[b]📢 Scheduled maintenance for Prāv[/b] We are going to be running some scheduled maintenance on the #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Prav]Prav[/url] server tomorrow (Friday 12th September 2025) from 12 noon to 3 PM, India Standard Time. The service might go down for some time during this time period. @[url=https://fosstodon.org/users/badrihippo]Hippo 🍉[/url] will be upgrading the software on the server to the latest versions, which will also pave the way for releasing a new version of the app in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for updates below this post!

Today, @[url=https://toot.io/users/ravi]Ravi Dwivedi[/url] will be giving a talk on the idea behind #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Prav]Prav[/url] - how can non-developers get freedom to modify #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=FreeSoftware]FreeSoftware[/url] in practice. The talk is a part of #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=LibreOffice]LibreOffice[/url] conference in #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Budapest]Budapest[/url]. Details here [url=https://events.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice-conference-2025/talk/X7GPAD/]https://events.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice-conference-2025/talk/X7GPAD/[/url] Thanks @[url=https://fosstodon.org/users/libreoffice]LibreOffice[/url] 😃

Our SMS OTP service is backed by Twilio and our account balance is currently running low. We need to recharge 20 USD (approx 1800 Indian rupees) balance immediately! To give you an idea, SMS expenses were 80 USD for the last year. We would like to request you to help us cover our costs by donating to us at [url=https://opencollective.com/pravapp/projects/hosting-and-sms.]https://opencollective.com/pravapp/projects/hosting-and-sms.[/url] Thank you! #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=XMPP]XMPP[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=FreeSoftware]FreeSoftware[/url]

"My shampoo bottle is empty, and my chat app has ads" Whatever be the reason, the Prav booth at #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=IndiaFOSS]IndiaFOSS[/url] is here to help! Meet us this September at #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=IndiaFOSS2025]IndiaFOSS2025[/url] to liberate your chats and your hair. Yes, we sell shampoo bars and a messaging service with no ads! Meet you in Bangalore, India from 19-21 September 2025. Check out

IndiaFOSS 2025

The fifth edition of the annual flagship FOSS Conference by FOSS United Community.

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Ravi Dwivedi, CEO of the #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Prav]Prav[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=cooperative]cooperative[/url] will be speaking at the panel discussion “Democratising Communication/Infrastructure”. This is part of “Open Source Week”, a week-long event by SFLC.in in partnership with FSCI on June 20th, 2025, from 6–7 PM IST. Ravi will be joined by Noordine, a Software Engineer at Janastu/Servelots. The discussion will cover - 1. How decentralised, distributed systems (mesh networks, XMPP etc) work, and how they are different from centralised systems. 2. Why there is a need for such systems. 3. How they prevent monopoly and control as well as help democracy and liberty over communication platforms. 4. The speakers' ground experience with such technology in India so far.

You know how we've always claimed "#[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=WhatsApp]WhatsApp[/url] could introduce features that you don't agree with"? Well, we've just got our latest demonstration. WhatsApp has started to introduce #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=ads]ads[/url] to users—"contextual" ones, of course (guess what that means). cnet.com/tech/services-and-sof… If Prāv turned evil, we'd have to start with a consensus process like this which would probably get blocked at the first step 🛑 (Not to mention the fact that you could always switch to some other #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Jabber]Jabber[/url] / #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=XMPP]XMPP[/url] supporting app and seamlessly carry on communication as before!) #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Prav]Prav[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=MessagingFreedom]MessagingFreedom[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Messaging]Messaging[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=MessagingApp]MessagingApp[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=SeizeTheMeansOfCommunication]SeizeTheMeansOfCommunication[/url] [url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/metas-ai-powered-ad-machine-is-coming-for-whatsapp-next/]https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/metas-ai-powered-ad-machine-is-coming-for-whatsapp-next/[/url]

Do you want to send an SMS? If you're from India, chances are you get 100 of those every day bundled with whatever phone plan you subscribed to. But if you're a company looking to send messages to people, the story is quite different. Prav currently uses the Twilio SMS gateway, which costs us about ₹7 per message. Since we need to send our one-time passwords (OTPs) via SMS, that makes seven rupees spent every time someone signs up (or logs in again) to Prav! Help us cover our SMS costs by sending a donation. For non-Indians (credit card) 👉

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What is Prav?. Prav is a messaging app which works on XMPP protocol. Users can communicate with other XMPP users. Prav app has support for messagi...

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We run a messaging service which respects user #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=privacy]privacy[/url] and built on #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=FreeSoftware]FreeSoftware[/url] and #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=XMPP]XMPP[/url]. Our server is on Hetzner, and SMS provider is Twilio (we send SMS for account registration). These things cost money. Therefore, we need you. Help us cover our Hosting and SMS costs by sending a donation. If you are outside India 👉 [url=https://opencollective.com/pravapp/projects/hosting-and-sms]https://opencollective.com/pravapp/projects/hosting-and-sms[/url] If you are in India 👉 [url=

Pay for Donations for the Prav Project by Navodaya Networks Forum

What is Prav?. Prav is a messaging app which works on XMPP protocol. Users can communicate with other XMPP users. Prav app has support for messagi...

] Our target amount is $200 (US Dollars), which will cover hosting and SMS costs for a year. Never heard of Prav or XMPP? Feel free to download Prav from F-Droid or Google Play Store today! Learn more at [url=https://prav.app]https://prav.app[/url] .

Good news! We have crossed 500 registered users. Thanks to all of you helping us break the network effects! #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=XMPP]XMPP[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=FreeSoftware]FreeSoftware[/url]