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almost never works
just very unreliablezhuzhu8883722b
Connection unreliable
Connects to corporate Xmpp server okay, but I see two MAJOR issues that prevent me from using:
1. The list of online users is not correct. There are users who are online and available, but do not show in the list. Disconnecting and reconnecting does not help.
2. Connection drops after some time with no indication whatsoever. I’ll go back to app and all looks good with the list of users that appear online/away, but the connection has actually dropped and that list means nothing. Have to disconnect and reconnect to get back online.
Have not tested the actual ‘chat’ functionality due to the above rendering the app unusable to me.
If I can help by providing some kind of log file, please let me know how.
iOS is sorely lacking in reliable direct connect xmpp clients and this app shows the most promise.Show lessnickd111
Developer Response
Hi, Thanks for the feedback. I have tried to address your issues in 3.1 that is currently out. Please let me know if it is still a problemDisconnects frequently, not reliable
Disconnects frequently, cannot have a two way conversation as some messages are lost.Vladwil
ideal XMPP app
All the ingredients to make an excellent XMPP app are here. Responsive developer using a peer reviewable open source coding process and licensing. If I had a business, I'd hire this developer to integrate more with other productivity tools and add custom alert sounds.tekbasse
Great XMPP Client
I use it with OpenFire and it works great!R.No
Passable
Probably the best xmpp-client for iOS today. The major caveat with it is that group chats are not rejoined when the app launches even though they're still listed under active chats. Joining a group chat that has an active chat doesn't seem to work at all.
There's also a bug initially joining group chats. There's no visual feedback that anything happened when tapping the join button and it doesn't show up under active chats. At some point later it just sort of shows up there, but I haven't yet figured out a reliable set of steps to make them appear.Show lessBahamat
Just works
Tried 3 other jabber clients that didn't let me pick my server. They silently assumed I was using their server, or let me try to use mine and claim I was using the "wrong password". Monal starts by showing the whole app and letting you choose the account settings.jklowden
Best Jabber App So Far
But that's not saying a whole lot. This one managed to find a way to directly connect to my server and stay open in the background, which is huge. I recommend this app for those reasons alone.
On the downside, my user's avatars don't come through, broadcast messages cannot be viewed for some reason, even though the indicator is there. No OTR option.
What's here though is high quality. If you run a Jabber server and need an always-on client, this is the one you want.Show lessXMPP Server Admin
Great but needs server broadcast support
Needs better is server broadcasts / server announcements support. Current version receives broadcasts but you cannot view it in Monal or clear the badges. Ideally we'd get the broadcast as a normal message. Right now I have 100+ badges for server broadcasts, which is annoying. Being able to save conferences and automatically joining conferences is needed as well.
Update: Monal now disconnects frequently. It displays the disconnected message. Usually my client is always on Wifi. iOS 7.1Show lessPr0phet84
Fantastic app. I have some suggestions though.
This might be the only app I know of on iOS that supports xmpp on the client side AND supports the Jingle protocol too (which aside from allowing for VoIP functionality over xmpp it allows under iOS policy for the app to be backgrounded). My only suggestion is that the app be updated with iPhone 6 support (better / more useful ui scaling for bigger screens) and that you guys look into adding otr support (maybe talk with the ChatSecure guys).Show lessPuyan Lotfi
