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This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:
- #afreerdp / #freerdp big update for your #rdp needs
- #DeltaChat & #ArcaneChat message edits & deletes
- Hello new #Fossify Calc, goodbye old Calc
- #Jami welcomes #Skype refugees
+ 7 new apps
+ 231 updates
& 170 archived apps
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@phillip me being able to sync the full years-old history of my #ArcaneChat / #DeltaChat apps across several devices without needing any server, even while being offline just connected to the same wifi and without needing a "main/master" device, without depending on phones or SIM cards:
@mlahlalalah some differences are listed here:
https://f-droid.org/packages/chat.delta.lite/
besides that, the https://arcanechat.me server+app ensures you will never send an unencrypted message accidentally or receive unencrypted email that besides leaking information are likely spam otherwise, so you are completely safe against spammers, so unlike some other platforms with #ArcaneChat you get the tranquility of mind of "no unencrypted message leaked ever"
@reallylazybear I hate to be the bringer of bad news, but you are bound to get problems, it seems they require you to re-connect with the phone from time to time, it seems it doesn't really support multi-device without a dependency on a main device, for an app that has good multi-device without phone numbers check #ArcaneChat (https://arcanechat.me) and #DeltaChat
for problems with signal multi-device see:
https://framapiaf.org/@jeeynet/114177155835278699
@gabriel_andres please take a look into #ArcaneChat (https://arcanechat.me) and #DeltaChat (https://delta.chat)
good #decentralized alternatives, user-friendly for family and friends, no phone numbers or any private data required, painless configuration, just set a name and avatar and you are good to go, no SMS verification, no CAPTCHA puzzle solving, no SIM cards, kids can use it, also multiple devices supported without need of main phone device, and in-chat mini-apps! totally #e2ee
@joannarrativa normally chats appear by contact, in this case you received an special chat because it is a newsletter and newsletters often are mailing lists, so it is a chat, you will not receive a new chat for every email in that newsletter, so newsletters are displayed like #telegram channels in #ArcaneChat
#ArcaneChat 1.56.0 ya está disponible en #GooglePlay y debería estar disponible en #fdroid en los próximos días, para otras opciones de descarga: https://arcanechat.me/
¿Qué hay de nuevo?
★ Se ha añadido la opción de silenciar los chats durante 8 horas
★ Se ha corregido el problema del candado que no se mostraba en algunos mensajes
★ Pegar siempre como texto sin formato en el área de borradores
★ Añadir barra de desplazamiento en la pantalla de registro en pantallas pequeñas
★ Se han eliminado las opciones de cifrado peligrosas de la configuración avanzada
Muestra tu apoyo al desarrollo de ArcaneChat: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute
@alsivx that is the disadvantage of phone numbers, give it a try to #ArcaneChat https://arcanechat.me it is not possible to receive spam there since you have to explicitly share your profile invitation link with the people you want to allow to contact you
fully anonymous no personal data required, configuring it is super easy, just set a name and you are good to go, no SMS verification or solving CAPTCHA unlike #Signal
> Europe needs independence from the US [...]
> Whatsapp> signal
Signal is from US, and operates in AWS servers...
take a look at #ArcaneChat https://arcanechat.me
and #DeltaChat https://delta.chat
@Sagaliciouzzz take a look at #ArcaneChat https://arcanechat.me it fills all the checkboxes in your list plus it is decentralized and super easy pain-free anonymous registration without requiring any personal data or phone numbers. You completely own your data and can be used in several devices and have as many accounts as you want. It also have in-chat mini-games and collaboration tools like editor, calendar, shopping lists, etc all #e2ee
ArcaneChat is fully compatible with #DeltaChat
Hola, recién me mudé a masto.es gracias por acogerme!
Soy desarrollador de #SoftwareLibre, creador de #ArcaneChat (https://arcanechat.me) y uno de los desarrolladores de #DeltaChat
Me interesa principalmente crear herramientas que resuelvan problemas prácticos de las personas, y que mejoren su seguridad e independencia de servicios centralizados
"email is inherently insecure, email can never be secure, it leaks a LOT of metadata and only the body is encrypted, subject can NOT be encrypted, you can NOT build a secure system on top of email"
@Some_Emo_Chick as alternative to #WhatsApp there is #DeltaChat which is more user friendly, for Android there is the #ArcaneChat client:
https://arcanechat.me