ArcaneChat

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.

arcanechat.me server is down due to problems of the VPS provider, it seems they will not solve it during the weekend, read here for more information: https://mastodon.social/@adbenitez/114365235899376996

seems that developer is the same, so why two app? which is the long term goals? is a one man project? ps: congrats for your great works! pps: using android 10 and forcing connection the permanent notification appear also on block screen and pretty annoying, is possible to disable it? Thanks

For some odd reason the arcanechat.me domain disappeared from DNS results, I contacted the domain registrar Porkbun and they did something and it seems now it is propagating again, it seems it was some problem with their nameservers, in some minutes/hours everything should be back to normal.

ArcaneChat 1.56.1 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?

★ ignore click in info-messages from deleted in-chat apps

★ data saving: do not send messages to the server if user is the only member of the chat in single-device usage

★ protect metadata: encrypt message's sent date

★ do not fail to send messages in groups if some encryption keys are missing

★ synchronize contact name changes across devices

★ fix changing group names that was not working in some situations

★ fix: do not show outdated message text in "Message Info" of an edited message

★ some more small bug fixes and updated translations

★ update app core to 1.158.0

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

ArcaneChat 1.56.0 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 option to mute chats for 8 hours

★ fix problem with padlock not displayed in some messages

★ always paste as plain text in message draft area

★ allow to scroll in registration screen in small screens

★ remove dangerous encryption options from Advanced settings

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

ArcaneChat 1.54.5 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/

Changelog:

★ allow better avatar (profile picture) quality

★ remove notifications from chat that was deleted from other device

★ when a chat is deleted, also delete its messages from server

★ avoid freezing when opening the app for the first time after install

ArcaneChat 1.54.4 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/

Changelog:

★ allow to edit messages

★ allow to remove your messages for everyone in the chat

★ sync message deletion to other devices

★ update "forward message" icon

★ do not allow non-members to change ephemeral timer settings of groups

★ when reactions are seen in one device, remove notification from your other devices

★ don't disturb with notification when someone leave a group

★ Update app core to 1.156.1

📢 ability to edit messages coming in upcoming version of #ArcaneChat 🎉🥳

ArcaneChat 1.54.1 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/

Changelog:

• Allow to add a shortcut to any chat to the home screen (long-press the chat in the chat list and use the "add to home screen" option from menu
• Add "Donate" section in app settings
• Disable experimental broadcast lists for chatmail since they are unencrypted/unsecure and don't work at all with arcanechat.me and other servers that doesn't allow unencrypted messages, the option is still available for classic email accounts. This feature will be reworked in the future to be secure encrypted channels with more features.
• Hide dangerous Encryption settings in Advanced settings for chatmail accounts which could be misused by inexperienced users
• Update app core to 1.155.5

My kidnappers returning me back after listening to me talk about ArcaneChat for 2 hours

ArcaneChat 1.54.0 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/

Changelog:

• enhanced "Saved Messages" feature, now when forwarding a message to "Saved Messages" chat, it retains the sender information and a button to jump to the original message
• Saved messages are marked by a bookmark sign
• improve explanation when blocking a contact
• improve wording in empty "apps" and "files" tabs in chat media screen
• UI improvement: keep avatars aligned to message bubble when message has reactions
• fix problems when opening attachments in external apps
• fix a bug with some big images appearing as blank/transparent
• some other small bug fixes
• update translations