• smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      We have chat standard called XMPP created by literially the same org that makes standards for Internet and Email.

      And there are other public protocols to choose from.

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        1 year ago

        Unfortunately XMPP died roughly when the mobile devices became a mainstay. The way Google de facto took over the protocol didn’t help either, but even without it XMPP isn’t fit for the mobile-first world. The client needs to maintain an active connection at all times and there is nothing akin to push messaging, causing quite a significant battery drain. I might be unaware of some progress in this regard but this is how I remember it.