Feature Plan

Release v1.0

Account
- Change E-Mail
- Change Password
- Read-only list of sessions/devices
- Delete account
Contacts
- Account search
  - Show public profile data
- Local nickname
- Image shape
- Block and delete
- Verification
  - QR code with temporal component
  - Synchronize verified accounts
Groups
- Admin system
- Block and delete
- Group image and description
Status (online, offline, typing...)
Personal message (called "Status")
Profile image
Daystream
- Users can upload images and videos along with messages
- Visible to all contacts
- Author should be able to see who viewed the Daystream
  - Show amount of views in Daystream tab/main activity
- Author can delete entries
- Each entry is deleted automatically 24 hours after its creation
Messages
- Plain text
- Quote (All message types can contain a quote)
- State (dispatched, delivered, read)
- Attachment
  - Images, videos, files, location, audio, another contact
- Voice messages
  - Listen to voice messages using call speaker (mobile)
- Formatting
  - Emojis
  - Formatting codes (*, _, ~,`,```)
  - Mentioning users with @
- Author can edit and delete messages for 10 minutes after they are sent.
Color themes
- Templates
- Custom
Background images for chats
- Templates
- Custom
Miscellaneous
- Fast response in notification
- Optionally public profile data
- Configurable font within Skynet (not synchronized)
GDPR compliance
- Download all unencrypted account related data from server (messages, files etc.)
- Export chats and files from the apps
- Privacy policy on all related websites, and in application
- Confirmation mail to parents if user is under 16 years old

Release v1.1+

Security
- Show a warning when a previously deleted account name is used again
- Hide e-mail address (e.g. for teachers)
Share currently used application
Permissions
- Select whom to share profile data with
- See what you share principle: You can see the status of a person only if you share yours
Groups
- Allow new group members to resolve chat history
- Make it possible for admins to mute group members
Messages
- Source code syntax highlighting
- Link preview
- Change message view design between
  - classic (like WhatsApp)
  - left-aligned (like Wire)
Live background with camera image (mobile)

Release v2.0+

Contact request
- Suggest new contacts based on the user's address book
- Start chat and authenticate via QR code
- Optionally require verification for creating a direct chat
- Automatic key exchange using pre-keys and manual accept for personal data
Messages
- Cross-Conversation-Quotes
Live streaming (like Instagram)
Threema Channel like public and private channels
Voice and video calls
- In groups and private chats
- Decline an incoming call on any device
- Switch your device in running call
- Show chat with ascending opacity from top down (mobile)
- Increase opacity of chat when mouse moves or hovers (desktop)
Conversations
- Organize conversations into folders
- Manage notifications per-conversation
- Dashboard with calendar etc.
- Join groups via invitation link
- Allow new members to get previous messages
- Form subgroups for special events or topics
Account
- Two factor authentication
- Delete sessions in session/device list
- Backup Account: Specify an account of a friend to reset your Skynet password.
- Account management for usage in small organizations
Think about gestures like wipe to exit chat