&gt;I had high hopes that XMPP or a decent replacement would evolve that actually worked well<p>Matrix (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;matrix.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;matrix.org&#x2F;</a>) is getting there. It does work well, though it&#x27;s still in early (and active) development.