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The relationship between NIP-4 and NIP-17 is similar to:

iPhone ↔ iPhone: It uses iMessage first (Apple’s service). Blue bubbles.

iPhone ↔ Android: It uses SMS/MMS (the carrier’s traditional texting standard). This isn’t an “Android-only protocol,” it’s the old common language that all phones can speak. Green bubbles.

If at least one person in the chat is using a client that supports both NIP-4 and NIP-17, interoperability is no longer an issue.
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The Daniel ⚡️ 2mo ago

In practical terms, could it be possible for a Keychat user to send a message to a Damus or Primal user, but it’s just a link to download the app, similar to the one-time link but without the metadata?

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Keychat 2mo ago

Right now, if you log in to Keychat with your microblog ID and someone sends you a NIP-17 DM, Keychat can directly reply using NIP-17. We haven’t really talked about this feature much, so you might not be aware of it.

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Keychat 2mo ago

It can also receive NIP-04 DMs, but Keychat doesn’t yet support replying using NIP-04. We’re still debating whether we should support NIP-04 replies.

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stl1988 2mo ago

You could implement clear warning messages when using NIP-04.

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Keychat 2mo ago

Use red chat bubbles to distinguish NIP-04 messages.🤓

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stl1988 2mo ago

Good idea. And yellow ones for NIP-17, green ones for either NIP-EE or your own standard.

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The Daniel ⚡️ 2mo ago

Thanks, this is all helpful.