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by Sincere6066 487 days ago
I mean, I've tried to use Matrix many times overy many years. I do care about more than JUST the UX but it has been SO consistently bad that I just can't. Something has gotta change, preferably before Discord completely implodes.
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Arathorn 487 days ago
the thing that changed is that Element rewrote the mobile apps and made them not suck. Web will follow shortly: https://element.io/blog/we-have-lift-off-element-x-call-and-... etc
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kevincox 487 days ago
For the second time...

And they still don't support many features...

And there is lack of compatibility for things like video calling so transitioning to them is infeasible for lots of people.

This sort of seems like the sort of UX issue OP is concerned about.

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genewitch 487 days ago
Video calls work on schildichat on android but I use straight element now and I'd have to check.

We are all aware that matrix needs a TURN/STUN server to do audio and video calls, right? I think users might be able to specify their own turn server, but if your homeserver can't punch NAT you're not making video calls, period.

I don't know of any non-centralized functional service offhand that can do peer to peer video or voice without an intermediary 100% of the time. That crap died in the 90s.

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rlpb 487 days ago
I tried Element X but it failed to authenticate with no suitable explanation for me because it's lacking SAML support.

Edit: it's also lacking threads still, apparently?

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