Hi everyone!

Welcome to the latest edition of your pseudo-monthly JMP update! (it’s been 7 months since the last one 😨)

In case it’s been a while since you checked out JMP, here’s a refresher: JMP lets you send and receive text and picture messages (and calls) through a real phone number right from your computer, tablet, phone, or anything else that has a Jabber client. Among other things, JMP has these features: Your phone number on every device; Multiple phone numbers, one app; Free as in Freedom; Share one number with multiple people.

Alerts for incoming messages blocked by Original route

The partner that serves our Original route has for some time been censoring some incoming messages, meaning messages from friends and family to you might occasionally be blocked. We have finally managed to get them to tell us when this happens and so we now relay an alert to you, so you can know this has happened and ask your contact to try rewording their message. Reminder that we do offer other routes for those having issues with this. Contact support if this interests you.

(e)SIM nicknames

If you have multiple (e)SIMs through JMP, keeping track of which is which by its ICCID can be a pain. Now you can give each a nickname by opening commands with the bot, tapping 📶 (e)SIM Details or sending the sims command, then selecting Edit (e)SIM nicknames

Some updates to Cheogram Android this year

• Scanning a Snikket invite works for new accounts
• Search UI for emoji reactions (including custom emoji)
• Display notifications for calls missed while offline
• Don’t clear message field after uploading something
• Allow selecting text in command UI
• Initial support for community spaces
• Show dot on the drawer for unseen, unread messages like chat requests
• Second message edits no longer treated as separate messages1

Inherited from upstream Conversations

• Conversations 2.18.0
  • Select backup location
  • Make more URIs, like mailto:, clickable

Cheogram iOS

We’ve been working on an EXPERIMENTAL native client for iOS using Borogove (previously called Snikket SDK). It’s available through Testflight for the adventurous, and push notifications require a Snikket server running the dev version for now. Contact support if you’re both interested in testing it and willing to provide feedback.

JMP at FOSSY

We sponsored FOSSY 2025 and had a great time meeting community members! After giving a few talks, having fun at the social, and selling some subscriptions, (e)SIMs, and (e)SIM adapters, we’re looking forward to seeing everyone again next year in Vancouver, Canada!

To learn what’s happening with JMP between newsletters, here are some ways you can find out:

• The chatroom remains the heart of the community. You can also join from your web browser or from Matrix.
• The blog, where you may be reading this. Can also be followed in a client like Movim.
• The Lemmy Community
• The Subreddit
• On ATprotocol
• On Twitter

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful rest of your week!

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Amolith
https://secluded.site