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this post was submitted on 18 May 2024
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If they don’t care about the protocol, choose a protocol that doesn’t take minutes just to join rooms & has clients that use less data/power so the family isn’t annoyed to have that app on their phone.
Wait for element x to come out, I had terrible experiences with trying this
maybe a hot take.... but beeper. makes it way easier to manager the keys and crap with an email login for those that loose their passwords all the time. and linking their other favortire socials might be a selling point. but if youre super cautious/paranoid, they have ways to run your own server. (i use their servers...)
Does the new Beeper Android client already work with Matrix messages? I tested it briefly after the release, but it basically didn't support regular Matrix at all yet
Yes.
After their plan of starting with local iMessage and expanding later didn't turn out well, they turned it around. Start with Matrix, add local bridges later.
The current application is based on the Beeper Mini codebase, is Matrix-First and will soon allow you to use local bridges to better preserve E2EE. As seen by some MSCs opened up by the beeper team, they are also looking into encrypted chat backups with these local bridges.
Thanks for the info, but Matrix first...? I had to install the app again and try it out, but couldn't figure out how to start a new matrix chat.
I really like the client UX/UI-wise, but unless I'm missing something it's definetly not a viable Matrix client yet.
You will have to start the chat from desktop, none of their mobile clients support starting a Matrix chat as of now.
It's not a traditional matrix client mind you, and when I say "Matrix First" I mean architecturally.
The desktop and previous mobile clients are based off of Element, it's only the new mobile clients that are custom.
so unfortunately, you can't log into your matrix account, but rather it creates a @username:beeper.com account. Which (if you bug them) you can use to log into your favorite matrix client. but you can then join our favorite rooms and chat folks using normal matrix commands.
Yeah, you can use Element web and reset the account password using "forgot password" to use the beeper homeserver, but OP is asking about Android clients
The Beeper client is 100% not usable for Matrix-to-Matrix messaging, I don't think it even supports e2ee, but I have heard they're working on it.
It supports E2EE.