, maybe? I’ve used group texts with every sms client on every android smartphone I’ve ever used. Don’t know how it works on the backend.