Delta Chat @delta@chaos.social

For those interested in Delta chat's security goals, @hpk42@twitter.com just wrote a few bits about some of the underlying security thinking with DC, in response to an inquiring user https://support.delta.chat/t/security-goals-of-delta-chat/999

@quantumwave there is not yet an easy way to switch to the new keys; if you started using Delta Chat before May, you probably use RSA keys. (for the exact version number see https://delta.chat/en/2020-05-27-may-features )

But as soon as it's clear that the new shorter ECC keys work for everyone, we will implement a way to switch to the new keys.

Desktop, iOS and Android apps each got major updates in May which have now all shipped: switching to faster encryption, new "auto-delete" features to keep phone/server storage clean/amnesiac ... and many little new nice things, here is a quick summary https://delta.chat/en/2020-05-27-may-features

Stand back while Delta Chat's core Rust lib is fully moving to async -- Smtp, Imap already already are async and released on all platforms but now sql, jobs, mime-parsing and chat/message/contact handling is due. Afterwards Delta Chat might have the most modern e-mail stack? ;)

For those who missed it -- a few days ago the german Vodafone magazine recommended Delta Chat as Whatsapp alternative ... thanks :) https://www.vodafone.de/featured/apps/delta-chat-app-funktionen-e-mail-test/#/

@Faket hm, this is very concerning. I forwarded it to the developers.

@juh yes, you can import it with an Autocrypt Setup Message: https://delta.chat/en/help#can-i-re-use-my-existing-private-key

Russia asked for access to Delta Chat user data ... so we had some explaining to do :) Cheers to decentralized app designs and the e-mail system's separation of apps and message transport, something that Whatsapp, Telegram and the likes fail to offer ... https://delta.chat/en/2020-05-01-roskamnadzor

Die Hostsharing Genossenschaft hat einen interessanten Spezialtipp fürs homeoffice und sicheres Chatten :) https://www.hostsharing.net/blog/2020/04/18/home-office-tools-teil-1-email/

Delta Chat is growing ephemeral messaging and it'd be great if you could help test the Android/iOS test versions that now include the first round of features aka "auto-deletion" (server-side and device-side) ... https://support.delta.chat/t/you-can-help-testing-auto-deletion/930 -- "burner messages" will come after that.

@frankiezafe @xuv if you use Delta both on Desktop & Android, it's recommended to transfer the key with a backup, not with an Autocrypt Setup message - this way, you also transfer message history, known keys, settings, and everything else.

https://delta.chat/en/help#can-i-use-delta-chat-on-multiple-devices-at-the-same-time

@frankiezafe @xuv Hm, do you use Delta both on Desktop & Android? Which provider do you use? Maybe you have to look in "Saved Messages", that's where your own messages arrive. I think the Autocrypt Setup Message arrives as "read" already, so don't be surprised if you don't get a notification, it should still be there.

new Delta Chat/Desktop releases for linux, windows, macos: https://delta.chat/en/2020-04-06-desktop-client-release #deltachat

3rd android store: after F-Droid and Google Play, #deltachat is now available in the Amazon Appstore as well: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0864PKVW3/ allows easier installation eg. on Fire devices @amazonappstore@twitter.com https://get.delta.chat