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Blink is based on the Session Initiation Protocol, and beyond voice over IP, its features also include video, instant messaging, file transfer and multi-party conferencing sessions based on MSRP protocol, remote desktop sharing using RFB protocol (VNC), and SIMPLE presence using XCAP protocol.
Examples of such messaging services include: Skype, Facebook Messenger, Google Hangouts (subsequently Google Chat), Telegram, ICQ, Element, Slack, Discord, etc. Users have more options as usernames or email addresses can be used as user identifiers, besides phone numbers. Unlike the phone-based model, user accounts on a multi-device model are ...
Discord is an instant messaging and VoIP social platform which allows communication through voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media.Communication can be private or take place in virtual communities called "servers".
TextSecure required that the user had a phone number for verification. [35] The number did not have to be the same as on the device's SIM card; it could also be a VoIP number [35] or a landline as long as the user could receive the verification code and have a separate device to set-up the software. A number could only be registered to one ...
Phone number (e.g. +15550123) Yes No No About 250 contacts in SIM, unlimited from phone. No serial messages Medium No Yes 3G-324M/ViLTE: RCS: No ? ? 3GPP standards; Bitmessage: Jonathan Warren 2012 Nov Open standard: Alphanumeric address Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes (through proof-of-work) Yes No No Yes No Yes ? Bitmessage; Bonjour: Apple Inc ...
Signal Messenger maintains a reference implementation of the Signal Protocol library written in Rust under the AGPLv3 license on GitHub. There are bindings to Swift, Java, TypeScript, C, and other languages that use the reference Rust implementation. Signal maintained the following deprecated libraries:
Signal uses mobile telephone numbers to register and manage user accounts, though configurable usernames were added in March 2024 to allow users to hide their phone numbers from other users. [23] After removing support for SMS on Android in 2023, [ 24 ] [ 25 ] the app now secures all communications with end-to-end encryption .
Element (formerly Riot and Vector [13]) is a free and open-source software instant messaging client implementing the Matrix protocol. [14]Element supports end-to-end encryption, [15] private and public groups, sharing of files between users, voice and video calls, and other collaborative features with help of bots and widgets.