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Probably not, scince Signal doesn't really support secure web communication (without phone routing).
What do you mean? Are you objecting to the phone number used as username?
I found a file that is available as either MIT or GPL. Or is it only available under a union of the terms of both licenses? An intersection? Who knows, IANAL. https://github.com/wireapp/wire-webapp/blob/0cf9bf4/aws/main... Why do people copy the license all over the place like that?
I don't get how they can make statements like this "Only Wire offers fully encrypted calls, video and group chats available on all your devices". Webrtc is encrypted by default.
Wire has true multi device support (basically multiple keys per identity)
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I also avoid the MAS when possible.
That still doesn't answer my question of why.
Instead you can just download a .dmg or a .zip right from their website, like how it's been done for aeons.
At least Hangouts lets me use the app without a phone number.
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That still doesn't answer my question of why.
Because it's horrible UX. I don't want to open a whole other application, search for it on their placeform, and then authenticate with AppleID. Instead you can just download a .dmg or a .zip right from their website, like how it's been done for aeons.
For free apps you don't necessarily need to enter a password, for paid apps it's still simpler than whatever payment system the developer might be using.
With the MAS you can go from viewing the app/developer website to the app being installed in as little as two clicks.
How is that worse ux than manually downloading an archive/image, opening the file, moving the .app bundle or running the installer.
There are some valid criticisms of the MAS. UX on the install process is not one of them.
Why does this Android app require a phone number to sign up? At least Hangouts lets me use the app without a phone number.
1) desktop app
2) video call support
3) self-deleting messages
Signal finally (sort of) delivered a desktop app, but it still doesn't have the other two. Wire has the first two, but it's still lacking the last one. I hope one of them will have all three of these features soon.
Why does this Android app require a phone number to sign up? At least Hangouts lets me use the app without a phone number.
You can register with just an email, using a desktop web browser at http://app.wire.com , then use that account to login on mobile. Unclear why it's not possible to register a new email-only account from the mobile app.
I don't get how they can make statements like this "Only Wire offers fully encrypted calls, video and group chats available on all your devices". Webrtc is encrypted by default.
The other signal/axolotl protocol based systems currently don't support true multi device solutions. It's not a limitation of the protocol, after all Wire is based on it, too, just that Signal/WhatsApp decided not to implement it. Wire has true multi device support (basically multiple keys per identity)