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Finally convinced my non-techy family member's to move from Signal to Delta Chat messenger.

Setup was a piece of cake and we now have 4 x iOS devices, 3 x MacOS laptops, 2 x Windows laptops, 3 x Android devices, including 1 x GrapheneOS and 1 x LineageOS,, and two Linux Mint computers connected seamlessly as one Family Chat group.

Not one single byte of personal information required nor a single SIM card needed between us, though of course we all have them.

The security benefits and other bonuses provided by Delta are great but the key here was a de-centralised messenger that allows easy setup for family groups across multiple platforms.

Well, that's it! I am completely open source finally. No Google account. No Apple ID. No Microsoft, Meta, etc accounts.

The only organisation's who have my real email address are my bank, my government and my education providers.

#deltachat
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Jupiter

@ZoidbergForPresident

I recently changed phones. While trying to transfer Signal from one device to the other, there was an error and my Signal account was instantly locked for 7 days.

I contacted Signal support and was informed it was a security function and there was nothing they could do. I contacted them again to plead my case and never heard from them again.

I am sick of being at the bottom of the food chain with these companies and want more flexibility as far as interoperability goes.

Delta Chat gives me this in spades.

@Zoidberg For President
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Jupiter

@Cnoceda

Absolutely, I have it on three Android phones and a 15" MacBook Pro running Linux Mint myself. All devices are synchronised using one profile.

My phones are running GrapheneOS, LineageOS and Google Android respectively. I have a single SIM I swap between them as my needs or desires change.

All seamless and so, so easy.

@Carlos Noceda Riva
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adb

@Cnoceda you can use your own email account or server as long as the provider allows you to use 3rd party email clients (ex. #outlook doesn't work, #protonmail and #tutanota doesn't allow it, etc)

About #ArcaneChat, yes you can import your profile from #DeltaChat
to ArcaneChat and the other way around, they are fully compatible

@avoca

#deltachat #outlook #tutanota #ProtonMail #arcanechat @Carlos Noceda Riva @Jupiter
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treefit

if you just logged in with email credentials on both devices then you will have different private keys on the devices, which is the most common cause of problems.

Using the add second device feature transfers the complete profile including contacts and chat history to the other device. (it is an automated form of transferring via backup export & import)

If it is a different problem, then we developers want to know all about it so we can fix it.

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