#Element (formerly #RiotIM) is now published on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/im.vector.app/
This is a new app replacing both Riot.im and RiotX, it's based on the RiotX codebase.
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yay. hope all the apps do this too.
@fdroidorg And i just installed it ! 👍
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Hmm, it's a new App and not an update? Also I thought New Vector got renamed to Element, so I'm a little confused with the package name and the developer name in the description
@jeybe The companies legal name is (for now) still New Vector Ltd.
And yes it's a new app.
@fdroidorg @jeybe Isn't the parent company of New Vector called Element?
@philipwhite That would kinda surprise, since they announced the name as shiny and new and with a lot of explanations three days ago. They explicitly said they would rename New Vector to Element. I think they would have mentioned if they were associated to a company which had that name all along. More Infos here: https://element.io/blog/welcome-to-element/
@maralorn oh, you're right. I must have misread that post originally. I thought what you were saying, but then for some reason I interpreted that post differently. Now that I read it again, I don't know why I thought that.
@fdroidorg cc. @yaku78 proprio ora che ti sei sbattuto come un pazzo LOL
@Antanicus @fdroidorg
Ho notato...
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No possibility for more than one account?
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I installed it, but it keeps crashing on microg version of lineageos 16.0. Others also confirmed its crashing for them as well @bady @kannan
@fdroidorg Migration time
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How do I switch from RiotX to Element? Is it just install and login or I have to do something else?
@aldonogueira Install, login, authorize your new #Element client via #RiotX or a desktop client with an active login to restore your encrypted chat history, uninstall RiotX. You can also manually use your encryption key to recovery encrypted messages. key@fdroidorg@mastodon.technology @matrix
@fdroidorg mmmh, I cannot find it on F-droid. ..Maybe my android version is too old ?
@docalabordage it requires android 5.0 or later.
@fdroidorg is it possible to install element alongside riot and riotx? if yes, i can now use up to three matrix accounts on my smartphone \o/
@guenther haha nice, I had this "multi-account problem" with Mattermost and then used Mattermost and Mattermost Beta on Android. With Matrix I am still with only one account. I am curious, do you use internal Matrix instances that do not federate?
@blipp there are cases where a Matrix account comes with a larger Plattform that has single-sign-on. So even when that server federates, i still have to use it in addition to my usual account.
@guenther I see :)
@fdroidorg I know riotIM was not compatiable for my device, while RiotX was, does Element work on all devices?
For once it's live on F-Droid first, before the play store release! 🎉