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Built in chat rooms (like whatsapp)
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I'm using a whatsapp-group to keep in touch with other developers in the same project. That's sub-optimal in the sense:

  1. Data is owned by another company (and we don't know how secure that is).
  2. It does not render phabricator assets (e.g. {D123}, {F456}).
  3. It is yet another place to book keep members (e.g. dev is no longer part of the project, need to remove it).
  4. Lacks support for desktop (I heard there is a Windows client).

OTHO, it is a great app:

  1. Available in many mobile platforms.
  2. Easy to use and reliable.
  3. Hassle-free management.

How hard would it be to have such thing in Phabricator? Say, through IRC or XMPP? Ideally it would:

  1. Provide same whatsapp experience (persistent chat rooms, easy to use, available in many platforms).
  2. Member management through phabricator Projects.
  3. Render Phabricator assets.

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I don't think so. How can I use that from my cellphone? Where are the chat rooms per project?

Have you tried Conpherence in your mobile device?

You can create rooms and add the users you want.

I mean, it's not "Whatsapp for Phabricator", but I wonder what is what you really miss there. Give it a try.

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Conpherence is our messaging application, T5364 is our container to discuss what to do next with it. We don't have any current plans for native apps.

I think Conpherence does 90% of what you are asking for today, everything but automatic membership.