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RE: fosstodon.org/@arcanechat/1157…
#ArcaneChat doesn't have delivery receipts, only read receipts, the only automatic responses the app does in your behalf is to handle invite links, for that to be abused you first have to share your invite link with a malicious contact, you can get in contact with random/public entity via their invite link and be safe, as long as it is not you the one sharing your invite link!
In #Signal / #WhatsApp as soon as you contact someone or they guess your number you are vulnerable
"Tool allows stealthy tracking of #Signal and #WhatsApp users through delivery receipts"cyberinsider.com/tool-allows-s…
Another privacy vulnerability caused by the dependency on phone numbers.
In #ArcaneChat (and other #chatmail clients like #DeltaChat) you don't need a phone number (or any private data at all!) to register, so such attacks are simply impossible, keep your family safe, join arcanechat.me
Tool allows stealthy tracking of Signal and WhatsApp users through delivery receipts
A new tool named Device Activity Tracker exposes a privacy flaw in WhatsApp and Signal that lets attackers covertly monitor user activity.Alex Lekander (CyberInsider)
"Tool allows stealthy tracking of #Signal and #WhatsApp users through delivery receipts"
cyberinsider.com/tool-allows-s…
Another privacy vulnerability caused by the dependency on phone numbers.
In #ArcaneChat (and other #chatmail clients like #DeltaChat) you don't need a phone number (or any private data at all!) to register, so such attacks are simply impossible, keep your family safe, join arcanechat.me
Tool allows stealthy tracking of Signal and WhatsApp users through delivery receipts
A new tool named Device Activity Tracker exposes a privacy flaw in WhatsApp and Signal that lets attackers covertly monitor user activity.Alex Lekander (CyberInsider)
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:
* @marcprux caught on video
* Schedule your #39C3 #CCC visit
* Switching relays in #ArcaneChat #DeltaChat
* #Thunderbird drops #MaterialDesign3 🤯
+ 8 new apps
& 156 updates
- 1 app archived
Click play: f-droid.org/2025/12/11/twif.ht…
Keeping it open (video version) | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
This Week in F-Droid TWIF curated on Thursday, 11 Dec 2025, Week 50 F-Droid core We had great reach with our “F-Droid and Google’s Developer Registration Dec...f-droid.org
heads-up ArcaneChat users:
the previous poll is over, the winner was:
"allow to set subject in classic email chats" next poll 👇
📊 POLL: What should be done next?
you can influence what is the next thing that should happen in the ArcaneChat ecosystem!
#ArcaneChat supporters can vote here:
ko-fi.com/polls/ArcaneChat-Wha…
🔮choose your own adventure! ✨️
ArcaneChat: What should I work on next? - Click to view on Ko-fi
adb added a poll for monthly subscribers!Ko-fi
new experimental feature to use several addresses per profile (multi-relay)
How to use it? I tried to, but failed. #ArcaneChat
#ArcaneChat 2.33.1 is on its way to #GooglePlay and #FDroid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check arcanechat.me/
Among the enhancements are:
More metadata protection: protect message recipients
More resilience: new experimental feature to use several addresses per profile (multi-relay)
this is so cool! I ported to #webxdc TIC-80 #fantasy #computer for making, playing and sharing tiny #games
you can import/export files with add/get commands!
with this you can create #retro games in #lua, #fennel, #python, #ruby, #javascript etc and play/share them with friends as in-chat apps in #DeltaChat / #ArcaneChat
I would like to expose the webxdc API to TIC-80 games so they can do networking/multiplayer and send in-chat messages
#fantasyconsole #console #retrogaming #tic80 #pico8
"if only there was a #chat app that had end-to-end #encryption, without phone numbers or any private data required for registration, #decentralized, easy to use, with multi-profile and multi-device support and available in all platforms"
if you use #DeltaChat or #ArcaneChat, I recommend you to use them with #chatmail accounts, which provide faster speed and prevent spammers/scammers from sending emails to your kids and other family members, only other family members will be able to get in contact with them via QR scan or invite link
with #ArcaneChat no one can scam you or impersonate your friends/family, since to get in contact you have to share your contact invite link or show them your QR, a scammer simply can't write to your grandmother or #kids
🔜 #SPOILERS
in the next version of #ArcaneChat, you will be able to open geo-URLs and other links inside in-chat mini-apps! 🎉
also geo: and #gemini (protocol) links will be clickable in normal message bubbles
So what's "extra" about #ArcaneChat in comparison to #DeltaChat? That's kinda the only thing I couldn't readily see on the website.
"WhatsApp flaw allowed researchers to scrape data of 3.5 billion users"
Things that can never happen in #ArcaneChat since there is no phone number or any personal data required
cyberinsider.com/whatsapp-flaw…
WhatsApp flaw allowed researchers to scrape data of 3.5 billion users
Researchers uncovered a flaw in WhatsApp's contact discovery mechanism, allowing them to enumerate over 3.5 billion active accounts.Alex Lekander (CyberInsider)
while many services were affected by #Cloudflare troubles, #ArcaneChat continued to work without even noticing 💅
next #ArcaneChat (and #DeltaChat) releases will have support for #RFC 9788 (Header Protection for Cryptographically Protected Email)
probably they will be one of the first email clients to support it, how cool is that?
rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9788.htm…
RFC 9788: Header Protection for Cryptographically Protected Email
S/MIME version 3.1 introduced a mechanism to provide end-to-end cryptographic protection of email message headers.www.rfc-editor.org
So finally #ArcaneChat has official presence in social media! 🎉
ArcaneChat is a decentralized anonymous chat app, with multi-profile and multi-device support, fully compatible with #DeltaChat
@pvagner looks interesting but it is 12 euros per month, with that money I could get two VPS in other providers which would actually be more resilient than having a single VPS, #ArcaneChat will have multi-transport support per profile which means users will be able to use two different servers at the same time in case one goes down etc
is there any VPS provider more chad than #Contabo ?? arcanechat.me VPS went down today, the VPS will simply fail to start from the Control Panel, this WAY TOO OFTEN happens during weekends or holidays, their status page says nothing about any problems or maintenance, and if you try to write to support they will tell you "sorry it is weekend, your message will not even be stored" so I guess arcanechat.me will be down the whole weekend >
#ArcaneChat #sysadmin #vps #selfhosting #email
ArcaneChat 1.56.1 released!
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 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: arcanechat.me/#contribute
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
@maple #ArcaneChat is an android client for #DeltaChat, and Delta Chat 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:
mastodon.ie/@davidbenque/11403…
David Benqué (@davidbenque@mastodon.ie)
Onboarded my 12yo niece to @delta@chaos.social yesterday. They were looking for a solution to chat with her peer group split between iOS and Android, many of whom don't have sim cards in their devices (+ parents rightly resistant to use big social ap…mastodon.ie
migrating from #WhatsApp to another centralized platform is not a real solution, that's why we are here in the #Fediverse and not in #BlueSky
Migrate from #WhatsApp to #DeltaChat and other decentralized alternatives, break free out of the silos once and for all and stop feeding billionaires/CEO incubators
#ArcaneChat #XMPP #Matrix #SimpleX #Session #decentralization #encryption
Dear friends, #screenreader users, #blind users and #accessibility professionals in particular.
Are you using chat over traditional email as provided by #DeltaChat / #DeltaLab / #ArcaneChat?
I like it uses traditional email infrastructure, is federated, supports end to end encryption, rich content including audio / voice messages. I have even recognized @adb has implemented screen reader accessibility specific features into the android app.
However I have quickly tried electron based app on linux with orca screen reader, exchanged a few messages back and fort between two of my personal accounts using the DeltaChat app and thunderbird and I haven't found the user experience verry appealing. I can't understand how to effectivelly navigate in the list of conversations and list of messages.
Therefore I would be interested to hear a few comments from people knowing this platform better. How accessible is it on different platforms?
On the desktop is the electron based app a prefered choice?
Also some other questions. For the best experience, do I need a new email address or can I use my existing self-hosted one I have already configured in thunderbird?
Ffeel free to point me to a FAQ, some up to date introductory documentation if you think my questions don't make much sense please.
Are you using chat over traditional email as provided by #DeltaChat / #DeltaLab / #ArcaneChat?
I like it uses traditional email infrastructure, is federated, supports end to end encryption, rich content including audio / voice messages. I have even recognized @adb has implemented screen reader accessibility specific features into the android app.
However I have quickly tried electron based app on linux with orca screen reader, exchanged a few messages back and fort between two of my personal accounts using the DeltaChat app and thunderbird and I haven't found the user experience verry appealing. I can't understand how to effectivelly navigate in the list of conversations and list of messages.
Therefore I would be interested to hear a few comments from people knowing this platform better. How accessible is it on different platforms?
On the desktop is the electron based app a prefered choice?
Also some other questions. For the best experience, do I need a new email address or can I use my existing self-hosted one I have already configured in thunderbird?
Ffeel free to point me to a FAQ, some up to date introductory documentation if you think my questions don't make much sense please.
Hello folks I need your help, after a lot of efforts, I am on the final steps of making #ArcaneChat available in #GooglePlay
now they ask to create a "closed testing release" where only some invited testers via their google account email address can participate and install the app before they allow a public release
please write to me in private sending me your google account's email address (gmail I guess) to join as beta-tester, thanks a lot in advance! ♥️🙏
in the next #ArcaneChat release: new option to control behavior of notifications of reactions and replies to your messages as well as the new mini-apps notifications in muted chats
don't lose important replies or reactions to your messages while keeping all the uninteresting chat flood/noise away 😌
#DeltaChat #email #decentralization #e2ee #messenger #chat #im
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 🎉
f-droid.org/en/packages/chat.d…
#encryption #decentralization #anonymous #email #ArcaneChat #DeltaChat #fdroid
