Olvid

i have been using this app on my phone with my kids for years, as they have a phone but no SIM card / no phone number. i like the privacy and the secure handshake to initiate a conversation with a new contact, this allows me to control who they are talking to and make sure they don’t talk with strangers. today i am glad to see that there is even a macOS app that i can use on my computer! thank you Olvid

The UI is a little simplistic in its appearance. It could use a notch closer to a modern interface with elements a little thinner and less bold. That said the use is easy and though it takes some getting use to adding contact isn't too difficult. I'm happy to be using a more secure messaging service without international cost implication which is what I was looking for in the first place! Less snooping and data sharing. More privacy. It's too bad the video is a paying service that said I understand on that one...

one area for improvement is in the new conversation UI. There’s too many rich messaging options that i would never use. two separate buttons for document scanning and document upload? that’s very silly. maybe let use choose which buttons should be on the bottom bar?