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Wave – A private and unique messenger for iOS

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Re: Wave – A private and unique messenger for iOS

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Post by chrisseaton »

m1cky wrote: post #18
amelius wrote: post #9

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> Any unread message can be unsent without notifying the receiver. So you can test whether the recipient read your message by simply sending+unsending the message until you can't unsend anymore? :)

I'm not sure I fully understand the question but you the only limitation to the unsend feature is the message being 'read'. You can send and unsend as many times as you like.

They're asking if the unsend feature exposes whether the message has been read..... but I can see in the screenshots that there's a 'read' indicator anyway, isn't there? So it was a ignorant question and I wouldn't worry about it.

Re: Wave – A private and unique messenger for iOS

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Post by giarc »

m1cky wrote: post #17
danpalmer wrote: post #11

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What sort of usage/user are you going after? I feel like I couldn't use this for serious messaging (things closer to email), but also that it's too limiting for my frequent communication with my partner and close friends or family. There are elements of Snapchat in this, but my impression of Snapchat was that the success was in large part because the pressure of crafting a great photo for FB/IG was lessened. Do peopl…

Hi! The original idea was to have short messages that disappear after being read so that people only send you relevant details. I want to add more features and more way to communicate in the future. The fact that it doesn't tell you when someone is typing and you don't get notified when someone unsends a message reduced a lot of anxiety.

If the details are important, wouldn't it be better to have them not disappear?

Re: Wave – A private and unique messenger for iOS

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Post by m1cky »

aleken wrote: post #15

Norwegian eight digit numbers are not possible to submit in the signup form. Strange that they need the phone number for an “anonymous “ messaging device.

Hi! Wave (^‿^)ﾉ does not support numbers less than 9 digits. Support for numbers with 8 digits or less will be added in the very near future.

Thank you for your feedback.

Re: Wave – A private and unique messenger for iOS

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Post by i_am_proteus »

kelnage wrote: post #13
indutny wrote: post #7

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Any additional details on how encryption and key generation scheme looks like?

Or, more importantly, how does key exchange work? You can’t really claim to be totally anonymous without explaining these details.

How does key exchange work, and does the server have copies of the keys?

Re: Wave – A private and unique messenger for iOS

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Post by m1cky »

aboutruby wrote: post #14
danpalmer wrote: post #8

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Is the encryption end to end, or is the key known to the server?

Seems like there is a "password" required to encrypt/decrypt but the app's descriptions says: > - No Sign Up / Log In / Usernames / Passwords. So I'm guessing this password is stored server-side and the passwords are associated to device ids. Seems like it would read your contacts and then send them to their servers too, not a fan of doing that personally. I'm not sure why the app mentions encryption/security as it s…

Messages sent on the app are end-to-end encrypted and the key is not known to the server. The only way anybody can read your messages is if you allow them physical access to your phone.

Re: Wave – A private and unique messenger for iOS

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Post by Tepix »

m1cky wrote: post #23
aleken wrote: post #15

Norwegian eight digit numbers are not possible to submit in the signup form. Strange that they need the phone number for an “anonymous “ messaging device.

Hi! Wave (^‿^)ﾉ does not support numbers less than 9 digits. Support for numbers with 8 digits or less will be added in the very near future. Thank you for your feedback.

How do you "optimize" for numbers with 8 digits? Sounds intriguing... /s

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Re: Wave – A private and unique messenger for iOS

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Post by m1cky »

rygxqpbsngav wrote: post #10
m1cky wrote: post #3

Wow Marc, thanks! Hey HN, Wave (^‿^)ﾉ is privacy-focused instant messenger designed to keep the nature of conversation fun and fleeting. No other messaging platform offers complete messaging peace of mind by being totally anonymous. The app offers two message types: WaveFlash: 10 words or less - message displayed word-by-word rapidly. WaveLength: 1000 characters or less - tap anywhere to close the message when read.…

Any plans to make this for android?

Hi! An Android version is on the horizon. Thank you for your feedback.

Re: Wave – A private and unique messenger for iOS

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Post by m1cky »

Tepix wrote: post #27
m1cky wrote: post #23

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Hi! Wave (^‿^)ﾉ does not support numbers less than 9 digits. Support for numbers with 8 digits or less will be added in the very near future. Thank you for your feedback.

How do you "optimize" for numbers with 8 digits? Sounds intriguing... /s Edit: comment has been made obsolete due to edit of parent comment

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