#Element on my iPhone has suddenly gotten the "notifications arrive but sync needs the app to be open and takes _forever_" syndrome. Reading up on it this seems to be some sort of known issue, and rather than figuring out how come it can happen overnight the solution is apparently to upgrade to #ElementX

Alright. That however needs the server to support "sliding sync". Fine - I run my own server, so let's ...

Sure. I use #Dendrite, not #Synapse, so it doesn't support Sliding Sync yet. It seems to consists of running an extra Docker container and then ...

... add a single line to a JSON response created by Dendrite.

This is why we open source. If my understanding is correct my server will support this today then.

(I'm getting the feeling Dendrite is a lost cause. Synapse or #Conduit would be my recommendation for someone doing a new #Matrix server install today)

#element is working on a new android client called #elementx. It looks pretty promising so far and is definitely way ahead of the old one in terms of UI. Looking forward to this!

ElementX - The new Chat client for Matrix, I'm playing with the Android (debug) version while it's still very early in development, and gotta say, aside from the new way to show messages (like iMessage / bubbley) it looks and feels great.

I hope we will be able to change the message view to the original layout though soon, I absolutely hate the iMessage look (sorry y'all iFans)

#ElementX #MatrixClients #MatrixSynapse #Matrix

I tried the new #ElementX #Matrix app today and it is significantly faster than any other app, including Element. I didn’t see any loading happening while scrolling. At the moment, it is missing a lot of useful features in Element. So I hope it will eventually catch up and go past Element. 🤞

@hywan I'm just really hoping that #ElementX makes calling between #Android and #iOS clients more reliable. Currently using the standard #Element clients, I get about a 30% success rate in calls connecting and of those only about a 25% rate of both video and sound working in both directions.

Time to dig through if this is the same as any other reported bugs or whether to file my own (while explaining to tech noob relatives how to get their version numbers from the OS / app)

@frox @deepbluev7 visit this #fosdem talk and find out more about #matrix' potential and the upcoming new client #elementx. My favorite Quote: "until corroded to #rust" 💪
https://piped.sp-codes.de/watch?v=eUPJ9zFV5IE

@deepbluev7

Once #Matrix team rolls out #ElementX for Android and desktop, I will be advising it left and right. 🦀

"Cut the slack from teams."
#Matrix #ElementX

@ChrisWere
Didn't vote as I love both. @xmpp is stable and proven, with dev happening in a more decentralized, community based manner. @matrix seems to be developing faster, with advanced use cases (eg. #thirdroom ), greater adoption, more polished and well maintained clients (eg #Element, #FluffyChat, #Schildichat, #Cinny etc)

Watching #Dino and #Snikket on #XMPP for usability and #ElementX on #Matrix. All need to be friendlier/less technical for new users.

Both better than #WalledGardens!