Components
Keybase is an application for messaging, users can easily add friend without knowing other user phone number email and any private informative to add or follow, user can securely write and send message on facebook, twitter or reddit.
Some interesting features are available on the direct chat aspect of the application which are
meaning using @, take picture with camera, and send to other user or choosing from the mobile library, also user profile can also be viewed with a simple click on the profile picture while chatting, Notification settings are available which user can decide to mute or un-mute notification and few other features.
Having used other chat application which have lots of more exciting features, which are excluded or not available of keybase, for better user experience....
Proposal
I suggest the inclusion of
Attachment: is a means of sending document, audio, contact, video and location to any recipient that are also using the application, though users can send pictures and there is camera on the application but user cannot send audio and other listed items on the application which i believe the importance can not be over looked.
Set auto destructive timer: is the availability of sending message with time for the message to disappear from the sender and the receivers phone. user can set time based on how long he/she want the message to be available on the recipient phone.
Mockups / Examples
Picture showing attachment
picture showing auto-destructive timer
Benefits
With the inclusion of attachment, users will be able to attach necessary files, audio, video, contact and location to other users of the application, ability to send video without saying much will definitely make the application to be super cool, user will be able to send their present location to other user and these will save the stress of giving description of location step by step sending location can be done with a simple click and other items that will be available for sending on attachment will be of great added value on the project has it will also make users to use the application for multiple things.
Auto destruct timer will be very wonderful on the application as users can send any sort of secretive message or any message that mustn't be seen or stay long on the receivers phone, user can just select the minute the message will stay on the recipient phone and once the set timed reach the message disappear it will make the application to be more functional and more useful than now.
Thank you
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