Quicksy (XMPP) ist aus den App Stores verschwunden... was nun?
Die App Quicksy ist weder im Play Store, noch bei F-Droid oder im App Store zu finden... welche Schritte sind jetzt zu tun?
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) has been live:
* #ArcaneChat (fixed by now)
* #AuroraDroid is back
* #GadgetBridge + #Comaps = ❤️ (GB doppelganger will be fixed soon)
* #LocalSend got fatter but faster
* #Joplin version fixup
* #PravApp #XMPP fights solo (as #Quicksy is gone)
* #Lichess has a lot to talk about
+ 46 new apps
& 347 updates
- 1 archived
~ 1 downgraded (fixed already!)
Get going: f-droid.org/2026/08/14/twif.ht…
/PS: F-Droid Basic 2.0-rc0 is now suggested. Have fun! 😉
Ich habe eine Schnellanleitung für den Wechsel von Quicksy zu Conversations unter Android erstellt.
Die ausführliche Anleitung für iOS und Android (mit der Begründung, warum man wechseln sollte) findet ihr hier:
makertube.net/w/71fFhdnpVHBg5b…
🇩🇪:
Wer letzten Monat den #Conversations Channel verfolgt hat, ist vielleicht auf folgende Aussage gestoßen (siehe Bild).
Sollte Conversations im Zeitraum 05.08.26 - 18.08.26 wirklich kostenfrei im Play Store verfügbar sein, wäre das die Chance für Quicksy-Nutzer:innen einen Wechsel durchzuführen:
makertube.net/w/71fFhdnpVHBg5b…
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People who follow the Conversations channel might have seen this text passage (see picture).
This would be great news for Quicksy users.
Ich habe heute mal ein ausführliches Video zum Verschwinden von #Quicksy aus den Stores für #iOS und #Android zu machen. Enthalten ist auch eine Anleitung, wie man nun vorgehen kann:
makertube.net/w/71fFhdnpVHBg5b…
Kurzfassung (Android):
makertube.net/w/g6yGQSZvghvHvs…
@xmpp
#XMPP #Monal #Conversations #Conversations_im #Quicksy_im #diday
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:
* last alpha 2.0 testing
* #EuroCommons #France #FLOSS migration #CaisseDesDepots
* #Scrib on-device transcription
* #Immich huge update
* #Fauxx for Desktop
* #XMPP #Quicksy abused, shut-down 😢 switch to #Conversations_IM
* track substance use w/ #JournalMultilingual
* #HeliBoard big news
* #Obtainium w/ #MaterialDesign Expressive
* #SidePhone store? F-Droid w/ a trenchcoat
+ 46 new apps
& 384 updates
- 1 archived
Upgrade client: f-droid.org/2026/07/16/twif.ht…
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Thanks, @daniel for #Quicksy and for maintaining it for such a long time! 🙏
I have various friends on Quicksy and will now work on migrating them one by one over to #Conversations_im. Maybe not all on the same server, b/c of #federation 😉
#Quicksy registrations are permanently closed.
The project was viable for a long time only because it required minimal effort. However, fighting industrial-scale SMS pumping fraud has become unsustainable, both financially and in terms of workload.
The XMPP server will remain online for the foreseeable future, but users are advised to switch their client to #Conversations_im.
Looking at #Conversations_im / #Quicksy in the Play Store and #Fdroid :
It seems to me as if it takes much longer now until updates are approved by Google. Meanwhile, updates at F-Droid seem to get faster.
Thanks Google and @fdroidorg for making it even more attractive for the average user to switch the store.
Update, May, 24th: Conversations_im just arrived in Play Store, Quicksy still pending.
New features (German); makertube.net/w/c62E2MbfE5WSpB…
Reminder: keepandroidopen.org
Your phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.keepandroidopen.org
Last week in #FDroid (LWIF) is live:
* 2.0 going forward, expect more soon
* more categories
* #Conversations_IM #Quicksy #XMPP save to gallery or not?
* #Mindustry good news and bad and good again
* #Launcher3 fork back, will you accept the gift?
* Lumine #DPI proxy in your pocket
* #SimpleX gets public... channels
* #Snowflake #Tor will you help others?
* #SyncUp another #Syncthing fork with a twist
+ 26 new apps
& 251 updates
- 1 archived app
Rolling on: f-droid.org/2026/05/08/twif.ht…
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@reticuleena @nik
Ich habe in den letzten 12 Jahren viele nicht-technische Menschen aus meinem Bekanntenkreis zu #Jabber gebracht. Weitgehend problemlos.
Zu 80 % #Conversations_im bzw. #Quicksy, zu 10 % #Monal und 10 % (incl. mir selbst) #Dino oder #Gajim.
Aber ich verwende gar keine verschlüsselten Gruppen. Macht das vielleicht den Unterschied aus?
Generell ist mit #forwardSecrecy immer alles viel fragiler als ohne. Der Verzicht von DC auf #PFS war wohl 'ne gute Idee!
Quicksy is a spin off of the popular Jabber/XMPP client Conversations with automatic contact discovery.
You sign up with your phone number and Quicksy will automatically—based on the phone numbers in your address book—suggest possible contacts to you. Quicksy can be downloaded for free from Google Play Store.
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:
* The cycle decoded part 2
* #Conversations_im & #Quicksy internal refactoring
* #Jami is more accessible
* Get your people on #SimpleX
* Dial #K9Mail & #Thunderbird up to 11
* Main #AnySoftKeyboard app updated too
+ 8 new apps
& 222 more updates
Get comfortable for a long read in: f-droid.org/2025/07/24/twif.ht…
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