Signal? Element (Matrix)?
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Signal. Or Proton Meet for meetings.
Signal.
Also, Skype has been completed killed off by Microsoft.
Edit: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/skype-is-retiring-in-may-2025-what-you-need-to-know
I didn't realize Skype was compl killed off. $8.5 billion dollar acquisition thrown away.
It's not thrown away. It's to kill competition so businesses "choose" Teams
Does signal do like team meetings anyone can join with a link?
Apparently yes: https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/7860719423002-How-to-create-and-share-call-links
But I've never tried it for that.
I use it for text voice and video with friends though.
I only use it to face chat with my family. Group video calls work fairly well. The app is very barebone. Do not expect fancy, or even convenience features.
Jitsi meet, fluxer
Matrix. Many apps available, Element is quite simple yet charming.
FluffyChat work well & Sable is a good option for desktop
I'm running a Matrix for family and friends. It mostly works, but people complain about notifications and stuff. Videos open slowly.
Thinking of running my own, how much storage does your matrix server fill up?
As much as people use it for sharing photos and videos. I think I'm at around 150GB, and haven't needed yet to set any retention policies.
Perhaps try also Snikket / Prosody / XMPP?
I've used signal for video calling quite a few times and while video quality can be randomly poor it works just fine
Session It's like Signal, but EU made and more private. It's a bit rough around the edges, but it's getting there.
Delta-chat(and arcane-chat frontend) have video call built in.
It may be Jitsi based.
Honestly? Discord. When using a patched app (search for Morphe on android) it's quite bloat free once you strip all the nonsense.
For calls? I use normal calls because it just works and uses wifi anyway.
I'm finding a morphe that's for YouTube and reddit, but nothing for discord
https://morphe.software/add-source?github=VenusIsJaded%2FVenus-Patches&name=Venus+Patches
You need to add sources for those that do patch things.
You can get PatchIt to scan for all your apps and to get sources or go to morphe website and search there.
I used to use skype, but it doesnt exist anymore
Stoat
Signal or proton meet
Gajim / Conversations / Monal via XMPP
I honestly just use them for work and usually I don't have much choice then. Socialy I rather just see them in real space or talking on the phone is enough.
you do realize, that it wasn't you specifically being asked? this is not an answer to the posed question.
why don't you post and then you can specify to people in the conversation what the post meant.
huh? you left a comment without input. you're literally saying you dont have input.
it is imput. its my experience. whats ironic is how your comment to mine ads nothing at all even vs mine which has little. Snark is easy and you are good at it. I mean a guy is in a room asking about something and someone who just got into the room is like. sorry dude I have not done that kind of thing in that way. then you come in and are like. well thats not very helpful. and now ther is a whole chain of little value going on in the room.
I am not trying to be snarky. you seem to interpret my words in the worst way possible. it was just a statement, that it adds nothing. my comment was somewhat meta, since it didn't comment contributing to the OP. but that is not meant sknarkily and I also dont want to dismiss your opinion, I just think that you should comment on asklemmy if there is additional value.
and also, I am a random on the internet, I dont know how others see it.
Yeah it was a statement that did not need to be made much like mine but in particular suggesting something about what I know or don't. Which is kinda derogatory. Look I don't know if you know yourself but before I replied I looked through your profile to see if you were having a bad day or anything. Look through your comments and how many are like this. You have a bad habit so I did not let it pass and gave it back to you. If you give you will recieve in kind.
I heard Fluxer is good if you want something simpler with some sacrifices
proton meet.
Proton meet