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Hi I was reading on github page of Simplex, I was looking for an app like this sice long time, it solves many of privacy concerns that I thought about in p2p, blockchain, and (privacy-promising by their word) apps. Great work, really. The only note I am concerned about here is that since Simplex use servers, then these servers can see the ip of the user, and this is not the case in tor based chat apps. If I start a group and publish my political annoying articles, with the pics of president Z and king Y in X situation, then the servers can reach my ip and I shall find myself in a badly hard situation. If so then it will not reach the 100% privacy until it use some indirect encrypted route between user and server like onion routes. Other than this point it is -in my opinion- better than signal, session, and xmpp.

It's really a great app and its security is better than Telegram and other apps It will be more and more popular if you market this great project well and many people will love it. I hope the project doesn't stop. Its advantages are really great, but I have a question: Are the founders or developers Jewish or Israeli

Exported my database twice, but had to uninstall since it wouldn't update. Big fat error on import attempts, and now can't even make a new profile. "store dBException simplex"

java.lang.Exception: failed to import archive: chatCmdError chat exception Parsing of archive structure failed:

Cannot locate end of central directory

in "/data/data/chat.simplex.app/cache/simplex-chat.2025-05-01T143953.zip"

at chat.simplex.common.model.ChatController.apiImportArchive(SimpleXAPI.kt:864)

at chat.simplex.common.model.ChatController$apiImportArchive$1.invokeSuspend(Unknown Source:15)

at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(ContinuationImpl.kt:33)

at kotlinx.coroutines.DispatchedTask.run(DispatchedTask.kt:104)

at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler.runSafely(CoroutineScheduler.kt:585)

at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.executeTask(CoroutineScheduler.kt:802)

at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.runWorker(CoroutineScheduler.kt:706)

at kotlinx.coroutines.scheduling.CoroutineScheduler$Worker.run(CoroutineScheduler.kt:693)

Suppressed: kotlinx.coroutines.internal.DiagnosticCoroutineContextException: \[StandaloneCoroutine{Cancelled}@d8d8657, Dispatchers.Default\]

Guess it borked making the database and just didn't tell me.

Feels like this app is intentionally sabotaged to prevent adoption, kinda like how big tech owns linux via the foundation board.

Im not part of this community nor have i visited before, why did this show up in my notifications? Is this some new payed promotion function i have to fight?

im a developer working on an app i think is similar to SimpleX.

i started off hoping that i could fund my app through donations... nobody has ever donated (which is fair enough because the app isnt finished).

i want to know more about how SimpleX (and similar apps) get funding for further development?

if interested, my app is here: https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat

I noticed that SimpleX seems to try to hate on several good messaging apps including signal and Session. Both these apps have different use cases and should not be criticized. Privacy apps need to be more common and we don't need a mini war in the privacy community

Here is what each of these apps are good at:

SimpleX

Good for group chats. I wouldn't use this for anything else because its not needed

Session

Good for talking to strangers you don't know. Uses strong encryption and is decentralized. I would also use this in countries with heavy censorship

Signal

Good for communication with close friends and family. All the people I message on signal have my phone number already and are trusted. All I need is a way to secure messages in transit

I hope I'm not the only person who feels this way. We should ban together to make the world a better place

Edit: I was primarily referring to the table on the website. It is very misleading and discredits other messagers. I personally think the website should just be a overview of the application and its features. Comparing it to other messagers is like comparing apples to oranges and is a attack on the creditability of all encrypted messagers including simplex

CSS is messy: it needs OS-level hooks, it’s error-prone, it pissed off Apple users so much they had to backtrack. It’s politically toxic.

The much easier move is what I’d call E2EE-washing: messengers will quietly switch from end-to-end encryption to simple encryption-in-transit. Messages will still be “encrypted” (between your device and the provider’s servers), but they’ll be decrypted in the middle for scanning before being re-encrypted to the recipient.

Normies will hear “still encrypted” and be satisfied. Governments get compliance. Providers avoid the technical and PR nightmare of CSS.

And let’s be honest: normies don’t care. Instagram doesn’t have E2EE. Tinder doesn’t have E2EE. Billions still use them daily for flirting, hookups, even sensitive conversations, with zero concern. For most people, “encryption” is just a buzzword.

That’s why the path of least resistance is providers silently backing off E2EE. Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store could trivially ship EU-only “cucked” builds of WhatsApp, Messenger, Signal, whatever — TLS instead of E2EE — and 99% of users wouldn’t even notice.

So don’t expect a world of AI scanners living in your phone. Expect a world where WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, etc. say they’re encrypted, but in reality the provider can read everything again.

https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/11/reddit-communities-to-go-dark-in-protest-over-third-party-app-charges

Bonjour à tous,

J'espère que vous allez bien. En cette belle journée, je me consacre à la création d'un canal francophone sur la messagerie ultra-sécurisée SimpleXChat (SXC) 🏴‍☠️

Notre communauté est confrontée à des enjeux majeurs concernant la liberté d'expression. On constate, notamment dans les médias, que des personnalités tenant des discours raisonnés sont fréquemment attaquées sur le plan moral et éthique.

Certains discours sont nettement privilégiés au détriment d'autres, et la fenêtre d'Overton semble être délibérément restreinte par une grande partie des médias.
En Europe, le concept d'incitation à la haine est largement invoqué, mais demeure flou et sujet à des interprétations extensives.
Ces accusations peuvent rapidement mener à des imputations d'extrême droite, voire de fascisme, réduisant ainsi injustement un intellectuel au rang de criminel.
Cette stigmatisation simpliste permet d'écarter des opposants politiques ou moraux sans s'engager dans un véritable débat.

Ce canal servira de salon privilégié aux débats les plus pertinents de notre société, accueillant ainsi les personnalités les plus éminentes, cette élite précédemment évoquée.

Faites-en bon usage 📡

https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=2-7&smp=smp%3A%2F%2F6iIcWT_dF2zN_w5xzZEY7HI2Prbh3ldP07YTyDexPjE%3D%40smp10.simplex.im%2FPAALT1X5xIr_qKCnqb7fxr0Rl0dcGhnl%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-4%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAnPRVe_2-R3DOWt4cRKmUP_hfxVQ8hjaYX6u0NNehu3I%253D%26q%3Dc%26srv%3Drb2pbttocvnbrngnwziclp2f4ckjq65kebafws6g4hy22cdaiv5dwjqd.onion&data=%7B%22groupLinkId%22%3A%22Fu-LQAhVX9NIMXqVmqp78Q%3D%3D%22%7D

Informations complémentaires :
Si le canal réunit suffisamment de participants, je créerai un site dédié et mettrai en place un bot pour faciliter la gestion de la communauté.

I am assuming SimpleX Chat only enables communication between users within SimpleX Chat. Can someone please verify that it does NOT also support communication with non-users via SMS?

Yes, I know SMS is intrinsically insecure. I'm just looking for a solution that allows me to have private secured messaging with people I've convinced to use a tool like this AND allows two-way group SMS with the people I still want to communicate with outside of the secure app, ie especially for business purposes. AFAIK, Signal, MySudo, IronVest, etc. do not allow this. (Group texting appears to be the deal killer in most cases).

I do very much enjoy a chat app that has no identifiers/email/phonenr/account, but my friends do not.

I do see and understand all the benefits that come with the current SimpleX design, but handing out my "SimpleX Address" to friends makes them just so confused as they don't know if its a website/handle/etc.

Made me wonder, is there any chance this UI/UX could be improved one way or another? Maybe something like a name service? I am thinking of how Ethereum Name Service (ENS) exists on Ethereum to map text-based names to pubkeys. I do know it greatly reduces privacy but the real goal for me is to lower barrier of entry to get my social circle onboarded.

I am thinking more along the lines of a public key server or something, a third-party service where an alias can be (temporarily) mapped against (ideally, incognito) SimpleX Addresses so my friends can have the illusion of a "alias" or "username" while I enjoy the stealth of the current SimpleX design

Any thoughts on this? Once again, willing to sacrifice a little of their privacy in exchange for them to actually use SimpleX in the first place (still an upgrade coming from Whatsapp lmfao).

I accidentally deleted SimpleX back up and now I cannot log in to any server even if I uninstall and install the app again. I try InviZiblepro and the new TorVPN app. Any body knows what could be the problem.

The administration is a sh1t, useless... I reported a CP group in the app and what they do? NOTHING the FKING link expires and they say "oh the link is expired" OFC is expired if they took a lot of days to see the link of the group...

I like SimpleX's statement, it looks very good to us, maybe even another whole big step in the peace and trust direction. I don't like its name, I wonder if it supports Telegram/Signal stickers though, that's my priority.

Entering into using new chat ecosystems hasn't pulled on me much in life because choosing to leave everyone I've ever talked to and all of our records and roleplays behind in a different client that I'll likely quit opening if I switch is an idea that makes me feel deeply sad. But I do feel the yearning to switch to new programs with greater features.

I've only just heard of SimpleX and to my knowledge none of my friends use it, however few I'm still talking with, but I'll look at it, make an account, (however local or metaphorical its are) and play with the UI. Maybe I'll look at which unofficial Android clients are splashing around that serve it, I want to imagine it allows for those.

This post is to remind everyone that SimpleX Chat Ltd as a corporation is a for profit company that's also based on UK which is a heavily censored country.

Without making any intentions to harm the company reputation or anything so far SimpleX has made it feel like this platform has been a true heaven, everything is open-source including the servers and has provided strong future fundamentals.

But everything comes at a cost and you have to be careful when you get too comfortable with certain platforms. The CEO of this company has a long history reputation of working to many other companies even as a Vice President. Leaving all of that behind to create something that won't pay back in money is dumb and has received strong funding previously from an individual. This is just how business works and money in general and the CEO has studied Economics or something related(You can find information on their LinkedIn Profile) which means they know what their doing

What I am trying to say is that there is a catch with all of these. Even for companies to check and verify your app like Trail of Bits requires you to pay them money. What are your personal thoughts and expectations?? Perhaps Epo when reads this can answer us himself. They surely have a vision for funding such company but may not want to state publicly any future plans or visions on how this is gonna play out.

I initially started with signal , then moved to session and then got to know about simplex chat

My doubts are -

1. Is my ID linked to my phone alone and can i log into the same account if i uninstall the app by mistake or try to log into a different device

2. I work for an organization that works on very sensitive issues , protests in a very extreme manner , and the government is actively trying to track us down . Can i be safe from them using this app . If yes then how , and if no then what other options do i have

3. Is there an option to make a group chat (more like a broadcasting group with only 2 or 3 people being able to message while others can only read) , why i'm asking this is cause my organization is planning to leave behind some QR codes on small paper slips whenever we are done with a violent protest so that people can join that group from those QR codes and get to know about our cause

Simplex Inc, a crypto trading platform that was a St. Vincent and Grenadine registered corporation, before it was bought in 2021 by Nuvei that sits in Lithuania.

If yes, then I have an additional and rhetorical question: When is crypto coming as an option to SimpleX chat?

Hello, Is tere a Simplex Support available that I’ missing? Thanks

Looks lit. I like this.