I recently have friends that would not leave Meta suddenly emailing me and or texting me because they were/are banned or suspended and are amazed they can get ahold of me very easily even though I am not on a walled garden.

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martin@social.mdosch.de — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:27:33 GMT

@viq@hackerspace.pl
I also still prefer #xmpp. I would not want to host matrix, but xmpp is very lightweight and also faster.
@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social @jandi@mastodon.social

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weirdwriter@caneandable.social — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:36:34 GMT

@ailurocrat Ah yep I have Signal too!

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ailurocrat@scicomm.xyz — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:27 GMT

@WeirdWriter I've had the same cell phone number for as long as I've had a phone. I also use signal, and email. I have briar, xmpp too... most people I know use either signal or email to reach me but there's only a few that try to reach me at all these days...

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viq@social.hackerspace.pl — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:50:33 GMT

@WeirdWriter @martin @jandi #matrix seems to be getting more traction

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weirdwriter@caneandable.social — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:43:11 GMT

Oh that sucks! Makes me wish more people would use #xmpp honestly. @viq @martin @jandi

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jandi@mastodon.social — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:46:52 GMT

@viq @martin @WeirdWriter It's even more complicated. I took a look recently at the troubles of implementing it in this epic issue with a $14999 bounty: https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/issues/2994

But let's not hijack this thread. Suffice to say that Robert's point still stands.

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viq@social.hackerspace.pl — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:42:04 GMT

@martin @WeirdWriter @jandi so, the thing about RCS is that there's one (1) application that works with it, available only on one (1) type of phones.
Also I heard of a case where even if you do have that type of phone (android) and that application (Google Messages, say hello to Gemini), a phone company here managed to make it so that RCS works only with people who have phone number with the same company. You will not be able to message using RCS someone using another phone company.

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jandi@mastodon.social — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:32:00 GMT

@WeirdWriter @martin@social.mdochs.de Yeah, that, we're talking about the same thing.

And yeah, it's ridiculous how thrilling can be that someone contacts you with just a good old sms, postcard, phone call, email or buzzing at the doorphone!

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martin@social.mdosch.de — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:26:39 GMT

@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
I think it is called RCS.
@jandi@mastodon.social

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weirdwriter@caneandable.social — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:25:08 GMT

@jandi What about Jabber? I deeply wish they would move to a thing like #XMPP but i’m honestly just shocked that my friends even realize they can get a hold of me even though I’m not on a closed platform

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jandi@mastodon.social — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:22:00 GMT

@WeirdWriter I'm in a similar situation, well, without a website or FB account, but similar, and agree wholeheartedly.

But there's a detail that I'm beginning to see here (in Spain) that's making SMS less "universal": Many people is now on plans without free SMSs, and at the same time, the big orgs, headed by google, are rolling out their RCS thing which is advertised as "free and better and very open" but in fact is closed.

Messaging with RCS on Android: What You Need to Know | Android

Discover RCS on Android, upgrade your conversations with high-resolution images, interactive elements, and more! Learn how to enable RCS, its features, and how it compares to SMS.

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But: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/1/24087418/google-messages-blocking-rcs-on-rooted-android-devices