tg isn't p2p, wa isn't p2p, i doubt imessage is p2p, i don't think signal is p2p
iirc even matrix is not p2p (has centralized servers even though iirc you can self-host)
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fwiw i only use tg, messenger and signal
tg for family and some remnants of old community (legacy basically)
messenger for boomer and millennial friends (i have many)
signal for everything serious
Telegram
like: animations, usernames, folders
dislike: unknown data leakage
iMessage
like: fluid feel
dislike: forced to use it bc america, green bubble phenomenon
Instagram
like: nothing really but friends are there. impressive content handling i guess
dislike: having to be on instagram
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Signal: all non-work social and friends
L: security
D: video calls, media compression
iMessage: extended family and strangers
L: contact key verification, good media quality, Live Photo replay, find-my integration, photo stream integration
D: no auto-delete window
Telegram: crypto/work
L: nothing
D: sus security
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Telegram (I’ve been raised w telegram in my head, Eastern Europeans are using it for everything). I love everything about it apart from the part that my international friends don’t use it often.
WhatsApp - I text my family there and have a few muted group chats w international friends. I hate how outdated the app feels. It’s like using Facebook
iMessage - a few people who are very close to me and have my phone number
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in order of usage:
imessage
telegram
signal
whatsapp
like that most of my contacts have iphones for imessage, most of my crypto network is on telegram / signal
wish that my network that’s on whatsapp picked a different messaging app (i have like 2 chats there)
also wish every messaging app had the snappy ux of telegram - i love the cmd k search / folders / overall navigation
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