element-ios
Signal-Desktop
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element-ios
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Matrix 2.0: The Future of Matrix
There are quite a few issues that they've stopped fixing in the Element app in favor of doing it in Element X, the one I've been following is where the iOS app causes a breakage in E2EE when you use the share extension, so they just disabled the share extension entirely and said they'd fix in X - https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/issues/7618
But X requires Sliding Sync on the server, which is still a separate service to run alongside the homeserver and doesn't have a stable API, much less a spec (?). I am increasingly disappointed with how centralized Matrix is becoming, since AFAIK there isn't really an alternate client close to the same level of quality as Element.
I probably would've made all of the same decisions myself though, so I don't blame them I'm just a bit disappointed in how it's shaking out.
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Matrix 2.0: How we’re making Matrix go voom
Element X is an entirely new client written in Rust + Swift UI/Jetpack Compose (https://github.com/vector-im/element-x-ios and https://github.com/vector-im/element-x-android) which will eventually replace the legacy Element apps (https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios and https://github.com/vector-im/element-android).
The features already exist serverside; we're just working on getting them out of beta.
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Matrix client Element's Spaces is out of beta
You're being downvoted, but I originally had the same question.
It's actually a native app. It's mostly Objective C, but increasingly written in Swift. https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios
There is clearly room for improvement, but apparently they just hired a handful of new iOS developers to work on it. Good things should be coming soon.
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Newbie here. I have multiple accounts on Elements, each one with a different username and on a different server. Is there any way to easily switch accounts without having to sign out ?
afaik, there is no "official" way to do it: https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/issues/590
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Any intention on creating mobile apps?
Sure. Element for Android, iOS, and web
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WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash
Every issue I had with Signal, and listed here, is solved.
One issue I have with the Element iOS client is that it doesn't respect system font sizing. So, for older relatives, that app can't be used. I put my mom on something called "Fluffy Chat" though, which does respect font sizes. If Element fixes that, I'll move her back again. It's kinda nice having multiple clients to choose from, though Element is by far the most polished.
https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/issues/3245
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Is there an IpadOS App for Beeper?
That lets me assume that they either have a restyled fork of Element, or are directly telling us to use Element.
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Signal is having technical difficulties
Here’s the iOS pull request for example: https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/pull/3890
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WhatsApp Status to convince your family & friends to switch to Signal – an educational approach (EN & DE)
There's a GitHub issue mentioning the same domain, but it doesn't suggest it's used for verification
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Slack Ongoing Connection Issues
4. While core functionality is both broken and undocumented, the maintainers announce rabbit hole features that no one asked for and seem very much like distractions, like their recently-announced microblogging view/client[4]
In short the Element maintainers have shown little interest in making the platform accessible to the people who need its differentiating features the most, and have prioritized the "mad science"/technical aspect of their platform at the expense of the human element (end-users and operators).
It'd be cool if Element used their resources to hire some UX folks and community advocates whose sole focus is addressing the horrid accessibility of their platform. I think most users would rather see that than further "mad science".
[1] https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/issues/3762
Signal-Desktop
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Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive
2: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/1862
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Interview on Signal app?
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CVE-2023-4863: Heap buffer overflow in WebP (Chrome)
It does, see [0]. Fun fact: Signal desktop, which uses Electron under the hood, is running without sandbox on Linux [1][2].
[0] https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/39824
[1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/5195
[2] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/pull/4381
- No longer showing link previews?
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super choppy video streams
There was a issue opened on GitHub a while back apparently but that was closed due to inactivity. What you might want to do is either open a new issue directly in GitHub (provide as much information as possible and include debug logs) or just send them a support ticket via the support form (and include debug logs).
- Signal Desktop for Windows takes 30+ min to send messages. Phone app still works.
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Signal Android BETA has text formatting now
Desktop will have it https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/commit/9bfbee464bc307a9133ccf43042987343722afe9
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Signal Desktop messaging app having trouble with IPv6
Issues have been ongoing for the past couple weeks. It's not clear if this is the client or backend. Dual stack works again with v6.20.2, but IPv6-only with NAT64 still doesn't. Actively being worked on, and hopefully some good learnings. Issue link thread: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/6439
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IPv6 connectivity again with 6.20.1 Update
Alive again with 6.20.2 on Windows dual stack. Directly downloaded from https://signal.org/download/
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Desktop Client takes minutes to send messages
Fix1, Fix2, Fix3, Fix4
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