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@ArcaneChat
Qué guay si la app, o como programa, Arcane Chat estuviera disponible para Debian .. algunas necesitamos la mensajería también en el ordena.
How great it would be to have the app Arcane Chat available for Debian... some need messaging on the computer too
#wishList #ListaDeDeseos #tech

With duckdns.org you get several free domains, but you can't edit any DNS fields. The chatmail relay installation script asks me to add some fields which I can't do. What I can do however is have a reverse proxy handle different subdomains instead of adding CNAMEs in DNS. Is this doable with the script?

I hope this makes sense, I'm still very much a newbie at networking 😅

A new release of ArcaneChat is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

🔮 What's new?

✦ Better incoming call system integration

✦ Fix problem with calls when microphone permission is not granted

✦ Fix file sharing to certain apps (e.g. Material Files, etc.)

✦ Fix flipped orientation for some images

✦ Several bug fixes and updated translations

💜 Help keep ArcaneChat (and several of its in-chat mini-apps and bots) independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

I have a question for the #DeltaChat crowd: What if someone has a quick access to one of my devices, let's say I forget to lock my phone or laptop and an attacker adds their phone as a secondary device to my profile. Is there any mitigation possible? Could I realize it? Could I disable their access?

Cc @delta @ArcaneChat

A new version of ArcaneChat was released and should be available in Google Play and f-droid in the upcoming days, for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

🔮 What's new?

✦ Greatly enhanced experimental video/audio calls with better system integration

✦ Add a basic sticker picker

✦ Improved attachment selector

✦ Further minimize metadata in messages and while getting in contact

✦ Increase resilience of multi-relay usage: if on relay goes down, messages are still received in the others

✦ Better synchronization of notifications state across multiple devices

✦ Several bug fixes and updated translations

💜 Help keep ArcaneChat (and several of its in-chat mini-apps and bots) independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

In deltachat and other messaging apps, the sender's messages differ from the receiver's by a different background color, is this a feature worth adding to arcanechat?

I want to use animated stickers (webp extension) but it doesn't work, any idea?

A new release of ArcaneChat is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

🔮 What's new?

★ as requested by you in the result of the previous "what should I do next?" poll: Allow to start calls with video disabled

★ Allow to set descriptions for groups and channels

★ Allow to play voice messages and other audio files in background

★ Allow to switch profile when sharing or forwarding

★ Improve switch speed when changing profiles

★ Display message views count to channel owners

★ Enhanced video player

★ Allow to see inbox quota for all relays in connectivity screen

★ Several other fixes and little enhancements for you to discover

💜 Help keep ArcaneChat (and several of its in-chat mini-apps and bots) independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

IMPORTANT: when sending big files in this new version, the text message is received separately from the attachment in older versions of ArcaneChat and Delta Chat, if you sent the attachment without text, the older versions will receive an empty message additionally to the attachment, you might want to avoid sending attachments and images without any text to avoid this or tell your friends to update the app or wait for the upcoming Delta Chat release likely next week

A new release of ArcaneChat is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

🔮 What's new?

★ as requested by you in the result of the previous "what should I do next?" poll: allow to set subject when using the app as email client

★ Protect profile deletion and relays management with system lock/pin

★ fix problem with quick-camera button in some devices

★ avoid crash in some devices if the system doesn't allow to start foreground service

★ allow to see inbox quota for all relays in connectivity screen

★ don't notify notification-to-all from in-chat apps if the chat is muted

💜 Help keep ArcaneChat (and several of its in-chat mini-apps and bots) independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute if you become a monthly supporter via ko-fi you can vote in what tasks should I work on next!!!

some of you might have noticed arcanechat.me was down for a few minutes, that was because I was migrating to the new more powerful server as announced some days ago!

besides having a faster more powerful server, now every user have 2GB of temporary storage! useful if you receive a lot of media!

🎁 this is my Christmas gift for the #ArcaneChat users, if you feel like showing back your love, you can support my work here: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute 💜

ArcaneChat 2.34.0 is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

🔮 What's new?

★ Target Android 16

★ Improve edge-to-edge support

★ Change color of links in text messages

★ Metadata protection: protect message recipients

★ Fix: avoid freezing in background

★ Improve handling of video recoding

★ Several other fixes and small improvements

💜 Help keep ArcaneChat (and several of its in-chat mini-apps and bots) independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

@ArcaneChat

This question probably relates to DeltaChat itself and not ArcaneChat specifically, but why not, I use Arcane so decided to just ask here.

This post is probably just general questions, but I couldn't think of a better title, sorry.

So, my only issue with Delta/Arcane is the same as with most modern software: I lack basic understanding. I know how to use it, it tries to be very user friendly and everything "just works", so there's no need to really know much about the app, as long as you don't need something that doesn't work as you want. Once this happens, you realize you just have no idea of how it works.

My current understanding is that Delta/Arcane are some kind of email clients (like thunderbird) but with a focus on chatting (so you don't have features like folder management, but instead have a nice to use conversation UI instead). Please correct me if I'm wrong.

When I test the app, for example install it to two devices and send a message from one to another, it works: a new chat appears with the message. It can also be seen as a regular email if you also use an email client, like thunderbird. I think it always lands in "INBOX/DeltaChat" folder. I'm not sure how this happens, does DeltaChat monitor for new emails and moves them into that folder, or there's somehow a way to include "this mail should land in this folder" instruction so that mail server itself does this.

However when someone sends me a "regular" email, for example from thunderbird (and not through DeltaChat) it comes as a regular email in my INBOX folder and of course I don't see it as a chat in my ArcaneChat app.

If we truly treat Delta/Arcane as a universal IM replacement, for example if I want to uninstall every IM (whatsapp, telegram) from my devices and when someone wants to contact me, I want to just give them my email and ask to send an email, if I don't want to be explaining them what DeltaChat is, I expect such emails to appear in my ArcaneChat app. How would I achieve this? Is there a way to manage what appears as a chat and what doesn't? I guess I wouldn't ask those questions if I understood the mechanism behind it: how DeltaChat messages are different from regular emails, how do they appear in DeltaChat folder etc.

Please, I need some understanding and not just "press this button" type of instructions.

ArcaneChat now have official presence in social media! in an attempt to reach inside the bubble of as many mainstream people as possible that might like but be unaware of the existence of ArcaneChat

Fediverse/Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@arcanechat

Nostr: npub1z2gel9wf8gtuqfwzhrqwktxzzkwlpt0dsnrygp33scwwuy4w8h5q026ser

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/arcanechat.me

🤢 x/twitter: https://x.com/ArcaneChat

and of course, a channel inside ArcaneChat itself! there you will find more behind scenes content not available anywhere else! https://i.delta.chat/#0A45953086F0C166D3BAF1D4BB2025496E4C2704=&x=MVPi07rQBEmHO4FRb3brpwDe&j=n8mkKqu42WAKKUCx1bQOVh23&s=B7hF0qKQEJqDnxTe5kUvVDvQ&a=adb%40arcanechat.me&n=adb&b=ArcaneChat+Channel

NOTE: to join the ArcaneChat channel you need the latest version of ArcaneChat! the new channels invite links got released in v2.25.0!

you can now influence what is the next thing that should happen in the ArcaneChat ecosystem!

Vote here: https://ko-fi.com/polls/What-should-I-work-on-next-A0A71O6E2H

🔮choose your own adventure! ✨

ArcaneChat 2.25.0 is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

🔮 What's new?

★ Now it is possible to create channels that have invite links! (to join the official ArcaneChat channel update your ArcaneChat client and you will receive the invitation in Device Messages!)

★ More metadata protection (now Date header is protected!)

★ Better multi-device: synchronize group creation across devices

★ Data saving: reduce size of read receipts

★ Improved on-boarding speed

★ Now it is possible to save to storage files shared from inside in-chat apps

★ Fixed sorting of old media in the chat's gallery

★ Several other fixes and small improvements

💜 Help keep ArcaneChat (and several of its in-chat mini-apps and bots) independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

I am testing crowd-funding goals:

Title: PixelSocial (mini-app) enhancements

Tasks:

• [DONE] allow to see all comments from all posts
• [DONE] add a bottom navigation bar
• [DONE] allow to change your display name
• [DONE] allow to attach images in post comments

💜 if you would like this to happen, give a tip 👉 https://ko-fi.com/adbenitez/goal?g=0

ArcaneChat 2.22.0 is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

🔮 What's new?

★ target Android 15

★ improve readability of info messages in dark mode

★ fix Direct Share shortcuts

★ add better experimental built-in calls with ringing!

★ fix some small bugs

💜 Help keep ArcaneChat (and several of its in-chat mini-apps and bots) independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute (new options to donate with crypto added to the page!)

ArcaneChat 2.11.0 is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

🔮 What's new?

★ add "After 1 year" option to disappearing messages

★ improve image quality when setting group avatars

★ add Estonian translation, update other translations

★ allow to clone email chats

★ fix some small bugs

💜 Help keep ArcaneChat independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

ArcaneChat 2.8.0 is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

🔮 What's new?

★ More security: chats are now encrypted forever, unencrypted email is received in separated recognizable chats marked with an email envelope icon

★ Cleaner UI: Since chats are always encrypted, padlocks and green checkmark icons are gone. Only "Saved Messages" and "Device Messages" chats keep a green checkmark

★ Now channels owners can set an avatar for their channel and subscribers can leave channels

★ Added Text-To-Speech (TTS) support for in-chat apps

★ You can change the order of your profiles in the profile switcher

★ New enhanced screen for chats and contacts profiles

★ And much more small fixes and improvements!

💜 Help keep ArcaneChat independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

(NOTE: the post was initially about 2.6.0 release but due to some bugs in the app's core, a new release 2.8.0 with some fixes was needed)

ArcaneChat 1.58.5 is already available in Google Play and should be available in f-droid in the upcoming days, for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

🔮 What's new?

★ add quick access button for the chat media and mini-apps

★ improve video-calls integration

★ allow to react with the same emoji than other people from the reactions details dialog

★ don't show the app as option to handle all files and web links

💜 Show your love and support ArcaneChat development: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

ArcaneChat 1.58.4 is already available in Google Play and should be available in f-droid in the upcoming days, for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

🔮 What's new?

★ make in-chat apps properly work when they are not sent yet, in draft mode

★ better avatar quality

★ some more bug fixes and updated translations

★ update to core 1.159.5

💜 Show your love and support ArcaneChat development: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

i have IOS so i cant test it myself but one of my friends who im trying to get to use deltachat does and i'd like to know the differences so i know which one to suggest to him so that he doesnt have to pick on his own.