zlacker

>>quenti+(OP)
With Signal moving away from SMS, the required messaging app stack on my phone just to be able to receive everything sent do me will have to be:

- Signal -> Close friends & family I've convinced to use it.

- WhatsApp -> Most of my friends.

- SMS -> School notifications, 2FA, shipping updates, etc.

- Facebook Messenger -> Elderly relatives

- Telegram -> That one relative who wants to use this instead of Signal.

Is there a consolidated messaging app that the HN community recommends?

I can't be the only one suffering from messenger bloat.

>>joel35+Ub
Matrix

>>robobr+rc
It is my understanding that this mostly works with rooms/channels over bridges - not with individual, 1-on-1 communication. Do you have a hint how to set this up?

>>DocTom+pe
Most bridges work by running a program that will emulate a client. For example, with Telegram/Whatsapp/Signal you will authenticate the bridge bot using a qr-code just like if you were authenticating on a computer.

Also see [1], they have every bridge's features well documented.

[1] https://matrix.org/bridges/