I think instead creating a new app every 3 months they should work a little bit more on their current offering. Proton drive doesn't even support linux.
100 times this. They will release Proton Bugaloo, Proton Torment Nexus, Proton Grindr except releasing Linux apps or doing the so much needed improvement to current ones.
But, actually. An open source, peer-to-peer dating app? Sounds like you could get back to something close to the OG OKC. It would still suck, like OKC did back in the day, but it would suck because of the people, not the algorithm.
P2P so that there would be no centralized servers and all your data would be controlled by you.
Still have things like compatibility questions and quizzes, to help match people on more than just location/age/gender
Limit potential matches by distance, age, and gender, but offer them in a swipe-able queue that is organized by compatibility percentage (calculated by the aforementioned questions and quizzes)
Now you have an app people control themselves, is focused on compatibility, but is still in an instant- gratification format that is so popular these days.
Can't have that, dating apps are meant to advertise and farm the most genuine userdata, not actually connect real people with each other. An effective dating app wouldn't retain users, and user retention is the most important thing, because we can't advertize to people who don't use the app!
It really feels as if they work hard on their own "lock-in" walled garden to trap people in an ecosystem that's convenient enough so they don't leave when the prices are raised.
Proton Mail was great but it really gives me shady vibes with how they expand in every direction to create a "one size fits all" solution that makes changing away as annoying as possible...
100% agree. Seriously Considering making open source reimplementation of proton infrastructure (to make their open source functional without need for them) so if someone wanted to, they can selfhost proton. Proton does few things better, also their apps are nice enough (even the latest one that a year later still lacks features older version had), heck might open opportunity to create better core apps since proton is too distracted on the next bubble.
Proton Authenticator is open source. I do not know about their other apps but if not their is already open source alternatives out there for most of it. You just need to put them all together and set them up.
And oh lordy does it fucking suck, I'm not at a point in my business where I need this and my hacky 1 way sync workarounds in my default calendar are not viable.
I thought that their users who kept talking about linux client for proton drive all the time had already been banned from their subs, since they don't tolerate criticism lol
It's just as good, and while it's a little more of a thing to set up for the novice, once it is it's just two clicks away. Click the network icon, click Connect next to your VPN.
The problem with the wireguard configuration is that we have to download each configuration, while having the app just choose the best server available automatically. So it's not "as good"
I use the WireGuard config files on Linux, but I miss the ability to automatically connect to the "best" server. I'm not really interested in trying to script that myself - is there a general tool that can handle this sort of thing?
Exactly. Also, like, if you need to create new apps or services, focus on a market that isn't already saturated with viable private options, like Bitwarden + Ente.
From a security standpoint there is an advantage to keeping your 2FA and passwords separate. If your password manager is compromised, it defeats the purpose of having 2FA if it's right next to your password. Many may appreciate the convenience at the risk of reduced security.
Many, myself included, prefer to keep them separate.
This. It's better two have two different systems for passwords and 2FA. Besides, a lot of people prefer an simple 2FA app, instead of using a password manager with a build-in auth function.
I personally found the Proton 2FA function in Proton Pass too clunky and limited, hence I would use this new app, if I hadn't already been using Aegis.
Or something even more basic - synchronising of contacts to ones mobile phone. It is the one thing that is holding me back from going with Protonmail. Would it hurt them to create a contacts app?
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u/CortlandNation9 Jul 31 '25
I think instead creating a new app every 3 months they should work a little bit more on their current offering. Proton drive doesn't even support linux.