For a text replacement, there is Signal, but it is tied to a phone number. For chatting with my kids and as a family with a group chat we are stuck with Google Chat, and I really do not like that. Slowly, I have got all my family creating Proton accounts and moving over. Having a chat feature would be the last thing I need to get them to ALL move over.

On this aspect, it would be worth to look into Bison Relay, which is an open source messaging protocol developed on lighting network: https://bisonrelay.org/

This is THE service Proton is missing to make my full digital life private. Struggling to find a proper good fully private messaging app.

You could consider acquiring Threema and integrating that into the proton ecosystem

There are other great apps like signal and session... but it isnt quite as saturated as the browser space... so maybe?

I think I'd only use this if it had SMS/RCS support. Signal sadly I didn't use once they dropped that cause I knew no one who had it. Also, everyone uses WhatsApp now so it'll be hard to take that audience.

@will, I agree.

There is another suggestion on this forum mentioning buying Threema, and I agree. Similar to other partnerships/acquisitions Proton has done, this one would make a TON of sense.

like idea, what it better than signal, is bening hear to to not trust

Any integration to create a secure meeting with existing solutions would be fine too imo

There are already too many messing apps. Signal and Session are excellent platforms.

Ojalá un servicio de mensajeria de Proton, cifrado de extremo a extremo, pudiendo incluso integrar videollamadas de alta calidad.

Rather than their own separate chat app, I'd prefer simply offering servers for an existing open source chat protocol, such as XMPP/Jabber or Matrix.

Absolutely critical addition to the Proton suite. There are few trustworthy encrypted messaging apps and Proton would do an amazing job with one.

Signal collab, right?

Proton could potentially use the Signal protocol to save on development costs.

Having a contact app that integrates with mail and chat would be great as well.

An instant chat, voip and video calling app is what this community is missing.

It is also our responsibility to push our circles towards these services with a focus on privacy and security. And a substitute to WSP is always a good tool for change.

IT'S IN EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST! This can only be achieved little by little, with every little grain of sand that each of us contributes.

LET'S GO!

A privacy based messaging app is required from Proton, similar to whatsapp though better in terms of privacy. ProtonChat, an instant messaging & voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by Proton AG only. It must allows users to send text, voice messages and video messages make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations (user consent required). Rest you people are more intelligent and will figure out yourself what i wanna convey. Good day. Adios.

Thing is, you´ll never get your friends / family members to use it. So it´s pretty useless. Same with signal and Co.

Imo Proton shouldnt waste resources on something which nobody will use anyway.

looking forward to proton chat