Franz messaging app
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A free messaging app that combines chat & messaging services into one application. Franz currently supports Slack, WhatsApp, WeChat, HipChat, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Google Hangouts, GroupMe, Skype and many more. You can download Franz for Mac, Windows & Linux.
Another Electron based app
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I am now made to wonder how good the security on these types of apps are. I never really thought about it in the past, but things have changed.
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@Dashrender said in Franz messaging app:
I am now made to wonder how good the security on these types of apps are. I never really thought about it in the past, but things have changed.
What do you mean? Most of them have an API that other apps (like Franz) can make calls to. Really it is no more or less secure then the default application... at least as far as the in-transit data is concerned. At rest that may be different.
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That is the most bizarre logo.
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Someone mentioned this app here a while back and I tried it out.
Did not really like it. I should give it another try.
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@coliver said in Franz messaging app:
@Dashrender said in Franz messaging app:
I am now made to wonder how good the security on these types of apps are. I never really thought about it in the past, but things have changed.
What do you mean? Most of them have an API that other apps (like Franz) can make calls to. Really it is no more or less secure then the default application... at least as far as the in-transit data is concerned. At rest that may be different.
Most of them use XMPP too
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I wish Apple would open up iMessage to non-apple devices then it would really become the true SMS replacement.
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@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
Someone mentioned this app here a while back and I tried it out.
Did not really like it. I should give it another try.
I liked the concept, but it missing AIM was a deal breaker for me. Still have a lot of friends/contacts on AIM.
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@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
Someone mentioned this app here a while back and I tried it out.
Did not really like it. I should give it another try.
I liked the concept, but it missing AIM was a deal breaker for me. Still have a lot of friends/contacts on AIM.
eww, wtf.. down vote...
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@Jason said in Franz messaging app:
I wish Apple would open up iMessage to non-apple devices then it would really become the true SMS replacement.
So much this.
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@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
Someone mentioned this app here a while back and I tried it out.
Did not really like it. I should give it another try.
I liked the concept, but it missing AIM was a deal breaker for me. Still have a lot of friends/contacts on AIM.
eww, wtf.. down vote...
Not my choice. I've converted everyone I can to Telegram. It's really just a few stragglers I need to talk with.
They have SMS, but I'm hate typing long messages/conversations
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@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
Someone mentioned this app here a while back and I tried it out.
Did not really like it. I should give it another try.
I liked the concept, but it missing AIM was a deal breaker for me. Still have a lot of friends/contacts on AIM.
eww, wtf.. down vote...
Not my choice. I've converted everyone I can to Telegram. It's really just a few stragglers I need to talk with.
They have SMS, but I'm hate typing long messages/conversations
on my phone.The use voice to text recognition. . . I almost never type on my phone for texts, unless I'm sending a message from a public area.
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@Dashrender said in Franz messaging app:
I am now made to wonder how good the security on these types of apps are. I never really thought about it in the past, but things have changed.
If they tie to a phone number (WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.) then security isn't at the core of their design.
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@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
Someone mentioned this app here a while back and I tried it out.
Did not really like it. I should give it another try.
I liked the concept, but it missing AIM was a deal breaker for me. Still have a lot of friends/contacts on AIM.
eww, wtf.. down vote...
Not my choice. I've converted everyone I can to Telegram. It's really just a few stragglers I need to talk with.
They have SMS, but I'm hate typing long messages/conversations
on my phone.Same here, I've converted most.
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@coliver said in Franz messaging app:
@Dashrender said in Franz messaging app:
I am now made to wonder how good the security on these types of apps are. I never really thought about it in the past, but things have changed.
What do you mean? Most of them have an API that other apps (like Franz) can make calls to. Really it is no more or less secure then the default application... at least as far as the in-transit data is concerned. At rest that may be different.
its just a wrapper which uses the web views, not really a native software. Franz just uses the web UIs of all these services, basically you get to see everything (whatsapp, Slack etc) from one window. Only thing is few apps connection is not via https
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@scottalanmiller said in Franz messaging app:
@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
Someone mentioned this app here a while back and I tried it out.
Did not really like it. I should give it another try.
I liked the concept, but it missing AIM was a deal breaker for me. Still have a lot of friends/contacts on AIM.
eww, wtf.. down vote...
Not my choice. I've converted everyone I can to Telegram. It's really just a few stragglers I need to talk with.
They have SMS, but I'm hate typing long messages/conversations
on my phone.Same here, I've converted most.
I remember reading an article about Telegram security!
http://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-stop-using-telegram-right-now-1782557415
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@Ambarishrh said in Franz messaging app:
@scottalanmiller said in Franz messaging app:
@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
Someone mentioned this app here a while back and I tried it out.
Did not really like it. I should give it another try.
I liked the concept, but it missing AIM was a deal breaker for me. Still have a lot of friends/contacts on AIM.
eww, wtf.. down vote...
Not my choice. I've converted everyone I can to Telegram. It's really just a few stragglers I need to talk with.
They have SMS, but I'm hate typing long messages/conversations
on my phone.Same here, I've converted most.
I remember reading an article about Telegram security!
http://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-stop-using-telegram-right-now-1782557415
And looks like signal is currently the most secure chat platform according to various sources. https://whispersystems.org/
These are the guys who provided end-to-end encryption to whatsapp, now recently for FB and Google Alo.
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@Ambarishrh said in Franz messaging app:
@scottalanmiller said in Franz messaging app:
@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
Someone mentioned this app here a while back and I tried it out.
Did not really like it. I should give it another try.
I liked the concept, but it missing AIM was a deal breaker for me. Still have a lot of friends/contacts on AIM.
eww, wtf.. down vote...
Not my choice. I've converted everyone I can to Telegram. It's really just a few stragglers I need to talk with.
They have SMS, but I'm hate typing long messages/conversations
on my phone.Same here, I've converted most.
I remember reading an article about Telegram security!
http://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-stop-using-telegram-right-now-1782557415
That article is misleading on a number of points. I recall reading it a couple months ago.
It had some good points on the encryption algorithm and something else. bit some otherpoints were simple user choice settings. and not understanding that pubic chat groups cannot be private because it has to have stuff on a server. duh.
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@scottalanmiller said in Franz messaging app:
@Dashrender said in Franz messaging app:
I am now made to wonder how good the security on these types of apps are. I never really thought about it in the past, but things have changed.
If they tie to a phone number (WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.) then security isn't at the core of their design.
Still don't get what you mean - while it's true they are tied, I see that primarily as a way to make the connection to users.
In 10 years you'll tell us that using an email address shows that security isn't at the core of the design, even though the main and possibly only purpose of the phone number/email address is a way of finding others you know.
Now Telegram does fail in the first place because you can't sign up without having a phone number, but after you get signed up, I'm not sure it's ever needed again.
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@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
@Ambarishrh said in Franz messaging app:
@scottalanmiller said in Franz messaging app:
@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
@BRRABill said in Franz messaging app:
@JaredBusch said in Franz messaging app:
Someone mentioned this app here a while back and I tried it out.
Did not really like it. I should give it another try.
I liked the concept, but it missing AIM was a deal breaker for me. Still have a lot of friends/contacts on AIM.
eww, wtf.. down vote...
Not my choice. I've converted everyone I can to Telegram. It's really just a few stragglers I need to talk with.
They have SMS, but I'm hate typing long messages/conversations
on my phone.Same here, I've converted most.
I remember reading an article about Telegram security!
http://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-stop-using-telegram-right-now-1782557415
That article is misleading on a number of points. I recall reading it a couple months ago.
It had some good points on the encryption algorithm and something else. bit some otherpoints were simple user choice settings. and not understanding that pubic chat groups cannot be private because it has to have stuff on a server. duh.
A full on public chat has to have stuff on a server, sure, but group chat doesn't require that, at least nothing has to be in plain text.
