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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 life-long 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:
#DeltaChat or #ArcaneChat . Lequel choisir ? What's best ? Qui utilise l'une de ces 2 plateformes et pourrait me faire un retour d'expérience ? Who could give some feedback about one of those ? ThX a Lot, kissous Mille mercis, bisous
After trying out #deltachat and #arcanechat, I've discovered the #webxdc app store. My Dad loves #Sudoku puzzles, and I was tempted to play some competitive Sudoku with him. What assurance is there that there are no sketchy apps in the webxdc app store? Can these apps break out of their little jail, and root my phone? What would the #infosec community say? There's somewhat of a thread on the "threat model"/security of webxdc here (but I think it still needs more scrutiny):
https://support.delta.chat/t/webxdc-threat-model/3018
#puzzle #puzzles #competitive #game #multiplayer
@mray btw, that is Google Play, if you install #DeltaChat via #fdroid it is between 24 and 26MB
and #ArcaneChat is only 13-15MB in #GooglePlay and 17-18MB in #fdroid
@maple #ArcaneChat is an android client for #DeltaChat which is available for #iOS, #Windows, #Linux etc.
and now that you talk about young people, in several places people are not even allowed to get a SIM card at all until certain age, so apps like Signal that depend on phone numbers are a non-go, while I have seen several people using DeltaChat with their children, ex:
@bert_hubert that is why I don't like people recommending moving from #WhatsApp to #Signal, better use messengers that don't depend on US servers and companies, like European messengers like #ArcaneChat
@matthewguy you might try out #deltachat or #arcanechat ... It comes with a calendar (and many other little apps) that can run in a chat (eg with your partner or family). It's easy enough to just try it out and see if it makes sense for your purposes.
BREAKING NEWS!!!
#ArcaneChat got public on #GooglePlay some hours ago!!!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.arcanechat
also check the official website:
https://arcanechat.me
TIP: getting it from #fdroid or direct download is recommended, but if you have friends that only know how to install from Google Play, now it is possible for them!
Thanks a lot to the ArcaneChat beta-testers that made this milestone possible! you rock!!!!
Migrar de #WhatsApp a otra plataforma centralizada no es una solución real, por eso estamos aquí en el #Fediverso y no en #BlueSky
Migra de #WhatsApp a #DeltaChat y otras alternativas descentralizadas, liberate de las jaulas de una vez por todas y deja de alimentar a las incubadoras de multimillonarios/CEO
ArcaneChat (previously known as #DeltaLab) an alternative Delta Chat client for #Android is now available in official F-Droid store!
If you already have it you can securely continue to upgrade it now from F-Droid (or #IzzyOnDroid) thanks to #ReproducibleBuilds which ensures the apk matches the source code and not me nor F-Droid is manipulating the binary