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I agree. @delta did a great job with this UX. Built upon the email protocol (with e2ee encryption added) they are just as decentralized and federated as email, or for that matter Mastodon. They are a great deal MORE decentralized than Signal or say, BlueSky now. But their UX did an excellent job "hiding" the complexity. Others decentralized/federated platforms should learn from this example! #deltachat
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Delta Chat

2025-11-02 09:28:14

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We hereby challenge _all_ other messaging apps, FOSS or not, to provide a more convenient private onboarding experience than #deltachat

1. Install app
2. "Create new profile"
3. Enter nick name, tap "Agree and continue"
4. Tap "+" and "new contact" and provide/scan qr code/link

Voila! A secure private chat, familiar to those coming from Whatsapp or Telegram (without "AI", with #a11y).

Note: chat identities are private and can not be queried or discovered. Servers keep no track or metadata

Create profile screen With a field to enter a name ... "Fediverse chicken" was typed A link to the privacy policy of nine.testrun.org, the default onboarding chatmail relay A highlighted button "agree and continue" A button "use other server"
Start screen of https;//get.delta.chat apps which shows Delta chat logo (Greek letter delta) Secure decentralized chat "Create new profile" button highlighted
Screenshot of newly created profile Title bar "fediverse chicken" Two chats in the chat list: "Device messages" with instructions how to setup contact with another chat profile "Saved messages" where you can "save" messages from other chats to memorize them

#deltachat @Delta Chat
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