◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢ ⚠️ Privacy is a basic human right. ◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢ • Private & Encrypted Messenger App • Open-Source & Free-to-Use • Built on Nostr ◤◢ Privacy by Principle ◤◢ Vector is a decentralized communication platform built on the Nostr Protocol, offering no-compromise encryption with zero metadata leakage and plausible deniability for all content, including texts, media, voice notes, and files, adhering to the NIP-17 standard. It natively integrates BIP-39, allowing every Vector account to function as a crypto wallet and vice versa, streamlining tasks like address sharing and payments through compatibility with native wallets like MPW. Vector leverages local, private, device-powered AI to provide practical features such as voice message transcription, language translation, and meme gif search via a decentralized relay-based index. Its resilience is ensured by community-run Nostr relays, eliminating downtime, and its fully open-source codebase—from infrastructure to protocol specs—avoids proprietary lock-in, making it unkillable and transparent. Open-source technology developed by Formless Labs.
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Last Notes npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Great coverage and a masterclass in some of Nostr's history, especially with encrypted group chats. Thanks again for this highlight and we couldn't be happier you all also discovered Concord. It is an honor we can work together to improve a protocol that is designed for anyone and everyone who wants to use it. Interoperability (functional) remains a key component that Nostr specifically deserves and thrives on. Thanks again to you all at Soapbox Team for your support and contributions towards Concord, Nostr, and the FOSS space. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy con·cord /kŏn′kôrd″, kŏng′-/ noun Harmony or agreement of interests or feelings; accord. A treaty establishing peaceful relations. (Grammar) Agreement between words in person, number, gender, or case. Deal. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Whenever you do have the time, we are happy to hear your feedback! To make it easier for you: For Group Chats: https://github.com/concord-protocol/concord Vector - How it Works (GitBook Docs): https://vector-privacy.gitbook.io/vector-privacy/vector-messenger/intro/privacy npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy @nprofile…8jg9 We will help troubleshoot with you. Sounds like a network issue or Relay issue, but hard to say at the moment. @nprofile…hh2y will send you a message. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy We have finally arrived at the point where we can consider Vector at an MVP state. More or less it was touched upon with v0.4.0, but v0.4.1 will be the baseline moving forward. It only took a year and a half of development, but wouldn't have made it this far without you all. The next version will patch just about every issue, bug, and request we've heard from the community, other than an iOS release (planned Q3-Q4) and we will open up testing shortly for our community and anyone else who would like to get involved. #nevent1q…ytdf npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy All good things take time 😇 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Drop us the link! We will share it on X and also on Vector with our community. Thanks for the coverage, even before we got a chance to review. Appreciate the highlight and mention, regardless 🙏 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Thanks for reporting. For now, you can click New Chat and add the link in there to take you to the Nostr Talk Community. Let us know if you have any further issues. https://vectorapp.io/invite#AgFP7DtsKs-HsB6tIubLAq-KYVzW3UIWt7Zp0nRmx9umgA npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Looking forward to this 👀 npub1marm0t9qkmv8lq7pe7vdx60ed8fl2d876a2ytk3ade208dlyfweqg5r6m9(v2 DarkMatter) by @npub1wht…r3ec npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy There is now a Nostr Talk community on Vector! More information below: #nevent1q…pz6s npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Mobile yes, but only on Android, which is available on the @nprofile…tdq0 and available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Certainly happy to have as many people helping testing as possible, appreciate your offer and surely take you up on it once iOS development is live. 🙏 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Currently working on the relay-based issue you brought to our attention and should be patched for v0.4.1. We will open up quality control testing in the following days for about a week and hope to roll it out officially by the end of this month/beginning of next month! Yes! Let's bring on "Vector" groups in other apps and let the interoperability commence! 🤫 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Not quite yet, iOS is planned for Q3-Q4 after the widescreen desktop client. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Thanks for sharing about Vector, Derek. Together as a community is what really makes open-source tech better, we certainly welcome all feedback. We will continue to optimize and after the next v0.4.1 release, we will be sharing more information about Concord Protocol. Might make a dedicated Group Chat on Vector specifically for that, as well as some more docs and so on. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Absolutely, it is much larger than any of us alone, both the problems and the solutions. Grateful for everyone that has spoken up, shared honest feedback, and doing what they can to help build Vector up. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy The beauty of open-source tech. If you do change your mind, we are more than happy to welcome new PRs and contributors to the Vector ecosystem. Currently finalizing the last changes for the next v0.4.1 release. Aside from this issue you ran in to, curious of your experience and feedback on Vector. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Understandable, you are an experienced Nostr dev/user and want it to work as seamless and consistent as possible... and so do we. Ironically, this issue was either never previously encountered or simply never reported to us, likely because most Vector users are new users and not from the Nostr community. Big picture we are still new and in Open Beta, so have a lot of kinks to work out, which only grows everyday. One key aspect to highlight is that Vector has been built for the scope of the general public, meaning people that have no idea what Nostr is nor probably ever will. Rather than starting our approach for Nostr-based users first, that is why this issue came about. Our approach and angle is different, using Vector as a trojan horse for Nostr. Anyways, thanks for the honest feedback along with @nprofile…9kky Will continue to optimize the user experience and patch issues. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Noted and discussed. This was discovered and brought up by Derek within the past day or so. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy 100% planned on the roadmap. Currently discussed Q3-Q4 of this year. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy It feels great, @npub1njs…7fqx https://image.nostr.build/d670268028ab2f7515d835261bdc08530d7d753f94a491118bfd3d5e3bc706ff.png npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy https://image.nostr.build/3bba710dfbe45193b3bdb85ce2165f8b6678a0e9605a66459694b80c7c9c8c63.png npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Bitcoin Price Bot on Vector? We think so... @nprofile…tsc6 @npub13c0…e8s8 #BTC #Bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/fd70639e48d8ea3f3f0b306a77e4bd71a034b9e3c1ffa62551959489ad6a1780.png #nevent1q…3szt npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy 💚 Happy to have you here, glad we got everything situated earlier. You know how to reach us if you ever have any feedback, requests, or issues! npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Ah yes, currently only working on Mac. @nprofile…hh2y just sent you a message and will invite you for now. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Currently having some issues with the link on Windows/Linux. Please try this: Chat Tab > New Chat > Paste URL https://vectorapp.io/invite#AgGRJYh01wgQtK0NmE_jg3Da3017o5bFlgOd2fVoRPm0Kg (Like this image below) https://image.nostr.build/994c8e4f76ef183fe1f1d8deae380f027d43acf09e1e48e8c5c55fd5ea6007ae.png npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Currently, having some issues on Windows + Linux. Go to the Chat Tab > New Chat > Paste Link https://image.nostr.build/dd0de6c89c4bc5e627a0ec62fbcfb96cd23c12554c62af4efdd68c08918e3c82.png npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy @nprofile…hh2y just sent you an invite @nprofile…6e5s on Vector. Let us know if you have any other issues joining! npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy If you aren't in the latest Vector Community group chat, join here: chat.vectorapp.io 💚 https://image.nostr.build/9ce8df2b977c65cfef9ff60b27d51834a0d748c9357b2fe5bf4d189e58c549ef.png If for any reason you have issues, ping @nprofile…hh2y or @nprofile…tsc6 on Vector to add you. Send them a message first and request. *There have been reported issues with some users about the Accept Invite button not working on Windows, but this has already been patched and will be implemented for v0.4.1. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Depends on the individual's preference really. A lot of people would say that SimpleX has a more secure and private protocol and aimed more for person-to-person, whereas Vector focuses on bringing a better UX for privacy tech to the average person and aims to grow larger communities. Both have their use cases and to put it bluntly, people need options because hardly in life is there a one-sizes-fits-all solution. TLDR: SimpleX for more privacy and Vector for more UX. https://image.nostr.build/a66b437a5cf4297446e3d35869705acd15fefc4a7f6e004dfdf0fb735d597075.jpg npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy 🟢 [ V E C T O R ] Open Beta v0.4.0 https://image.nostr.build/f549472f586ce3d253f7e3320232494d010ebd7912a4fe9510898da56d89a003.jpg After an incredibly busy 3 months of development, with over 300 commits, we are happy to finally release v0.4.0 Vector (Open Beta) to the public! The biggest and most noticeable improvements for this release are largely focused on privacy, security, and user experience. Upon updating to the latest version, you will immediately notice differences in just about every corner of the app. There are many optimizations across the app and it should feel much more responsive, quick, and smooth. > 300+ Commits > 3 Months of Work > 1 New Protocol > 14+ New Features Download on GitHub: https://github.com/VectorPrivacy/Vector/releases/tag/v0.4.0 https://video.nostr.build/9efb1d7b352a3ce987224f4d90ae8627c57ae879865ee43240ae035126f61c20.mp4 New Features: 🧅 Tor Integration: optionally route all of Vector's traffic through Tor in one click; Includes bridges for censorship circumvention. 👥 Multiple Accounts: run many accounts on a single install, with a quick in-app switcher. 🔐 Remote Signers: log in without ever exposing your key, using NIP-46. Pair a bunker by QR or pasted URI. 🗑️ Delete Messages: delete a message for everyone, in both DMs and group chats. Vector keeps the ephemeral signing key, a diversion from the traditional NIP-17/Marmot specs for enhanced user privacy controls. 😀 Custom Emoji Packs: create, crop, share your own emoji packs across Vector, compatible with other Nostr clients. 🖼️ Chat Wallpapers: set a custom wallpaper per DM, with live blur and brightness sliders while you tune it. 👆 Mobile Gestures: swipe a message to reply, or long-press (right-click on desktop) for the full action menu. 👤 Mini Profiles: tap any avatar or name in a chat to peek at that person's profile without leaving the conversation. 🆕 Unread Divider: a "New" marker now shows exactly where you left off, both when messages land while you're scrolled up & when you reopen a chat. 📥 Android Public Downloads: downloaded files now land in your gallery and Files app like Telegram, with Open & Share buttons on every attachment. 📨 Share to Vector (Android): share images, files, or text from any other app straight into a Vector chat. 🤖 Android Back Button: the hardware back button now navigates Vector the way you'd expect, instead of dumping you out of the app. 🎨 New Themes: two more to choose from, XMR and Neon. 🛠️ AI Agent Support (MCP): a new Model Context Protocol server (vector-agent) hands AI agents 21 tools to drive Vector, from sending DMs and managing groups to uploading files and editing profiles. Improvements: ⚙️ Vector Core Rewrite: every piece of Vector's logic now lives in a single decoupled engine, vector-core, shared by every client. DMs, groups, profiles, crypto, the database, file handling, all of it. The app shell shed thousands of lines and the core ships with 440+ tests. This is the groundwork for a CLI, bots, and SDKs. 🔄 Group Sync (Total Negentropy): MLS group chats now sync entirely over negentropy. 💬 Redesigned Chat: the message view was rebuilt as flat, Discord-style rows (avatar, name, content, hover toolbar) instead of bubbles. 🌸 Decentralised File Storage: Blossom uploads now fail over across multiple servers, learn each server's capabilities, and sync your server list across your devices. ⚡ Memory & Performance: SQLite memory use dropped from roughly 308MB to 5MB, the emoji panel now opens instantly from disk cache, and chat rendering picked up a round of micro-optimizations. 🔎 Smarter Emoji Search: added Discord-style shortcodes (type :smile:) and Unicode frequency rankings, so the emoji you actually want surfaces first. 😀 Reaction Details: hover any reaction on desktop for a quick summary of who reacted. ✏️ Profile Edit Mode: a proper edit mode for your profile covering avatar, banner, name, bio, and status, with inline image cropping and an unsaved-changes banner. Fixes: 📡 Sending on Flaky Networks: fixed relay pool depletion that could break message sending when your connection was unstable. 🔐 Orphaned Messages: fixed a rekey race condition that could strand messages mid-conversation. 📜 Message Ordering: messages sent within the same second now order correctly, and a phantom unread badge no longer lingers. ⬆️ Upload Progress: the upload progress ring no longer freezes into a static donut mid-send. ⬇️ Stubborn Downloads: attachments now download from servers that ignore HTTP Range requests, instead of failing outright. 📏 Link Previews: portrait preview images no longer balloon to fill the whole screen. 🧭 Scroll Position: the chat no longer jumps to the bottom while you're reading older messages. 🗂️ System Events: joins, leaves, and other system messages no longer pile up at the top of a chat. 🔗 Reply Previews: reply previews no longer leak raw npubs or stray markdown characters. 🔒 SSRF & Relay Stability: hardened SSRF protection and steadied the relay connection monitor. 💚 Special Thanks We wanted to give a special thanks not only to the community at large, which has grown tremendously over the past 6 months, but we also wanted to express our deepest gratitude to the last round of Quality Control Testers for this v0.4.0 release. You all have helped us realize the necessity for an imperative pivot to a more stable, suitable, and scalable protocol, as well as identify a lot of small bugs and inconsistencies. With that being said, we have been planning to release additional Vector Badges and have been designing new badges that will be released with future updates, which can be claimed by completing certain tasks like in the past. One of those badges is the Bug Hunter badge, which will come with high-level perks and benefits for future releases. Without disclosing too much, we will say that the team has documented who has officially discovered and reported bugs, and we look forward to rewarding you all with your well-deserved badges in the near future. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Thank you for sharing, Max! We hope to get as many testers and feedback as possible for this next major release of v0.4.0. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy GM Nostriches! We are looking for testers for v0.4.0 Pre-Release! No experience needed, just download the latest version and test. Available on Android, Linux, Mac, and Windows. If you download it and would like to be added to the testing group, please drop your npub. https://github.com/VectorPrivacy/Vector/releases/tag/v0.4.0 #nevent1q…u8nt npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Are you able to test again to see? We implemented a lot of changes for Android and still will be adding more this last week. If you have time, please let us know and will try to look more into it. https://github.com/VectorPrivacy/Vector/releases/download/v0.4.0/Vector.apk npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy https://image.nostr.build/b158d590a92d45fac0b969d154083314118e3997b5b539ba52d56a7526db1514.png GM, Nostr. We are now doing extensive testing across all builds and supported operating systems for Vector v0.4.0. We have officially opened up Quality Control Testing for anyone interested. You do not need developer experience. You just need to be running the latest version, which we will provide from GitHub. If you are interested in helping to test, share feedback, suggestions, and bug finding, please leave a comment below or drop your npub so that we can add you to the official QC Testing Group Chat on Vector where we will provide all the steps and you can connect with other testers and community members to share feedback. For any other questions, feel free to message @nprofile…tsc6 or @nprofile…hh2y on Vector directly. We welcome anyone and everyone who wants to get involved. For those of you who have been around and requested many features, we think you will be quite pleased to see how well we listen and take action. We do our best to prioritize feedback and requests while we are developing Vector. For this latest release, everyone asked "wen remote signing", "wen multi-account", and "wen iOS". You will be happy to find that we have implemented 2/3 of those, as iOS is simply planned for later in this year. GitHub Pre-Release Build: https://github.com/VectorPrivacy/Vector/releases/tag/v0.4.0 Thank you all. We have a week's worth of testing and polish before the biggest release to date for Vector, officially planned for June 1st and we hope you join us. 💚 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy What else will be included in v0.4.0 you ask? 🖼️Custom Wallpapers In private DMs, you will be allowed to upload custom wallpapers and edit the brightness and blur with the easy, adjustable sliders at the bottom. You can also remove the wallpaper by clicking the trashcan icon. https://image.nostr.build/8f098ded745b806c78b461c5f90602363abca34a13f89ad209632a0548b118ee.jpg npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy GitHub Exploit > Open-Source Repos 1000x We didn't know you all loved FOSS so much💚 https://image.nostr.build/eb6a6c336583d4468c4b06091a78c31b6b4e7c5e212dea871d0eac2f8b5c4dad.jpg https://github.com/VectorPrivacy/Vector npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy We heard you all like badges. We may or may not be working on more 🤫 #nevent1q…a37g npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Hey chat, you ever seen this before? We know you didn't ask for it, but we knew you wanted it. With v0.4.0 you will be able to upload, create, name, share, and organize your own Emoji Packs in Vector. UX made simple: Upload, Organize, Delete. https://image.nostr.build/cd2c7fa0b29656dce458c79715d9fb364830aa00243e85f2dddfaa9e8092590a.gif npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Coming up on 1.5 years now. >>> vectorapp[dot]io https://image.nostr.build/4ab56bb1b30241730a4181c5e8566fc635993f8fb317140113c640f9a11282bd.png npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Vector has been added to @nprofile…eygg but it is an "unlisted service" as it is community contributed, until the team reviews it. If you have an account, please login and request for Vector to be reviewed. 🙏 Thank you! Official Link: https://kycnot.me/service/vector-privacy https://image.nostr.build/44712472e28f5acdcda41510bbb726819038272c3162f323f66e00acf942f7df.png npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy We've just published our Q1 Report for 2026. Be sure to check it out, the beginning of the year is off to an epic start. So much accomplished, but even more planned for the road ahead. Also, special thanks to the Marmot Community @npub1zuu…c2uc @npub1klk…x3vt @npub1wht…r3ec yesterday for letting us do the first live demo ever for Vector. We are stoked to be building alongside many other great people, projects, and ideas. #naddr1qv…4mf3 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy The ecosystem is thriving. 🌱 Marmot Protocol is growing. @nprofile…xqkm is growing. @nprofile…5jp4 is growing. Other projects on Marmot are growing. https://image.nostr.build/a30482ade859b93939acd894eaafc97904083e05d32b9635a87d0c845a3e1f3d.png #nevent1q…9a0a npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Time to organize some Nostr Game Nights ⚔️ @nprofile…tsc6 @nprofile…hh2y npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy We like to use a similar one liner... "Vector Fixes This". Now, we can also start saying "Marmot Fixes This" 🤝 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy 👋 Feel free to check us out. You can also learn more on docs.vectorapp.io for our ecosystem documentation. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Vector is now listed on nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0! https://image.nostr.build/4c06e38a6425946a9b5940dc0338d4000985bda0c0c6fe73bddc61e036d18e42.jpg We are grateful and honored to finally be listed and available for the preferred and "go-to" app store for Nostr users. Thanks everyone for your patience, we know a lot of you all kept asking us "wen". Our goal was to optimize and improve a lot of features on Android before publishing, as first impressions can be everything. Probably not as much here on Nostr, as most of us are builders, developers, and used to working with experimental technology in its early stages. Regardless, it was a seamless experience and one of the best app stores that we have used. The UX/UI is beautiful, intuitive, and just easy to understand and navigate. We are certainly sold on Zapstore.dev and will be promoting and sharing with others to check out. Check it out yourself: https://zapstore.dev/apps/io.vectorapp https://image.nostr.build/2a954159facf168855cc1eb273674750abe81688c966994e21a1594751318254.jpg Feel free to sign in to Zapstore.dev and leave a comment or review for Vector. We'd love to hear your honest feedback and takes. We are still in Open Beta, v0.3.3 just released yesterday, but making great strides... especially with the support from the Nostr community. 💚 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy We will find good use for that Vector Theme of the Zapstore badge. Looks great, Bee! npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Ah! Thanks for the patience, we will now be reaching out to @nprofile…tdq0 because we finally released the latest version with some big upgrades. It is also tested on Android and quite challenging to play compared to the PC, but it does indeed work. Hope to get Vector listed soon™ npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy #naddr1qv…w6hm npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy How's the fragging going? Oops, we mean the stress testing. https://image.nostr.build/5e406dd0ec1f4d86ec38299a0a9bce0372e40edfac1bc800185d1f864ef651bc.jpg GitHub Repo: https://github.com/VectorPrivacy/DOOM #naddr1qv…ars5 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Welcome to Nostr, Reddit. 19,000+ Views on r/doom: https://image.nostr.build/8a6211449aeebf54af518141cbcbd09ccb15baa31132d4591b8a72a5d2ede300.png https://www.reddit.com/r/Doom/comments/1rxezsc/opensource_doom_realtime_multiplayer_with_no/ #naddr1qv…ars5 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Yes sir, your eyes do not deceive you. https://image.nostr.build/2768aba5d0e616d626f7877966feec7e7f3c5822a552e5320305c635a8c58697.jpg npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy and 2026 is still beginning! npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Should we start hosting some Game Nights on Nostr? #naddr1qv…ars5 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Absolutely! It has been on our agenda for a while, but we wanted to really polish up the Android release before applying. We are quite happy with the latest release v0.3.2 and look forward to listing Vector on Zapstore. We will be in touch this week. Thank you all 🙏 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy https://image.nostr.build/a66b437a5cf4297446e3d35869705acd15fefc4a7f6e004dfdf0fb735d597075.jpg Many people fall under the illusion that because a company markets their app as "private" or uses fancy buzzwords like "end-to-end encryption" or "secure" that it is what was promised. We have found time and time again that these are blatant lies to ultimately and immorally grow their userbase and hopes at quicker financial success. Understand some of the degrees of privacy that actually make apps private. There are degrees of privacy as there are degrees of decentralization and just about everything. In this infographic by Formless Labs it breaks down degrees of privacy for messenger apps on each column: - Decentralized - Metadata Privacy - No KYC - Group E2EE - Self Hosting Obvious benefits many people enjoy are also no advertisements and the fact that apps are free (and hopefully open-source). Any suggestions on other fields or degrees of privacy that should be added? Let us know! npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Noted. Thanks again for your feedback. You have valid points, UX is everything. Unfortunately Telegram is not a privacy-focused app, though it may be marketed that way. It has also been around since 2013, making it about 13 years old, where Vector is roughly 1.2 years old. In the meantime, we will steadily work to improve Vector. Enjoy this infographic from Formless Labs: https://image.nostr.build/a66b437a5cf4297446e3d35869705acd15fefc4a7f6e004dfdf0fb735d597075.jpg npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Wonderful! As you can tell Vector is still in Beta and we are working daily to make improvements. If you have any other suggestions @nprofile…3qse let us know, we are happy to hear honest feedback like yours and what all we can improve. We have quite the list of features to add and things to improve, but broken up into stages. If we get a lot of negative feedback on something or a bug is found, we shift our priority to handle it to make our community's experience better. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Vector supports 4 other themes besides the default Vector theme. Several of them include "Chatstr", which is an ode to Nostr and "サトシ", which is an ode to Satoshi and Bitcoin. Try them out yourself in the Settings and see which one you like best! https://image.nostr.build/fc3d93dbada0cf3df98d0d33b6ddd106dd7a9b7fa241e71c91f2ace9af76aea2.png https://image.nostr.build/d35c77a9b52d6e71fd4e31f9aa1a27e8eb08ea36ca6c597624386f1f9f996bbc.png https://image.nostr.build/9a7a4583adc886336e350f063db6f2323947b35d435f6cf9ff18a5b675211320.png https://image.nostr.build/fec1b15968fff6f0f3d38efd29b115ec3bd3db13eb37d757e84ab4cf6a74ff4c.png Learn more on our GitBook: https://vector-privacy.gitbook.io/vector-privacy/vector-messenger/features/themes npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy https://image.nostr.build/6159cc39c5ae4cb33a330ea472c0307eab9ba172372b1b5d3eb868e2df2deb79.jpg Thank you for the feature in @nprofile…24h8 's Substack! Many other great developments in the Nostr ecosystem that are covered in this weekly update. Vector is already on v0.3.2, so be sure to update if you are currently on v0.3.1. Download The Latest: https://github.com/VectorPrivacy/Vector/releases/tag/v0.3.2 https://nomishka.substack.com/i/189590414/7-vector-v031 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy This is what happens with you let @npub12w7…ktz3 ride without a saddle and give him no limitations? Absolute BANGER. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Have you met our designer nprofile1qqs980g43vqyq34quz2ul6rd8k4vau7x6uzvu7jzf3qqy9yu53yz97s7mhh2y? https://image.nostr.build/204c6d49a8f457e62f77dc58e413cb04044b19f1ceff840fc3daca40391b00ff.jpg #nevent1q…6486 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy 🟢 Vector Music Upload Demo: ID3 Music Tag Support Added for Audio Files *Support since v0.3.2 What are ID3 Music Tags? ID3 tags are metadata embedded directly inside audio files (primarily MP3s) that store information about the track. Think of them as a little data packet attached to the file itself. Common fields include things like: Title — song name Artist — performer Album — album name Year — release year Track number — position on the album Genre — music genre Album art — the cover image embedded in the file Lyrics — sometimes embedded too Comment — freeform notes 🎵Test it out: vectorapp.io Video shared by @nprofile…hh2y https://video.nostr.build/63053a0842fba0907a7d98e677d063d09b2b4d10201638ca26be55a63ea82cd2.mp4 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Wonderful, so your biggest feedback is about Audio playback not being comparable to migrate millions to Nostr? We appreciate the feedback and will also work on the Audio UX. There are titles now when you upload music or audio files if you are on the latest v0.3.2. Any other key points you'd like to see Vector improve? npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy We are going to make this happen on both White Noise + Vector for our teams to chat + Marmot development. It's a great first stepping stone to understand the UX better. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy We've sent our first Pull Request to NostrApps.com using GitWorkshop.Dev! Nostr is the way. @nprofile…cy6q https://gitworkshop.dev/npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6/nostrapps-com/prs/note1lm8yutcssrshnt5tm7dt6aehe5j9pzvflg93gl7zx50tr9gf7wysx7t708 https://image.nostr.build/da213e4a7b91e3ed00e5b5649af7386464db1d9844222bf57c85625b47e5906a.jpg npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Our team has started to use Vector daily and slowly progressing to replace both Discord and Telegram in their personal lives first. We're not claiming that it is anywhere near that level for adoption yet, but simply that it is our goal to have a true privacy messenger app that has all the features you would expect of mainstream messengers + more, without complicating or slowing down the UX. We welcome any honest critique and feedback. If you'd like to just dig around a little more without downloading it first, you're welcome to check out our GitBook which has most of Vector Privacy's ecosystem documented: https://docs.vectorapp.io We are also more than happy to address any questions you may have. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Thank you! We couldn't achieve the results we seek without Marmot. It's also amazing seeing the community growing around Marmot and more developers, projects, and peer review to further solidify the protocol. Now is a bad time to be sleeping on Marmot 🫡 https://image.nostr.build/4ab56bb1b30241730a4181c5e8566fc635993f8fb317140113c640f9a11282bd.png npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Thanks for the shoutout and absolutely nailed it 🙏 the Era of Permissionless Privacy has begun npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy https://image.nostr.build/c2fd0bd3bbeda5820ee91e2d38be17b47680329063768d03fecbfd43413aa25e.jpg Have you tested out this Nostr-inspired theme? Settings > Theme > Chatstr Learn More About Vector Themes: https://vector-privacy.gitbook.io/vector-privacy/vector-messenger/features/themes npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy #naddr1qv…jmfg npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Amazing progress, especially for Marmot Protocol! We are happy to see the growth and adoption of such needed technology. We will be there with you all to help bring it to the world. Thanks for the shoutout and coverage of Vector's latest v0.3.1 release! ❤️ So many great builders in the Nostr ecosystem we are truly just learning about. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Love to see the explosive growth and adoption. Honored to share the experience 🙏 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy 🟢 [ V E C T O R ] Open Beta v0.3.1 https://image.nostr.build/2c458c9be23bb6e2d7679a100e8521b5d7f830486f939b558b224ed88ca9c829.jpg We've just rolled out the latest version of Vector, including a lot of UX optimizations for group chats, performance, file sharing, emojis, and many improvements for Android (notifications fixed). Check it out on GitHub or read more below: https://github.com/VectorPrivacy/Vector/releases/tag/v0.3.1 New: 👥 Group Management: multi-admin, edit group info, bulk invites, invite-by-npub, group avatars, and many fixes 🔔 Android Notifications: background message sync with Mark Read and inline Reply actions 📡 Multiplayer Networking Upgrade: faster connections, seamless WiFi + cellular switching, and Android connectivity fixes 🎙️ Voice-to-Text AI: rebuilt speech-to-text with GPU acceleration on Android 📁 File Attachment Overhaul: styled download boxes with progress spinners and retry states 📦 Directory Zip & Send: compress and send entire folders with live progress and file tree preview 🔒 Customizable Encryption: encrypt Vector with a PIN, Password, or go passwordless with instant logins 🔄 Deterministic Sync: Vector now syncs your entire history, including missing messages, at ultrafast speeds (negentropy!) 😀 Emoji Upgrade: Vector supports the very latest Unicode, with a library of over 2,000 emojis 📬 Smarter DM Delivery: messages now route to the recipient's preferred relays, for those with custom relay setups 🤖 32-bit ARM on Android: added support for older Android devices (typically 32-bit ARM) 🎮 Mini App Update Badges: one-tap in-panel updating when newer versions are available Improvements: ⚡ Performance Overhaul: faster boot, image processing, and audio - up to >15x speedup across the board 🗜️ Smaller & Faster App: >33% smaller install size and ~50% smaller frontend (we shrunk!) 🖼️ New Image Placeholders: sharper, faster (12x) previews while photos load - powered by our custom Thumbhash library 🧠 Memory Optimizations: lower RAM usage across the board (especially for high message & contact counts) 🏗️ Background Sync: restructured backend enables reliable background sync on Android 🎨 UI Polish: updated themes, chat backgrounds, settings layout, popup styling, and profile display Fixes: 🔄 Group Reliability: improved message delivery with smarter relay handling, retry logic, and safer commit handling 🤙 Emoji Panel Performance: fixed freezing and jitter when opening the emoji panel 🍎 macOS White Flash: no more white flash on app startup (we improved Tauri to do this!) 📱 Android Media: video and audio seeking now works correctly, with stream-based seeking in a custom media backend 🔧 Upgrade Safety: fixed migration bug affecting some users upgrading from v0.2.3, extending backward-compat npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy We need your help, Nostr fam! Claude is now offering unlimited access for Open-Source projects that have 5,000 stars on GitHub. If you could support with a star ⭐ on the official Vector Privacy repo, it would be a huge help: https://github.com/VectorPrivacy/Vector Learn More: https://claude.com/contact-sales/claude-for-oss https://image.nostr.build/f278475f0f0c0aec9958498883be8918719ec8bc3d52534beac2023a42d85a87.png npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Optimizers gonna optimize. Want faster audio transcriptions? You got it. ✅ We've now been able to improve the transcription time by approximately 500%. The most important factor is that people who are using slower and older devices still have access to the same resources and features on Vector. You can expect these optimizations and features available on the next release for v0.3.1 and that includes you, Android users. https://video.nostr.build/cf9b23a69a226668ae50532ad1ea1985f998fb7be5157f7e2fb873088d1364e8.mp4 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy We have just open-sourced "fast-thumbhash", a library that produces beautiful image preview thumbnails with significant advantages over BlurHash; more detail, 12x faster, 10% smaller. More data in fewer characters. https://image.nostr.build/b0b9e84776f336605396bda058653b2fc09120c3e63403fab60aefe53aacffb6.jpg https://image.nostr.build/19e765e36f08a45dab0da8ba4b3e2b3fdea71a94ad2349e98dad753642c0e86b.jpg fast-thumbhash is a from-scratch ThumbHash encoder/decoder that beats BlurHash on every axis. Below are 4 key points that compare this release of ThumbHash compared to its predecessor, BlurHash. 🟢 12x faster encoding and decoding (14 µs vs 180 µs) 🟢 Smaller on the wire: 26 chars base91 vs BlurHash's 28 chars base83 🟢 Richer data: alpha channel, embedded aspect ratio, full DCT L/P/Q/A vs BlurHash's 4x3 RGB grid 🟢 Better visual fidelity: more detail, better color accuracy, transparency support Over 10,000 images sent on Nostr: - BlurHash: 28 chars × 10k = 280 KB of placeholder data - ThumbHash (base91): 26 chars × 10k = 260 KB of placeholder data - 7.1% reduction (20 KB saved) — while encoding strictly more information per hash (alpha, aspect ratio, full DCT channels) This will also be integrated and available in Vector Messenger. You will be able to test it out yourself in the next release, v0.3.1. Attached is an image preview of what it will look like inside of the Vector GUI. We encourage transitioning to fast-thumbhash to maintain full unanimity of Marmot clients on our provably higher fidelity, faster and Nostr-optimised library @nprofile…mgxf https://github.com/marmot-protocol/mdk/pull/195 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Everyday, the Nostr network is expanding 🙏 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy > Rescanning system for $200m from the US government. > No such file or directory. We have confirmed the authenticity of this comment. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Vector is now listed on the UP Phone (Unplugged)! Are there any other Nostr-based apps on the UP Phone App Store? https://image.nostr.build/930e3fb57539fd94aebc05bb98db9ab4b1ce72992441ff3107feaf36964664cd.jpg Unplugged (UP Phone) is a privacy-focused smart phone that provides a bunch of features to protect their users from unwanted and unsolicited surveillance. If you'd like to learn more about them, check out http://unplugged.com. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Waiting patiently for this... 👀 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Hey @nprofile…vgpv in full transparency, there are a lot of features and UX/UI improvements that Vector still requires to operate on the same level, as we are still in Open Beta... but you can see this infographic that breaks down degrees of privacy by Formless Labs for more information. https://image.nostr.build/a66b437a5cf4297446e3d35869705acd15fefc4a7f6e004dfdf0fb735d597075.jpg npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy We'd like to take a moment and thank @nprofile…fdyh for their latest PR for the Vector Privacy codebase to improve Nostr-based communications with NIP-17 kind 10050. It has been merged. You are what makes open-source culture what it is and why it is so amazing. There is nothing that can compare to the power of people united around the world and contributing towards the same vision and values. Thank you, truly. Your GitHub is insane by the way, in the best possible way. This PR adds NIP-17 inbox relay support so DMs are now sent to the recipient's preferred inbox relays (kind 10050 lists) instead of broadcasting to every relay in the pool — with caching, fallback, and stampede prevention. It also auto-publishes and updates your own inbox relay list whenever you connect or change relay config. Before This PR: When you sent a DM, Vector just threw it at all your relays and hoped the other person would see it. Now it asks "hey, where does this person actually want their messages?" and sends it there specifically like mailing a letter to someone's actual address instead of dropping copies at every post office in town. It also tells other people where your mailbox is, automatically. GitHub PR #44: https://github.com/VectorPrivacy/Vector/pull/44 https://blossom.primal.net/1d580d13c78a6e041cd6310908ccfef0f8e1fb6ce6d21b2840fe0cbeef07b1fd.png npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy 💚 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy 🟢Feature Highlight (Privacy) ⛔Prevent URL Tracking What is URL Tracking? Link tracking or URL tracking is primarily a marketing and advertising tool for companies to learn more about their users. Examples are where a user shared a link from, who they shared it with, who clicked/engaged with the link, and so on. Affiliate links are one of the most common examples of URL Tracking. They are more or less undesired cookies that we didn't ask for or sign up for. Another common example is UTM (Urchin Tracking Module) and it is designed to track and analyze the performance of marketing campaigns by identifying traffic sources. Surely, you have seen the super long URLs with snippets added like utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, and so on. Example: website.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sale ✅Vector Fixes This As soon as you paste a link with the URL tracking on it you copied from somewhere online, it is automatically detected and stripped so the tracking stops there. You are no longer passing along unwanted trackers on yourself and to your contacts. https://image.nostr.build/eb4dfa8e5fca71621a4a3789ef74fb505cf84aca4a1813a4062ed9f08d3f95ce.jpg npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy +1 Arrow npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Censorship-Resistance is the key to Freedom. https://image.nostr.build/99ad50904a28f6714a0dae1afcb3495f4abee1ded59509d0d0f4cc327c9544a9.jpg npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy https://blossom.primal.net/010b8e7ec90a94e8baf0133220348509596c712984bb7c34ac837fe07963df81.png Pushing The Envelope — Privacy Messaging & Communication Vector Privacy Interview with Co-Founder YuurinBee 1. The Origin Story "What was the exact moment you realized the world needed Vector Privacy? Was there a specific incident or realization that made you say 'enough is enough' with existing messaging platforms?" Personally, I first realized the world needed “privacy by default” (as many people like to use the term now) a handful of years ago. Society and the world has blindly trusted these large, tech corporations that just say “private” or “encrypted” being nothing but marketing buzzwords and sadly lacking any bit of truth and substance. That is when I truly saw the need, not demand, but need for privacy in communication—not just with messenger apps, but really extending towards all digital services, platforms, and mediums. As long time Discord users, especially being gamers and shared interests in blockchain and crypto, both JSKitty and I had loved the UX and the communities that had formed on Discord over the past 8 years. During that time, we had created and managed many communities of our own. As time progressed and with more experience, we had noticed very poor security practices, no encryption for messages, and overall growing concerns for Discord’s privacy. Afterwards, it became normal to read about data breaches and personal identities leaked with Discord, as well as many other top social media and messenger platforms. Going back about 5-6 years, we first wanted to create a privacy messenger app called “Hawkie”, but we lacked the technical stack and infrastructure needed, not to mention the knowledge and skill we had back then truly pales in comparison to now. Therefore, it was put on the shelf with many other fun and unique ideas to develop until we discovered Nostr. Nostr (Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays) is an open, decentralized protocol that supports many of the foundational principles that we required both philosophically and technically. 2. The Privacy Crisis "Most people think 'I have nothing to hide, so why should I care about privacy?' How do you respond to that, and what are the hidden costs of surrendering our digital privacy that people don't realize?" This is a splendid question and there’s quite a bit to say. It depends on the person I am talking to because I look for specific ways to relate to their potential problems that could follow based on their life and lifestyle practices. I respond to this comment almost everyday or at least every week, if not from the very people we built Vector for, but also while developing Vector I get this question relentlessly. One of the biggest takeaways in life I can share with you in the modern world, we often compromise security for convenience. We are so used to wanting everything so easy, just one click, login with one account and do a million things, save my passwords so I don’t have to remember, backup to iCloud so I can access my files and photos anywhere. There is nothing wrong with wanting simplicity and a universally convenient user experience, but most of us are unaware of the unforeseen consequences and you really have to ask yourself “is it really that much more effort”?. What is the trade off? What is the opportunity cost here? It is simply evaluating the risks and hopefully choosing the choice that ensures the highest level of risk mitigation. Is it that much more effort to safely store your seed phrase or private key somewhere offline than it is to drive to a bank, wait for a teller, express your want to open an account, then spend 15-30 minutes divulging all of your personal information and putting it into their database, then being told you’ll get a card in 3-5 business days before you can really even fully utilize the account and system. Oops, I forgot to tell you they are closed after 5pm and not open on the weekends. Is it really more convenient? We have been conditioned this way because of the systems society has adopted for many years. It does not imply that they are optimal or even efficient at all… quite the contrary most people would argue. To the world famous question “I have nothing to hide, so why should I care about privacy?”... I would respond by asking people questions to make them think and reevaluate what privacy means (some better than others lol). If you have nothing to hide, why not keep your windows open and your blinds open all the time? Why even bother putting walls up? I guess if you don’t care about privacy, there’s no need for clothes right? Why even bother putting up doors if you don’t mind people walking into your house and taking a look around, you’ve got nothing to hide right? Why don’t you put your phone on speaker while you’re in public and let everyone in on your conversation if you’ve really got nothing to hide? As silly and ridiculous as these questions are, it is about changing the mindset of how we view privacy. There has been a negative and a dark connotation around privacy that it’s only for people who have things to hide. Privacy is about security, not about hiding. 3. The Metadata Problem "Vector emphasizes 'No Metadata.' Can you explain what metadata is, why it's arguably more dangerous than the actual message content, and how Vector solves this?" Metadata is like digital bread crumbs. Metadata is simply additional data that can be viewed like online identifiers, whether you want to share them or not. Everything digital has some form of an identity and from that identity is how you interact with the digital world online. Your phone has an IMEI number, which is like a serial number. It even has hardware, firmware, and software information like which operating system are you using, which software version, what type of camera, and much more. This information is potentially exposed when you communicate online. When you login to a website, your IP address is tracked, which is like your personal serial number from your internet provider. This can tell where exactly in the world you viewed the website (it could even be pinpointed to your exact block, house, room). That is why many people have recently started to use VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), to mask this connection and make it more secure as nobody wants to be communicating to the world where exactly they live. It is an irrelevant bit of information that comes with many risks and zero real benefits. The more information that nefarious, bad actors have on you makes it easier for them to infiltrate your life and cause a whole world of chaos and pain. This ranges from identity theft to stealing your bank account information, leading to a loss of money or assets, to committing crimes on your behalf, you name it.How does Vector solve this? By design. It does not collect this information as it has no need for it. Private messages should be only between two parties or any amount of disclosed members, consensually. Most companies, especially that offer “free” services, really are collecting your metadata and personal information in order to monetize it. They want to understand you, your behavior, and exploit your own psychology and patterns to try and sell you things. These companies can sell this information to third party marketing and advertisement brokers, if they don’t run a similar service internally. Information is digital gold, but it is not rocks they are mining, but people. 4. Decentralization vs. Corporate Control "Signal, WhatsApp, Telegram—they all claim to be secure. What's fundamentally different about Vector's decentralized approach, and why does centralization make those platforms vulnerable no matter how good their encryption is?" None of those apps can prove they are, except for Signal, which invented the Signal Protocol. This was groundbreaking at the time for end-to-end encrypted messaging and used for many years by many apps, until more advanced protocols came about. The issue with data centralization, as the name implies, is a centralized unit—a central point of attack could wipe out or simply compromise an entire network. Decentralization makes this astronomically more difficult, depending on the levels of decentralization and method. For the record, I would like to share with readers that just because something says “decentralized” does not really mean it is or that it is secure. There are many blockchain projects that claim to be decentralized and have 11 nodes, which they control a majority of. You must always do your own research to study the degrees of decentralization, privacy, and security. Centralization also means single point of failure in terms of continuity.Centralization indeed makes those platforms more vulnerable, regardless of how good your encryption is. Encryption alone is not enough, but only one element. Just like decentralization, it is not enough on its own, but one important element. Here is a great infographic, research by Formless Labs, that covers this subject a bit more in detail, along with privacy. 5. Real-World Use Cases "Beyond activists and journalists, who should be using Vector Privacy? Can you share why someone might consider using Vector instead of WhatsApp for example? Wonderful question. Vector is designed for everyone. This is our intention, from the first foundational pillar laid. Understand that Vector is currently only in Open Beta and has a very unique branding and style, but will be modular and customizable so that people can truly create their ideal setup for communication, whatever the use case. We want to normalize privacy and have it so people don’t even have to know or care about privacy, just simply loving the Vector Privacy UX is enough. Their privacy is protected and our job is complete. As a UX/UI developer, it is my personal goal to make it universal, but to dig deeper than that is really to make it fun, make it enjoyable. In the modern world, most of us communicate online because our networks are so big and vast. We have friends, family, and colleagues all over the world. This is the future of communication, it will mostly be digital. So, there needs to be a lot of emphasis and focus on the detail, the how. That is where my interests and knowledge in psychology hopefully comes in handy, not to exploit the human mind for dopamine traps and quick fixes to monetize actions, but to design in a way that is synchronistic, fluid, and feels natural with people.Messenger apps are often so limiting, we have barely scratched the surface. Especially with privacy messenger apps, most of them have a horrible UX that feels slow, unintuitive, and clunky… lacking any soul and void of anything that resembles humanity. We want to reinvent digital communication so that it feels effortless to truly express what is on your mind and heart. Let the end user focus on how good it feels to communicate and use Vector. Let us celebrate and sleep easy at night knowing that their privacy is protected. 6. The No-KYC Philosophy “Vector requires no phone number, no email, and no KYC which is rare. Vector has made anonymity at signup a critical feature. Why?" You will hear me say this on repeat, if you haven’t already. KYC is the greatest threat to privacy and the worst design for privacy. In a high-trust society, exactly how we grew up thinking (naive), but that when companies collected our data, we trusted them because we thought it made logical sense to provide this information in order for them to do their jobs more efficiently. There is still some truth to that. The general concept of KYC is not bad, but implementing it into the modern world with digital, online systems is a horrible idea as we have witnessed time and time again. It does not matter how great your security is or how big your company is, how much money they make, how many B’s in their total market cap, how many people in the cybersecurity department, but they are exposed to the same threats as every other entity operating online. The worst part about it? It is our data, the customer’s data, that is compromised and exposed online and to the dark web.There needs to be a redesign of this traditional model and I think there are a lot of great minds and developers working on alternatives, but for now KYC is a major threat to security and privacy. Never give more information than you have to. If it feels too intrusive, stop and look for other alternatives. I can assure you there are many great alternatives out there. Simply removing the need for KYC or any form of alternative identity linking already makes the experience objectively more secure. If there is no data, then what?Vector is a standalone, open-source privacy protocol that doesn’t have an interest or use for a user’s personal data. Therefore, it doesn’t collect it. 7. Open Source Trust "Vector is open source. Why is that non-negotiable for a privacy tool, and what would you say to someone who asks 'Why should I trust Vector more than a closed-source app from a big company?'" Why would you trust something created by humans that you can’t see and verify in some way or form? Would you trust test results from a pharmaceutical company telling you how their new product is better and safer without seeing the results yourself? …especially being able to see what scientists signed off on the reports publicly. Then, you can do a deeper background check on these scientists to see if they are credible or are bought out and make your own conclusion. That is precisely how open source works. You can see the current state of the codebase, what changes were made by who and when, and you can even look deeper into those contributors to see what else they work on and virtually do a whole background check online. Furthermore, look at open source as the best way to get international peer review from people whether you want it or not. It is the true test of time. The best protocols are open source and I am more aligned with the philosophy and culture of open-source than anything. Most business models actually benefit off of their customers not knowing, being in the dark. For example, they don’t know their recipe, their trade secrets, etc. That is how they profit almost inexorably. Well, how do open-source projects make money? Many of them can still operate a for-profit model, while the codebase is open-source, but a lot of open-source projects choose the non-profit route and accept donations and grants. If there is a will, there is a way. 9/10 I will always trust and have more respect for open-source projects than not. For the record, just because something is open-source doesn’t not implicitly imply that it is safe nor secure. It only implies that the codebase is transparent and under the premise of it being accessible to everyone, it has a higher chance of other developers or contributors potentially identifying bugs, critical issues, or even suggesting improvements and optimizations. The odds are certainly higher. As the saying goes "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples, then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.". 8. The Surveillance Economy "Tech giants make billions selling user data and attention. Vector is free and doesn't monetize user data. How is that sustainable, and why should users trust that Vector won't 'pivot' to ads or data sales later?" Absolutely, that is precisely what these tech conglomerates do and have been doing for decades, mostly unknown to the general public. There is indeed no such thing as a free lunch, energy has to always come from somewhere. Vector is sustainable simply for the fact that it is built on a robust and decentralized network out of any single individual’s control and power. It will survive, whether we want it to or not. The biggest threats, which are temporary, are really just internet outages more than anything. Why users should trust Vector? Don’t trust, verify. There is always a chance that anything could happen with any project. Even Bitcoin’s network was attacked by bad actors, years ago and even recently lol. Things don’t stay the same forever, but what’s important to know is that for the simple fact Vector is open-source, it could be forked and modified by anyone. If it had ads that someone didn’t like, they could fork the Vector Privacy repository and recreate it without ads for their own personal preference and even launch their own chat app. We encourage people to peer review and share feedback. Those are the basics for any true open-source app.Vector cannot pivot to data sales simply for the fact it doesn’t collect personal user data. It cannot and will not, by its protocol functionality and limitations alone. What data could be sold and who on earth would buy it?Fun Fact: The core contributors and founders of Vector Privacy cannot stand ads. 9. Network Effects & Adoption "The hardest part of any messaging app is getting people to switch. Everyone is already on WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and Facebook Messenger. How do you convince someone to move their entire social circle to Vector, and what's your strategy for overcoming the network effect?" 100% legitimate question and no doubt, one of the biggest challenges. Part of our strategy is really to focus on the user experience. For future reference, let’s assume privacy is always a core focus for Vector and doesn’t need to always be mentioned. As I was sharing above, most messenger apps are not what people want or enjoy, they just don’t know any alternatives or like you shared, that’s where their entire social circles are. I foresee the growth of Vector being steady and organic. The best thing we can do is work with our community and the users to optimize their experience and also allow for high-level customization. We don’t want to force anything on anyone, that is one of the biggest things that prompted us to build our own app. So many apps force you to use their trash UX and do actions that you really don’t agree with or want to do, but have to in order to execute your intended goal. Once people have had enough with their privacy being completely invaded and compromised on these other apps, they will abruptly leave and say if you want to message me, you can message me on Vector. How do I know? because I’ve already watched it happen both with Vector and other messenger apps. Once Vector is further along the development pipeline and distributed through the most popular app stores, I think it will be much easier and the user experience will speak for itself. I am not under the impression that people will immediately think Vector is better and more fun, but I will be putting in my blood, sweat, and tears to make that a reality. Retention is one of the biggest key factors of success for any and all applications. Why are people coming back? They have no other options, they love it, or it simply solves the problem(s) they have. I think one strategy is to focus on group chats and larger social networks, so that people don’t just log on to message their one friend privately. They can join other social groups, meet, interact, learn, and have fun like they would anywhere else online. Vector needs to be a home for people. 10. The Future of Privacy "If Vector achieves mass adoption, what does the world look like in 5-10 years? What changes when billions of people have access to truly private, decentralized communication?" It is insane to imagine, honestly. With the rapid development of AI and technology we have already crossed the threshold of there being more AI-generated content on the internet than actual content generated by people for the past few decades. Yes, insane is the correct word. Terrifying as well knowing that if humanity itself doesn’t evolve to a higher standard of living, one with shared moral values, the technology we invent will continue to evolve and we will repeat the same cycles of suffering, but much quicker and more powerful. What I’m hoping happens is that society comes to a consensus on privacy being a basic, fundamental human right and there will be laws implemented that protect, rather than destroy. To be clear, I am certainly not under the illusion that this will or is likely to happen, but I remain confident in the resiliency of the human spirit and fight for freedom. Free, open-source, and permissionless technology will thrive. TLDR: Nothing new under the sun, but at least we have more privacy. :kek: 11. The Call to Action "If someone is reading this interview and thinking 'this sounds great, but I'll switch later,' what would you say to them? Why should they download Vector today instead of waiting?" "If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry." Lol, jk. I spent an hour typing up this response to answer all of these questions so you could understand… but really “there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.” and I look forward to seeing you on the other side. Don’t act like you don’t download new apps every week or so. You don’t have to convert, it’s not a cult, it’s a privacy messenger app. Add me on Vector:https://vectorapp.io/profile/npub12w73tzcqgpr2pcy4el5x60d2emeud4cyeeayynzqqg2fefzgytaqm4ktz3 Additional Questions "How do you view Signal/Telegram/Session as competitors vs. allies in the broader privacy movement?" Great, love it. Give people options. These organizations and apps you listed have achieved great tasks and nothing but respect for them overall. You simply cannot deny the good and for the most part what it has done for the public’s perception of privacy. I like to see people as advocates of privacy, then in some way shape or form, we are on the same team. We are after all open-source, there are no trade secrets we need to protect in order to stay financially solvent lol. People using these apps does Vector no harm whatsoever, in fact they could even be a gateway into privacy for many… eventually leading them to test out Vector. Win, win. "What happens if a government demands user data or tries to shut Vector down?" What user data? There is no user data collected nor do founders, contributors, or users have access to other user’s data. As for “shutting down Vector”, it is an open-source, decentralized protocol. So, I guess shut down the internet and that’s a good place to start. "Vector seems technical. How do you make it accessible to non-technical users who just want to chat with friends?" It may appear technical, but really it shouldn’t be. Log on to Vector like you would any other messenger app, but with less steps. Yes, there are a few things to learn along the way like your private key and seed phrase, but we aim to make this more simple with each release. A great place to reference is the official docs on docs.vectorapp.io. We have a Beginner’s Guide, as well as each aspect of the app broken down to make it easier to understand if there is any confusion. Furthermore, join our community of people around the world who would love to help you get setup and learn more. For the time being, join the Vector Community Discord. Interview conducted by Sir Clodsworth III — Vector Privacy 2026 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Vector 💚 Marmot npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Glad you asked, 100% relevant of a question anyways. Just more love for the craft. Great projects you mentioned, we're really hoping this becomes the standard. Decentralized data and personalize your own privacy. Let us check it out. Saw this circulating on social media, but haven't read it yet. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Woah, thank you for the zaps! 🙏 ❤️ npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Wow! These look great on Nostr, Bee! npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Not sure 100% the implications of levels of security judging purely from app size alone, it can be quite subjective. Just because an app is smaller in size doesn't mean it is less vulnerable, but more importantly just because an app is larger in size certainly doesn't imply there are more security measures in place. Our whole take is just minimalism and efficiency, which ultimately affects the end user. Something taking 5 seconds more to load could be the difference of someone switching to a less private app, simply due to convenience and UX. With privacy as our foundation, UX now becomes one of the biggest focuses. We would really recommend checking out the Vector Privacy Policy if you're interested to learn more in detail, it is both on our website and Gitbook. To summarize, we don't collect nor have access to anyone's data simply by architectural design. How can we give data that we ourselves don't possess or have access to? ;) https://vectorapp.io/privacy-policy/ https://vector-privacy.gitbook.io/vector-privacy/help-center/privacy-policy npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Will be looking for more opportunities and ways to contribute, however we can. 🙏 npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy 🟢 [ V E C T O R ] Open Beta v0.3.0 The first release of 2026 and it's going to be a difficult one to match. This is by far the biggest Vector release to date and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you all. 🔰 https://vectorapp.io Important: Group Chats have undergone several breaking-changes, due to the lack of stability in our previous Alpha Group Chats implementation, and thereby their lack of usage; Group Chats will be reset when you download v0.3.0, please re-create any Groups you previously owned. New: 🧩 Mini Apps Platform: WebXDC-based games & apps within Vector with P2P Multiplayer (Yes, it plays DOOM!) 🏪 The Nexus: discover and install Mini Apps from a secure, decentralized App Store, built for Vector 🌐 Custom Relays: configure your own preferred relays for personalized connectivity 🎨 New Themes: three additional themes, each with their own exotic takes, Keep it Purple, people 🔔 Notification Sounds: audio notifications, with our homemade Prélude sound, custom sounds, and smart caching 🖼️ GIF Picker & Inline Images: search and send GIFs directly from the chatbox, powered by GIFverse 👋 Leave Group: ability to leave groups, with proper system event notifications for everyone else ✏️ Message Editing: edit sent messages with full history tracking ⌨️ Popup Shortcuts: Enter to confirm, Escape to close popups; ESC to cancel Reply/Edit Improved: 🔐 MLS Overhaul: major messaging protocol improvements for reliability and security, based on the latest MDK 📂 MIP-04 File Sharing: imeta attachment handling for MLS groups, built for compatibility with White Noise ⚡ Memory Optimizations: reduced memory usage during image uploads (around 4x less!) 🗄️ Database Performance: migration system overhaul with improved stability, safety and performance 💬 Message Bubbles: refined corner rounding, grouping and a new "Sending/Sent" status 🖼️ SVG Optimization: optimized vector graphics across the app (reduced app size!) Fixed: 🖼️ Profile Sync: avatars and banners now update correctly ⏱️ Chat Timestamps: fixed timestamps disrupting avatar/message streaking 💬 Typing Indicators: deduplicated indicators and optimized performance 🔄 Reply Context: replies now display the latest edited content 🔍 Search Box: fixed styling and typing indicator expiries https://blossom.primal.net/8a46bd1248ba0905bbb7e86ef706b8cd618d70111917e85d24ab80155e3099af.png npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy This is what the video looks like in Vector. Somehow it got absolutely rekt here on Nostr (uploaded from Damus). but thank you all at WhiteNoise and Marmot 🙏 https://blossom.primal.net/33e8c47ddb97577072cfa684aa52180ba95fd2c669135edf66cdcb9f3d95d71c.png npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy OxChat is great. 0xChat: - iOS (App Store): ~196 MB - Android : ~85–103 MB - Desktop: ~54.82 MB (Based on latest v1.5.3) Keychat: - iOS: ~93.5 MB - Desktop: ~29.25 MB Always nice to be aware of these matters. If you have any findings that show different data, please let us know. npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy The Ancient Art of Optimization™ After doing some research and comparison with other messenger apps, both private and not, we wanted to share with you all our findings. On average as it varies across different operating systems, Vector's app size is ~25 MB. To compare it with the other apps out there, we have used one "Vector Floppy Disk" for you to visualize how many "Vectors per x app". For starters, you can see there are about 17 Vectors per Signal (Signal is 17x the size of Vector). Let the numbers speak for themselves. This is reasonable and likely to change and grow with time, but many apps get stuck in this data drain and fail to optimize their codebase, which negatively affects the end user. Vector is intended and designed for every OS and platform out there, to reach the hands of everyone on the planet. If we can't get it working how we want the first time, keep optimizing... https://image.nostr.build/44a6454545620d3e20337de91c2ce5f1f663e26430a3769680a83f41ba3c9101.jpg npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy Vector Privacy — Privacy Policy Updated (January 21, 2026) As of January 21, 2026, we have officially published the Vector Privacy Policy, which is available on the official website as well as the Vector Privacy Gitbook. For those that are interested, we recommend checking out and reading the latest Privacy Policy to clearly understand about Vector Privacy and how we operate. We have done our best to be as transparent as possible and will always update the community as frequently as possible. If you all have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to comment. Privacy Policy (Website): https://vectorapp.io/privacy-policy/ Privacy Policy (Gitbook): https://vector-privacy.gitbook.io/vector-privacy/guides/guides/vector-node-setup-nostr https://image.nostr.build/d1192eca6d35ab1223edd50b628c40e787ae1eebb52fb6c3e19c39131f71654d.jpg npub1hrujuc08r4zcdtn0u6ts7u7apldcjqgftz0z7stmaaz9hwaf9jxs66f3yh VectorPrivacy 11.2 — Never Forget. Thanks for sharing this and glad you took a moment to read the details and fine print.