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(DIR) Post #B0TOhFXz0mgSYN68iu by delta@chaos.social
2025-11-21T14:02:12Z
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For those who used all three of Whatsapp, Signal and Delta Chat in multi-device mode: Which messenger provides the best multi-device setup and handling for users (UX)? (question spans setting up a second/linked device, as well as migrating to new device, as well as quality of multi-device synchronizing/bugfree-ness -- all subjectively weighted by each voter according to their subjective experiences)
(DIR) Post #B0TOhGmCRPeMMkl0WO by hdrc@mastodon.social
2025-11-21T14:36:15Z
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@delta honestamente, se me hizo fácil con Whatsapp usar la versión de escritorio, incluso web. Con DeltaChat tuve un inconveniente, pero me pareció mejor y baatante más seguro, la opción de cargar el código QR desde una imagen.
(DIR) Post #B0TUoGpBGC8QGcsBVY by goetz@freiburg.social
2025-11-21T15:44:43Z
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@delta Deltachat’s QR code is hard to scan with non-premium laptop cameras from a modern premium phone. It took me ages … One aspect might be that the screen size isn’t fully utilized on the phone?
(DIR) Post #B0VP0jEVFlWoRNC7Vo by maphouse@mapstodon.space
2025-11-21T14:42:02Z
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The multidevice. Delta experience is great except for the moments when you turn on your computer, and if delta notifs are on, past messages will all come streaming in one after the other as the device syncs, creating a stream of unnecessary notifs. I have not experienced this on the other apps
(DIR) Post #B0VP0kqTG5UdRPxxKa by jae@darkdork.dev
2025-11-22T13:49:17.656713Z
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@maphouse that's something we could possibly deal with client side.
(DIR) Post #B0VPGZSHNI2EkTBzJw by zaire@fedi.absturztau.be
2025-11-21T14:05:31.019804Z
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@delta with delta the whole “connect to the same network” thing is a big roadblock, it’s not always trivial to get that working
(DIR) Post #B0VPGaNhvlyLca3qpk by r10s@mastodon.social
2025-11-21T14:46:57Z
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@zaire @delta to clarify if someone is reading that out of context: Delta Chat's multiple devices can be in different networks, and can be indepenently offlineonly on setup, existing and to-be-set-up devices needs to be in the same network (which also has some security advantages)
(DIR) Post #B0VPGbKuNfKMaBl86q by jae@darkdork.dev
2025-11-22T13:52:07.338499Z
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@r10s @zaire @delta > only on setup, existing and to-be-set-up devices needs to be in the same network (which also has some security advantages)👋relay op here. i'm working on a way to negate the need being on the same vlan/lan segment. stay tuned.
(DIR) Post #B0VPJ1JKmLCBikAzTs by cos@sauna.social
2025-11-21T14:30:24Z
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@delta Matrix. It has quite nice new device setup. You just scan a Qr code or verify a set of emojis on new & old device.
(DIR) Post #B0VPJ2SwU6TXIpgB60 by rakoo@blah.rako.space
2025-11-21T15:09:31.902794Z
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@cos @deltalmao yeah no I wouldn't put Matrix, or any of its clients, in the top tier of multi device
(DIR) Post #B0VPJ3SGo5X2N2N9ge by cos@sauna.social
2025-11-21T15:12:32Z
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@rakoo @delta at least Signal and WhatsApp don't even have proper multi device support. They have "primary device" that must connect to central server regularly or other devices stop functioning. IDK about Delta Chat, I hope it does better job.
(DIR) Post #B0VPJ4GFoFVws3l4b2 by delta@chaos.social
2025-11-21T15:17:57Z
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@cos @rakoo delta chat has no primary/linked-device conception. Each delta chat device is fully capable, all other devices can disappear at any time.
(DIR) Post #B0VPMpNP5mg5rhtZaa by ecosdesosaria@bolha.us
2025-11-21T14:13:26Z
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@delta Delta Chat is pretty close to Signal, but I find it easier on Signal to see which devices I have paired. Not sure if that is a thing on Delta Chat, as I'm sort of new to it.
(DIR) Post #B0VPMqo1mHZKIZMLj6 by feld@friedcheese.us
2025-11-21T17:51:43.220671Z
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@ecosdesosaria @delta no, not really because there isn't a central server keeping track of your devices. There are thoughts about this situation and how to provide a similar experience though.
(DIR) Post #B0VPyCpWr4tdJtsFbk by delta@chaos.social
2025-11-22T13:55:19Z
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@jae @zaire @r10s we could make it work over the Internet (using the same technique as what https://webxdc.org/docs/spec/joinRealtimeChannel.html offers, using "Iroh" under the hood) but we decided against it for now. It fundamentally prevents exploits like https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/hackers-exploit-signals-linked-devices.html
(DIR) Post #B0VQCFf1811M9WeeeG by jae@darkdork.dev
2025-11-22T14:02:36.892233Z
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@delta @zaire @r10s that's reasonable and i'd keep it that way. this is more of a spike for myself to bypass the same segment rule for secondary devices. it already works natively on my mesh, but some don't run a network like i do full of pasta