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transform the app into a Reticulum Network super-app #1137
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There are a few ideas in here I like, and others that I take extreme issue with. You do realize Columba is mostly a solo-developer project (with a few community contributions), done in my free time, right? ;) When I originally set out to make Columba, I wanted it to be much smaller than what it already is. I had zero intention of adding maps or nomadnet. LXST hadn't even been released when I started Columba. My priorities today with Columba are improving usability and fixing bugs, while being very selective with what additional feature surface I add (to an app that is already, like I mentioned, way bigger than I what I originally wanted it to be). Let me address your ideas individually, briefly.
How is this different than the Chats tab we already have?
Only relevant within groups, which LXMF does not support. But feel free to create a nomadnet page with a poll and direct columba users to it!
If LXMF ever supports group messages, I absolutely will drop everything to get it added to Columba.
You may want to check out RRC and my client for it, Eridanus (intentionally kept separate from Columba).
This is something that is, probably, technically possible as an extension of LXST, but is frankly not a good fit for Reticulum. Try loading a single image via LoRa and let me know how you think video calling could work ;)
This is something I've actually considered several times over the life of columba. For now, I'm sticking with the LXMF-native icons instead of photos, to both maintain compatibility with other clients, and to avoid straining lora links unnecessarily. More than just photos, I have thought about a whole "profile" for columba users, that could be opted into as its own app aspect. There is some interesting things that are possible here, and it's something I'd like to explore when I have the time.
Never gonna happen, sorry. Aside from these four words being way too vague, I have absolutely zero interest in recreating the mistakes of the internet inside reticulum. I will never write any kind of content recommendation algorithm, or create a system that seeks to drive engagement. There is plenty of that in the world already, and I don't think we're better off for it.
See above. Never never never. If you really want yet another attention-span-destroying, engagement-farming, emotion-manipulating space in the world, you will have to build it yourself.
This is coming as an optional feature in the next Columba release. It's already merged to main, I am just trying to get as many outstanding bugs fixed as I can before pushing another release.
What sites? Where would they be displayed? Why?
What is missing?
What's wrong with the existing TCP interface?
What satellites? Do you also want me to start a rocket company to put the satellites up myself? ;) You can already get starlink and connect via tcp that way. Maybe you saw a recent youtube video and are thinking about iridium? The prices of that are insane and the satellites are centrally controlled. Not a good fit for reticulum, as amazing as it would be
What do you mean here, like transporting reticulum packets from the smart phone speaker and listening for them with the microphone? Actually kind of an interesting idea if that's what you mean but you didn't give me much to go on here
Yeah, there is some room for improvement here. I think you'll like the compromise I'm landing on with 2.3.0. But, to my original point, Columba should not grow to be so large that it needs an app drawer in the first place. Look at Google - you don't have a single app that is Chrome, Gmail, Youtube, Search, Gemini... they are all separate apps.
It already runs on phones. I've never tried it on a TV but a community member already shared photos of browsing nomadnet with columba on android tv. If you want your watch battery to die in 2 hours I can see about porting it to android wear. Sorry for the snark. I appreciate that you are dreaming big here! But a lot of your ideas have big problems that need to be solved before they are achievable, and I won't be the one solving all of them :) |
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Hey, take your free time, but I'll help you fix app bugs and anything else that causes them. I'll send it to you, especially since I've already done several tests. |
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I've clearly had a lot of difficulty installing it on older Android devices and even on smart TVs. I'll definitely help you with other things. |
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The app could become a comprehensive educational tool with various built-in features:
A messaging section
Poll functionality
Group creation
Telegram-style channels
Video calling capabilities
Profile photos
A profile description section
A social networking tab
A space for people to interact and share posts
A global feed showing a constant stream of new posts
A dedicated browsing tab
Displaying various network sites that open automatically when clicked
New interfaces
An interface optimized for mobile networks
Simple and easy to use, utilizing the carrier's local network signal (affecting data usage)
An interface for satellite connections
An audio interface
An app drawer for settings and various new features
And cross-platform support for Android—running on phones, TVs, smartwatches, and other Android devices
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