I think I’ve found a relatively nice solution for #FediLinks in #Conversations_im.
You can put web+ap URIs into a message (or room description) and ideally a click on those will open your Mastodon client. However if no installed app supports those (the only app that I’m aware of is Fedilab) Conversations will open a browser instead.
Currently no app will create web+ap links but it is fairly easy to handcraft them.
cc @SoniEx2
Today I’m announcing a 45% tariff on #Conversations_im sold in the USA.
@josephcox
> He changed his profile picture to a photo of himself so it was much easier to see which Jason Signal contact corresponded to that Jason.
This still leaves the risk of people deliberately changing their username+profile picture to match that of Jason to trick you to invite the wrong Jason to the group chat
In #Conversations_im we try to show the Jabber ID (not just the username) in relevant places (during invites, for new chats)
For #Signal that would be the phone number, I guess
@mistersixt yes this is currently the most requested feature for #Conversations_im. However it's also incredibly hard to do. This will come but I don't have an ETA.
For the next #Conversations_im release I’m refactoring how URIs are linked / made clickable. I’m adding a bunch of URI schemes like tel and mailto on top of the existing xmpp, http(s) and geo but removing support for "things that look like web URLs but aren’t actually URIs" (like 'example.com') to avoid some false positives.
Once the 2.18.0-beta comes out tomorrow or so let me know if you see things that isn’t matched and should be matched or vice versa.
@wiktor I understand the concern about bad fallback on the web. I just wish people would be a bit more pragmatic about it and at least add support for reading / opening such URIs. Nobody suggested replace all Follow buttons with web+activitypub: links.
Can we have support for FEP-07d7 in #Tusky and #Fedilab? (cc @Tusky @apps)
It shouldn’t be that hard to implement at least one of the possible URI schemes in #Conversations_im, #Lttrs, #Tusky and #Fedilab. Maybe get @delta on board too?
Is there any #ActivityPub / #Mastodon URI scheme used in the wild that would allow me to open an ActivityPub account directly in my Android app?
I've seen 'acct' and 'web+ap' mentioned but none seem to be implemented.
The goal is that given a text of "Here is my Mastodon profile acct:daniel@gultsch.social" #Conversations_im can link that directly into #Tusky. (Just like mailto and xmpp URIs open my E-Mail or IM app respectively)
@alienghic the short answer is yes. The longer answer is: it depends and 'military' isn’t a homogeneous use-case. There are certainly armed forces and intelligence agencies that use a fairly vanilla #Conversations_im.
@sarajw I only know of #conversations_im for that purpose, but that does require a server. There's https://conversations.im/ for hosting, 12 EUR / year, there's also https://magicbroccoli.de/ for a free account. There's others as well. Self-hosting an option, too, but advanced.
The app is cheap on Google Play, free on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.siacs.conversations/
@Polychrome #Conversations_im will gain this functionality pretty soon.
Would like to #askfedi about the "Conversations Legacy" #conversations #conversations_im @daniel #xmpp client - this version used to be on GooglePlay before some time, but later has disappeared, and I seem to have missed any "official" comment in that regard.
Do I understand correctly that it is just not supported/updated anymore and people who have it (I know somebody) shall update to the mainstream for security reasons?
Would the update recognize the old data or one should proceed via backup and its restoration (if it is possible)? Thanks.
Battle of Instant Messengers: my view on Signal VS Matrix VS XMPP/Jabber VS others.
Why is #conversations_im no longer listed on xmpp.org?
If you're still recommending #Signal, you may have missed the tech oligarchs' takeover of the US government. The best time to recommend European alternatives was 8 years ago; the second best is now.
Absolutely nobody knows what an XMPP address is, so just go ahead and call it a:
On my recent #Lufthansa flight, I noticed their free messaging plan on the onboard Wi-Fi allows #XMPP traffic (likely via port 5223), but HTTP uploads were blocked. So, I added a new feature to #Conversations_im that lets users retry failed uploads via Jingle P2P file transfer, which will fall back to IBB if needed. Can’t wait to test it on the return flight! 
Some time ago, #Conversations_im started preferring direct TLS on port 5223 for servers without SRV records, falling back to 5222 if necessary.
Here’s what server administrators should do:
· Ensure direct TLS is configured and accessible.
· If using SRV records, prioritize _xmpps-client._tcp by assigning it a lower priority value.
I'm skipping #FOSDEM this year, but the #XMPP Standards Foundation will be there! Stop by the Realtime Lounge¹ to chat about XMPP, pick up some merch, and maybe grab a #Conversations_im sticker—while supplies last! 
¹: https://xmpp.org/2025/01/xmpp-at-fosdem-2025/#realtime-lounge (K building 2nd floor, beside the elevator)
I don’t usually do this kind of evangelism, but if you’re looking for a reason to try #XMPP on #GlobalSwitchDay, now’s the perfect time: #Conversations_im is currently free on Google Play!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siacs.conversations
@daniel a big shoutout and thank you for #Conversations_im and #XMPP #Jabber in general. Personally, I love it, works super smoothly on my #grapheneos and by large I prefer it to #matrix
Also, may #discord burn in hell!
