Gchat Was the Future of Messaging, but Google Didn’t Know
Before you dismiss XMPP and seek for alternatives that need at least another 5-10 years to be actually usable (looking at you [matrix]) you might want to take a look at how far XMPP has come in the last 2-3 years. The Android client Conversations (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;Conversations.im" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;Conversations.im</a>) is a prime example on what can be achieved with XMPP today. In band images, emojis, End-to-end encryption, group chats…