Ecencials, after the most recent update, we can now chat on the Web3 using a new conversations feature on Ecency. This feature enables us to chat with other Hivers directly on the platform without needing a separate app. You will see a "Conversations" section at the bottom of the page, opening a quick chat bar.
When you click on "Create new account," it will ask you to generate an 8-character password that will allow you to log in from different devices.
Encrypted private chats and public channels are the initial implementation of our Chats. After creating a chat key for the encryption, you can start creating DMs and join public community chats. To locate your friend for direct messaging, simply click on the "+" icon and a search bar will appear where you can enter their Hive username. If your friend has already set up an account for chatting, you can send them a message directly.
If they haven't created an account yet, you will need to send them an invitation. Simply click on the "Invite" button and send an invitation. There is a message: "This invitation message will be sent as a comment to the latest user post."
This helps you understand how they perceive your invitation.
In addition to text messages, you have the option to share emojis, GIFs, and images from your device or gallery.
You can easily discover community channels by searching for them. Once you find a community you're interested in, you can join the community chat by clicking on the "Join channel" option. This is a simple way to connect with other members who share similar interests. You can also join the Ecency Help community channel to ask questions, report issues, and make suggestions.
By selecting the three dots located at the top left corner, you can access various options:
- Extended View: Allows you to view the chat in full-screen mode.
- Credentials Info: Enables you to enter your set pin to access and save your account details, giving you control over your chat account.
- Logout: Allows you to sign out of your account.
We believe Chats will start connecting people closer to each other—the beginning of the communications era on Web3. Expect more additions to Chats in the coming month. Our goal is to bring you best chatting experience and flexibility to communicate with your audience, friends, and communities.
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A message system is something this community has needed... pretty much since the beginning.
I agree. The chat function was needed straight from the beginning of the Steem/Hive blockchain. Now maybe people will start to switch from Discord to Ecency chat. Or maybe they will stay on Discord. We will see how it will go. Hopefully the chat function will be added into the mobile version of Ecency too.
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I've been seeing this for a while now but don't understand how it works. Thank for pointing it out. This is like bringing web 2 to web3 doorstep. Great job by the ecency team.
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This is a very good initiative because there were many questions which were left in the minds of people, now we can get the answers to our questions through chat platform.
I have always wanted a conversation feature and here it is. Great job Ecency team
Slowly but surely @ecency is becoming a all in one Dapp, I love to see this
I love the chatting feature. It's really good. Great job ecency team!
A very good update
This is a wonderful achievement indeed. Credit to the developing team. Web3 is making that needed gradual impact. I must say, I'm impressed to see this.
The main concern many people have with social chat systems is privacy - even when encryption is involved. Can you explain a bit about how your system stores and transfers private messaging data? Is the data stored on your servers? Is it truly end-to-end encrypted? Is there a way for users to validate the encryption themselves?
Thanks!
Sure, basically when person creates chat keys, those are separate from Hive keys, that keys used for encrypting your messages. There are already dozen good systems for chats and you don't really need to reinvent the wheel. We just had to make sure, our chat has few properties that gives us flexibility but not total control of the data, meaning data is distrubuted/decentralized and encrypted. So our entire chat is powered by opensource distributed nostr protocol.
Ok, I don't know anything much about how Nostr handles chat - is there a link you can point me to that describes the system you are using in more depth? It's good for me to know, but I also need to be able to explain it others in ways that they can trust and check. Thanks!
Nothing complicated, there is user key and messages are encrypted before they are sent to server. Almost all encrypted chats work similar way, you can learn more here: https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/04.md
Ah thanks, ok - I see their warning here:
I think this is important for people to understand. I will take a deeper look at their model.
Great feature.
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I think this feature is very valuable. Well done, thanks
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Excelente actualización, se ve muy prometedora, paso a paso la estaré utilizando a ver cómo me va en ella.
a great advance, something useful and necessary for the community.💪
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Finally we can chat on ecency this is indeed a great news.
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Ever since this feature was enabled I got no spam messages from bots which is a great sign for me cause it is a different experience than Instagram.