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shawn | 8 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +3 
 I genuinely appreciate what SimpleX attempts to accomplish, but in my experience it fails far more than it succeeds. Now that Signal has added usernames, removing the need to expose phone numbers, it seems a far more likely replacement for Telegram. 

“Perfect is the enemy of good.”
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₿itcoin | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Where does it fail?
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₿itcoin | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 If it is in the user experience, I like it and have no problems with it.
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shawn | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I’ve been attempting to join a group via invite link for over an hour. Total fail.
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marcelinho | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 That is a common bug :-/ 
simpleX is not perfect, but it does a lot of things right
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₿itcoin | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 groups are actually just lists of people that are provided by the owner of the group. So in order for the group to let you in, the owner must be online.
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retired npub | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 But telegram has usernames too … so why replace it with Signal? 🤔
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shawn | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 https://www.tomsguide.com/news/signal-vs-telegram
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DeAllen Young | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Replace em both with 0xchat ⚡
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tyiu | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 💯 SimpleX is too janky for me. It’ll get better over time. Outside of security and privacy features, I’m not sure Signal will necessarily win over Telegram for now for normies. Telegram’s feature set and UX seem better. However, Signal remains my go to app because if its simplicity, security, and privacy.
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shawn | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Telegram’s UX is outstanding, no doubt about it.