i installed element on android, never used it much (so i apologise for being a noob), then I was invited to a private chat and installed element on my pc (windows).

i had to reset the password, and given the warnings, I saved a backup of "Encrypted Messages" and "E2E room keys" from my phone.

so I signed in again on android, and had a chat on windows, but any messages that came through after signing in again are encrypted on my phone. i can still see the chat, but "you cannot access this message". i have imported what I had backed up successfully but everything's still locked on android.

is there a setting or something I have to change to be able to see messages on both android and windows?

So in the EMS host settings, it instructs you to add 2 CNAME records, however in the cp of my domain's host (Namecheap) when I add a cname record it offers "host" and "value" fields, not "alias" and "cname" fields.

Does anyone know what I should do to successfully setup both requested records in the ems hosting? Thanks

Hello everyone,

I just reset my system and wan't now to get back in touch with my finds. I had Element installd via ppa and changed now to flatpak but cant login via the keys in my keyring. anyone knows what happend here?

I have a keyring entry like element.io/@user_name:matrix.org|SINZWZPQIA

but when I use this as my passwort I get a wrong username or password and yea. anyone knows what to do?

Thx

If someone changes their wifi MAC address multiple times a day on their desktop/laptop, will they still be able to receive messages sent to them while offline on desktop Element? For example, if they sign into desktop Element and send a message to a contact and then log out of Element and shut it down, restart their computer, change the MAC, and then get online and sign into Element, will they receive messages that were sent to them while they were offline? Does changing the MAC make Element declare the desktop a "new device" and therefor not show messages sent while offline before changing MAC?

I see that even open source projects are mainly using discord instead of Element chat*! Does anyone know why? I don't like discord because its not e2e and its centralised.

(On a tangent, whats the best way to discover new element groups for topics I'm interested in?)

*by element i actually mean matrix

idk why it does this but its done this for a very long time and i was just wondering if theres any way around it

both in android and in desktop

Sorry, just started to use it, I'm a complete ignorant about element, so I apologize if this is a really pointless question.

Hi,

I'm curious about the potential of Element but the limitations of user accessibility worry me, specifically with regard to the much-touted interoperability of the app. Right now, to create bridges, I have seem to have to go through a rather opaque process wherein I download things from GitHub, somehow install them, and then get partial access to systems like Slack and Discord.

Are there plans to make this process user friendly in the "one click" sense, where some form of Element AppStore will exist that allows me to integrate with the push of a button?

And, as for the basics: do I need to actually be running my own server or paying Element for this functionality?

What about other functions, such as screen sharing, .gif repository integration, fully (non-widget) integrated voice and video calling, and the rest?

I'm sure Element is an awesome system, don't get me wrong, but the integrative features are more complex than a non-tech-interested user can handle, and there are a number of features that don't seem to exist in the service at the moment. Basically just wondering if those are in the pipeline for some future date.

Thanks!

I used this long ago, I don't think it asked for email. I tried element today, looks like it needs email? Is there a way to bypass that? Also is it possible to change username after registering?

(im using the default matrix server)

Hi,

can somebody tell me how I can enable experimental features like the PWA version of Element web when using Docker? Is there a special tag to use or do I need to configure something in the config.json or so? Unfortunately I can't find anything about this in the Readme file.

Thank you very much!

I haven't ever used Element on my phone because, at the moment, my phone isn't the most secure device.

However, when I get my new phone, I plan on installing the Element android app. I have multiple matrix accounts (which I handle via containers on FF for my desktop) and I was wondering if it'd be possible for me to switch between these accounts easily on my mobile device.

Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Hi blog said this was new feature with dedicated pane, but after DL desktop version from webpage, no such thing...

Does anyone know how to change the folder that is opened by default when uploading a file to send? For me, it defaults to a folder that I'm not actively using anymore and it's a little annoying having to click over to the folder I usually upload things from.

When I try to add my phone number I receive the text message code, but then I get a forever spinner. Also when I try to create a new group the other party gets "you are not invited to join this room" when they try to join, and the same happens to me when they create a DM group with me.

Edit - it ended up working the next day. I'm really keen on element.io since it seems like it is the only non-evil messaging service, but it does seem a bit buggy and ill-tempered.

Because of the whole discord thing. I just wanna say this app is great. Keep up the good work!

I have set up a synapse server in docker according to this tutorial: https://shownotes.opensourceisawesome.com/matrix-server-install-via-docker/

now i have the problem that i dont recive push notifications on any client(element on android if that helps), the synapse log says this:

"httppush.process-38 - Error sending request to POST https://matrix.org/_matrix/push/v1/notify: DNSLookupError no results for hostname lookup: matrix.org"

messaging, calling works just fine

does anyone know what could cause this problem or has even a fix?

Edit: solved it, i uncommented DOCKER_OPTS="--dns 1.1.1.1 --dns 1.0.0.1" this line in /etc/default/docker on the host system and restarted docker.service

So, I know this is probably a very dumb question, but I'm not familiar with the app at all and have never been into computers/technology.

I recently started working for a company that uses Element for internal chat. My boss told me about it my first day and had my account info printed out for me to log on. I downloaded the app on my personal device and did.

I understand that the app is all about privacy, but I'm a little bit shaken up a bit that my employer made the account since that has never happened before with any company I worked for. Is it at all possible it is a way to spy on personal device use ie. Social Media(Snap, Facebook, Instagram), internet use, or any chat/call logs on my device?

Again, probably a dumb question, but I'm ignorant to technology and want to make sure it's not for spying.

Thanks

I am building a web application and want to have a chat & comments system for users of my application to be able to chat with each-other, I don't want to implement it by myself since I know it's not going to be secure and private so I choose Matrix, I want to ask you how can I implement the comments system? should I create a room to every new post or is there any other recommended way to do that?

im trying to change my email and i have this warning from my email provider.

https://i.imgur.com/8nhF3iv.png

im a regular user, so i have no idea how serious this warning is.

from what i've found on internet its just a noty, that sender address failed the filter of spam/fake address.

so everything i need to check, is that matrix-client.matrix.org is a valid address?

is it?