Notices by Snikket (snikket_im@fosstodon.org)

#Snikket server January 2022 release is live!

The main new feature introduced in this release is the ability for users to import and export their account data. This is the final achievement of our #NGI DAPSI funded project on improving account portability and migration in #XMPP.

Find more details, including install/upgrade instructions, via our blog post: https://snikket.org/blog/jan-2022-server-release/

Enjoy!

Happy to finally announce the November 2021 release of the Snikket server!

You can find a blog post with the release details here: https://snikket.org/blog/nov-2021-server-release/

#WhatsApp is currently down. This is your regular reminder that centralized platforms are centralized: a single point of failure and control.

Help spread the word about open decentralized networks.

If you want to migrate your family or other social group away from proprietary apps but don't know how, that's what we're here for. You can self-host Snikket or sign up for our hosted platform. After setup, invite your contacts with a simple link and you're done.

https://snikket.org/service/quickstart/

Good luck!

Do you have a non-technical iPhone user in your circle of family or friends? Do you wish that one day they will use #XMPP to communicate with you?

We're still looking for more non-technical people to participate in usability studies of Snikket to help us identify areas for improvement. It will be a short online session with a UX researcher, you just need a computer and browser. No experience of Snikket is required. Last available slots are **tomorrow**!

More info at: https://snikket.org/app/ios/

🎉 Our iOS app is finally public! 🎉
https://snikket.org/blog/snikket-ios-public-release/

This is a huge milestone for the project, and proof of what we can accomplish when a community comes together around a purpose.

The app link will automatically appear in the next Snikket server update (along with some other app-related fixes), but the post has manual instructions for admins who just can't wait 🙂

#xmpp #ios #snikket

@rysiek This is the goal of the XMPP compliance suites, published annually by the XSF: https://xmpp.org/about/compliance-suites.html

That covers the protocol layer. @mattj started https://docs.modernxmpp.org/ to also fill the need for UI/UX consistency across the ecosystem.

Snikket was born out of the work on the Modern XMPP project. The realization being that you can publish all the documents you want, but someone needs to ensure that these recommendations get implemented. So here we are 🙂

Exciting news! Thanks to funding from the Open Technology Fund, the excellent folks at Simply Secure will be working with us to improve the usability of #Snikket, particularly our iOS app.

If you're interested in helping out with the usability study, there is an opportunity to participate with 30 minutes of your time. No special expertise required :)

Read more on our blog: https://snikket.org/blog/simply-secure-collaboration/

#xmpp