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After three intense months of work from more than a dozen contributors, #deltachat 2.48 releases are rolling. Maybe the most feature-packed releases ever?
- "zero metadata" messaging
- native Audio/Video calls on Android and iOS, as well as UbuntuTouch
- Group and Channel descriptions
- A new background audio player
- Revamped Download-on-Demand
and, last but not least, the long-awaited next-generation of messaging resiliency through "multi-path" routing ....
Delta Chat: Zero metadata, group descriptions, native audio/video calls and much more!
With the latest 2.48+ releases, a chat message reveals close to zero metadata to servers. For cryptographers and messenger enthusiasts, here are the key points on how we turned email very close to ...delta.chat
End-to-End Encryption is good but metadata protection counts as much. Names, group descriptions and memberships, avatars, who talks to whom ...
Both #deltachat and #signal go to great length to protect all the metadata that WhatsApp grants itself gratuitously. #Matrix stores similar scales of metadata on their servers, even if you can choose which server stores it.
Everything is better than #Telegram which additionally stores message contents in all group chats/channels and most 1:1 chats.
![screenshot of artifical WhatsApp screen
courtesy of @fex@cfn.social
[Lock Icon] Your personal messages are end-to-end encrypted¹
But:
When you message someone is saved forever.
When you type is saved forever.
Your approximate location is saved forever.
Every profile picture is saved forever.
Every status update is saved forever.
Every group name is saved forever.
Every group description is saved forever.
Every community name is saved forever.
Every community description is saved forever.
Every time you join a group is saved forever.
Every time you leave a group is saved forever.
Every new contact is saved forever.
Deleting a contact is saved forever.
What you search for is saved forever.
Who you call and when is saved forever.
When you hang up is saved forever.
When you’re online is saved forever.
When you’re offline is saved forever.
Every link you open is stored forever.
Your phone model is stored forever.
Your operating system is stored forever.
Your battery level is stored forever.
Your signal strength is stored forever.
Your app version is stored forever.
Your mobile network is stored forever.
Your Wi-Fi network is stored forever.
.....
Your IP addresses are stored forever.
Your meta ID is stored forever.
Your settings are stored forever.
¹Just in case your contacts don’t back up your messages with Google or Apple](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/5502221 "screenshot of artifical WhatsApp screen
courtesy of @fex@cfn.social
[Lock Icon] Your personal messages are end-to-end encrypted¹
But:
When you message someone is saved forever.
When you type is saved forever.
Your approximate location is saved forever.
Every profile picture is saved forever.
Every status update is saved forever.
Every group name is saved forever.
Every group description is saved forever.
Every community name is saved forever.
Every community description is saved forever.
Every time you join a group is saved forever.
Every time you leave a group is saved forever.
Every new contact is saved forever.
Deleting a contact is saved forever.
What you search for is saved forever.
Who you call and when is saved forever.
When you hang up is saved forever.
When you’re online is saved forever.
When you’re offline is saved forever.
Every link you open is stored forever.
Your phone model is stored forever.
Your operating system is stored forever.
Your battery level is stored forever.
Your signal strength is stored forever.
Your app version is stored forever.
Your mobile network is stored forever.
Your Wi-Fi network is stored forever.
.....
Your IP addresses are stored forever.
Your meta ID is stored forever.
Your settings are stored forever.
¹Just in case your contacts don’t back up your messages with Google or Apple")
Thursday is a good day to delta with friends and family.
Switch a loved one to #DeltaChat – the decentralised secure open source messenger from Europe.
#DigitalSovereignty #diday #goeuropean
Delta Chat: Delta Chat, decentralized secure messenger
Delta Chat is a decentralized and secure messenger app 💬 Reliable instant messaging with multi-profile and multi-device support ⚡️ Sign up to secure and interoperable chatmail relays 🥳 Interactive ...delta.chat
Delta Chat: Delta Chat, decentralized secure messenger
Delta Chat is a decentralized and secure messenger app 💬 Reliable instant messaging with multi-profile and multi-device support ⚡️ Sign up to secure and interoperable chatmail relays 🥳 Interactive ...delta.chat
#didYouKnow that you can attach multiple images in #deltachat at the same time?
just tap the attach button, then "Gallery" ("Images" on desktop) and select all images from the last family barbecue 💡
depending on the system, you may need to long-tap the first image 💡
