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by tcfhgj 1524 days ago
I can´t find anything regarding Support for multi-device sync there. I don´t know any client which even claims to support something like this.

I only know about MAM which doesn't work with E2EE... and depends on the individual chatroom's server.

> Both XMPP and Matrix have bridges between each other and third-party protocols (proprietary and open ones), which makes any attempt to create false competition between them an unhelpful effort.

Bridges don't really work with E2EE anymore...
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Andrew_nenakhov 1524 days ago
> MAM which doesn't work with E2EE...

Soo first you want E2EE so nobody can tap into your conversations, and then you want to receive text of you messages from the server archive? :hmm emoji:

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Semaphor 1524 days ago
Shouldn’t that be no issue as long as either both clients use the same key, or the messages have been encrypted for both keys?
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Andrew_nenakhov 1524 days ago
It is not an issue at all. I was just highlighting a nonsense criticism about message archive and e2ee.
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tcfhgj 1524 days ago
no, I just want multi device sync like what WhatsApp and Matrix offers
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Andrew_nenakhov 1524 days ago
That is easily possible with XMPP and does not really have anything to do with 'MAM supporting E2EE'. For Message Archive all messages are equal, encrypted or not.
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tcfhgj 1524 days ago
then tell me with what constellation of apps this actually works
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Andrew_nenakhov 1524 days ago
Web/iOS versions of Xabber do it quite well, complete with videocalls and screensharing, etc.

Android version is in rewrite (decided to dump existing app because of tech debt issues), but I have zero reasons to doubt that it will work (hopefully by august).

iOS version is not yet released on Appstore because we need to work out some more issues (not too many), but I can give you access to it, if you're interested.

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tcfhgj 1524 days ago
i wanted to try sync with two sessions; I havent been able to create a group. After accidentally aborting group creation, i couldnt try again for a while. When i git the dialogue open again, and filled all the stuff in, the create button simply doesnt react.
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zaik 1524 days ago
What did you try? I'm using Conversations on mobile and Gajim on various workstations and they sync nicely (I think?).
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