possibility to add custom instant messaging types

[kromuchi]

Currently, I see the following dropdown values for the instant messaging type:

• IRC
• KiK
• Skype
• Telegram
• XMPP

There are quite a few more messengers that are maybe not that popular - or have only a geographically limited popularity. These messengers (like Threema) could be somehow added to that list, but eventually they loose relevance again (I saw an older discussion here about removing ICQ from that list...).

Would it be possible to add user-specific instant messaging types? Maybe in the configuration settings of the contact apps (or - not preferred but also acceptable - as free-text input on the editing contacts page). Then the user does not need to ask about adding his special/unpopular messenger to the global textlist of the app (and wait for the next release) or has to hope that his messenger won't be removed in the future.

[kromuchi]

(the same could be implemented for social networks, too)

[nextcloud-bot]

GitMate.io thinks possibly related issues are #185 (Add possibility to creat custom fields), #171 (Add possibility to create virtual address book), #252 (when adding a new instant messaging field, the dropdown options are wrong.), #204 ([Feature Request] Please add a Ressources Contact Type), and #178 (Possibility for Custom Labels?).

[skjnldsv]

@kromuchi Hello! :)
yes, we could add a custom entry. BUT that won't mean it's fully compatible with other vcards reader.
Basically it's a duplicate of #27 ;)

[mojoaxel]

This needs to be extendable!

contacts/src/models/rfcProps.js

Lines 155 to 160 in 91c02d8

	options: [
	{ id: 'IRC', name: 'IRC' },
	{ id: 'KIK', name: 'KiK' },
	{ id: 'SKYPE', name: 'Skype' },
	{ id: 'TELEGRAM', name: 'Telegram' },
	{ id: 'XMPP', name: 'XMPP' }

[Tux12Fun]

I would also like to see this Feature and it would be nice if there wouldn't be forced to enter a Web URL

My Favourite would be Threema