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This is unacceptable. The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week. I understand that the pipeline is clogged with AI slop, but #Google needs to prioritize #Android apps that have been around for 12+ years and push updates only once a month.

A screenshot of the Google Play Console showing that #Conversations_im has been submitted on September 9, a week ago at the time of posting, and is still pending review.

I promised an English version of my „Jabber/XMPP: 25 Years of Digital Independence“ talk, and it looks like I’m going to Prague for LinuxDays 2026 in October! https://pretalx.linuxdays.cz/linuxdays-2026/talk/H7ANQQ/ #XMPP #Jabber #DigitalSovereignty

Jabber/XMPP: 25 Years of Digital Independence LinuxDays 2026

When it comes to digital independence, various solutions are being discussed in the field of communication and instant messaging. On the one hand, there is the centralized service of a US non-profit organization. On the other hand, there is the publicly documented API of a company that was largely built with venture capital. However, it might be worth taking a look at long-standing solutions that follow an actual internet standard and stand out due to numerous independent implementations. Jabber/XMPP is one such internet standard and is "ready for prime time". In over 25 years, the XMPP instant messaging protocol has seen its fair share of ups and downs. This talk highlights the recent history of the protocol and explains why open source alone, without federation and vendor-independent standards, is not enough for true digital sovereignty. The current status quo of XMPP is showcased through modern features like emoji reactions, moderation, read state synchronization across multiple devices, and time zone indicators for contacts. Additionally, the presentation offers a look ahead at upcoming protocol extensions and the initiative to return to the IETF with "XMPP 2.0" to update the existing RFC standards. Finally, attendees will learn how to easily and smoothly get started in the XMPP ecosystem today.

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