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Sup is a New Messaging App by the Creator of Pixelfed (wedistribute.org)
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A new messaging app is in development, and the project is described as "an open source WhatsApp for the Fediverse."

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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

It seems to be based on the existing Pixelfed php code that uses ActivityPub. In theory the Libervia AP gateway would probably make it work with XMPP, but I suspect the use of libsignal will ultimately still prevent it. Maybe once both sides speak MLS it will be possible.