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keybase application is an opensource application that i came across recently and ive been using it since then. i love the features in it but being more technologically advanced will be better in terms of adding friends and deleting account as at when due.
Proposal
keybase having another form of adding friend will really amuse its users. this feature is really not common on many applications,however we have it on few like connect chat. Adding friends on keybase using Barcode. This type of tech to add friends will be done by scanning barcode on the keybase interphase.this can be done by either users. this way of adding friend needs no approval, the moment barcode is scanned, it connect automatically and both parties can begin to chat as friends.
Another thing i discovered on keybase app is that there is no option to delete account. this feature need to be added to the settings.when a user feels like changing account due to a particular reason, he should be able to do that easily without having to just forfeit the account and ignore
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Benefits
Adding friend using barcode will be of great benefit to the users. it will allow them to add friends instantly without waiting so long for approval,the moment both parties agree to scan barcode on keybase app, they become friends instantly and also with this feature, strangers cannot add you up as a friend, only those you wish to chat with can have access to be your friend through barcode scanning since there has to be a face to face interaction before such measure can be achieved.
The delete account that comes along with reason for deletion feature will serve as a means of ripping off unwanted account. sometimes, user might want to change his account due to private /personal reasons, deleting the previous account will be more okay than forfeiting it and this in turn will make the developers know how many people are really using the app presently,how many deleted account and reason for deleting it.this on another hand will serve as a means of communicating with the developers on users view about the app because i believe some will have to delete due to certain unsatisfactory encounter while using the application. All these will brace the developers activities to improve the quality of the app.
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