[–] 1 point 7 months ago* (1 child)

hi, with the laptop it is easier to exploit, but in the case of phones it is not so easy: the pin/lock is asked when someone tries to add a second device or create a backup so they can't just snap your profile there

besides that, to completely block access to certain apps, not only ArcaneChat/DeltaChat, android has a feature called "Private space" where you can protect with your lock/pin apps from being opened or even visible at all

in case it was in a laptop where it is much easier to steal since even if you could show an unavoidable warning about the profile transfer as discussed at https://support.delta.chat/t/dont-allow-to-delete-device-messages-chat-and-some-of-its-messages/4693 also the program data folder could be just copied, this is a problem of the low security of desktop systems, better never let anyone use your laptop in the same session as your personal session, you could have a guess session/user for such situations

if the worse happened and you suspect someone took your profile (which you would notice because some messages you didn't read are not notified and appear as already read), there is no safe way out of it, since your identity lives in your pockets in your devices (the encryption identity) and not in a server, if someone gets it the only safe way out is to create a new profile and tell everyone to block the older contact and remove the old contact from all groups etc

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    A new version of ArcaneChat was released and should be available in Google Play and f-droid in the upcoming days, for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

    🔮 What's new?

    ✦ Greatly enhanced experimental video/audio calls with better system integration

    ✦ Add a basic sticker picker

    ✦ Improved attachment selector

    ✦ Further minimize metadata in messages and while getting in contact

    ✦ Increase resilience of multi-relay usage: if on relay goes down, messages are still received in the others

    ✦ Better synchronization of notifications state across multiple devices

    ✦ Several bug fixes and updated translations

    💜 Help keep ArcaneChat (and several of its in-chat mini-apps and bots) independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

    [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    the file likely have .webp extension in your device, but extensions are meaningless, you can rename any file to .webp but that doesn't make it a webp, the file was named with .webp extension but in reality it was an animated png, when you uploaded it here probably this site figured out the mime-type and changed the extension of the uploaded file accordingly 😁

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (4 children)

    that is not webp, it is animated png which is not supported at the moment, animated webp is supported, you can convert the animated png to animated webp online, it actually even makes them much smaller

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    A new release of ArcaneChat is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

    🔮 What's new?

    ★ as requested by you in the result of the previous "what should I do next?" poll: Allow to start calls with video disabled

    ★ Allow to set descriptions for groups and channels

    ★ Allow to play voice messages and other audio files in background

    ★ Allow to switch profile when sharing or forwarding

    ★ Improve switch speed when changing profiles

    ★ Display message views count to channel owners

    ★ Enhanced video player

    ★ Allow to see inbox quota for all relays in connectivity screen

    ★ Several other fixes and little enhancements for you to discover

    💜 Help keep ArcaneChat (and several of its in-chat mini-apps and bots) independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

    IMPORTANT: when sending big files in this new version, the text message is received separately from the attachment in older versions of ArcaneChat and Delta Chat, if you sent the attachment without text, the older versions will receive an empty message additionally to the attachment, you might want to avoid sending attachments and images without any text to avoid this or tell your friends to update the app or wait for the upcoming Delta Chat release likely next week

     

    A new release of ArcaneChat is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

    🔮 What's new?

    ★ as requested by you in the result of the previous "what should I do next?" poll: allow to set subject when using the app as email client

    ★ Protect profile deletion and relays management with system lock/pin

    ★ fix problem with quick-camera button in some devices

    ★ avoid crash in some devices if the system doesn't allow to start foreground service

    ★ allow to see inbox quota for all relays in connectivity screen

    ★ don't notify notification-to-all from in-chat apps if the chat is muted

    💜 Help keep ArcaneChat (and several of its in-chat mini-apps and bots) independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute if you become a monthly supporter via ko-fi you can vote in what tasks should I work on next!!!

     

    some of you might have noticed arcanechat.me was down for a few minutes, that was because I was migrating to the new more powerful server as announced some days ago!

    besides having a faster more powerful server, now every user have 2GB of temporary storage! useful if you receive a lot of media!

    🎁 this is my Christmas gift for the #ArcaneChat users, if you feel like showing back your love, you can support my work here: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute 💜

     

    ArcaneChat 2.34.0 is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

    🔮 What's new?

    ★ Target Android 16

    ★ Improve edge-to-edge support

    ★ Change color of links in text messages

    ★ Metadata protection: protect message recipients

    ★ Fix: avoid freezing in background

    ★ Improve handling of video recoding

    ★ Several other fixes and small improvements

    💜 Help keep ArcaneChat (and several of its in-chat mini-apps and bots) independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

     

    ArcaneChat now have official presence in social media! in an attempt to reach inside the bubble of as many mainstream people as possible that might like but be unaware of the existence of ArcaneChat

    Fediverse/Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@arcanechat

    Nostr: npub1z2gel9wf8gtuqfwzhrqwktxzzkwlpt0dsnrygp33scwwuy4w8h5q026ser

    BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/arcanechat.me

    🤢 x/twitter: https://x.com/ArcaneChat

    and of course, a channel inside ArcaneChat itself! there you will find more behind scenes content not available anywhere else! https://i.delta.chat/#0A45953086F0C166D3BAF1D4BB2025496E4C2704=&x=MVPi07rQBEmHO4FRb3brpwDe&j=n8mkKqu42WAKKUCx1bQOVh23&s=B7hF0qKQEJqDnxTe5kUvVDvQ&a=adb%40arcanechat.me&n=adb&b=ArcaneChat+Channel

    NOTE: to join the ArcaneChat channel you need the latest version of ArcaneChat! the new channels invite links got released in v2.25.0!

     

    ArcaneChat 2.25.0 is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

    🔮 What's new?

    ★ Now it is possible to create channels that have invite links! (to join the official ArcaneChat channel update your ArcaneChat client and you will receive the invitation in Device Messages!)

    ★ More metadata protection (now Date header is protected!)

    ★ Better multi-device: synchronize group creation across devices

    ★ Data saving: reduce size of read receipts

    ★ Improved on-boarding speed

    ★ Now it is possible to save to storage files shared from inside in-chat apps

    ★ Fixed sorting of old media in the chat's gallery

    ★ Several other fixes and small improvements

    💜 Help keep ArcaneChat (and several of its in-chat mini-apps and bots) independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

     

    I am testing crowd-funding goals:

    Title: PixelSocial (mini-app) enhancements

    Tasks:

    • [DONE] allow to see all comments from all posts
    • [DONE] add a bottom navigation bar
    • [DONE] allow to change your display name
    • [DONE] allow to attach images in post comments

    💜 if you would like this to happen, give a tip 👉 https://ko-fi.com/adbenitez/goal?g=0

     

    ArcaneChat 2.22.0 is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

    🔮 What's new?

    ★ target Android 15

    ★ improve readability of info messages in dark mode

    ★ fix Direct Share shortcuts

    ★ add better experimental built-in calls with ringing!

    ★ fix some small bugs

    💜 Help keep ArcaneChat (and several of its in-chat mini-apps and bots) independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute (new options to donate with crypto added to the page!)

     

    ArcaneChat 2.11.0 is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

    🔮 What's new?

    ★ add "After 1 year" option to disappearing messages

    ★ improve image quality when setting group avatars

    ★ add Estonian translation, update other translations

    ★ allow to clone email chats

    ★ fix some small bugs

    💜 Help keep ArcaneChat independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

     

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/33628691

    ArcaneChat 2.6.0 released!

    ArcaneChat 2.6.0 is on its way to Google Play and f-droid and should be available in the upcoming days, can't wait? for other download options check https://arcanechat.me/

    🔮 What's new?

    ★ More security: chats are now encrypted forever, unencrypted email is received in separated recognizable chats marked with an email envelope icon

    ★ Cleaner UI: Since chats are always encrypted, padlocks and green checkmark icons are gone. Only "Saved Messages" and "Device Messages" chats keep a green checkmark

    ★ Now channels owners can set an avatar for their channel and subscribers can leave channels

    ★ Added Text-To-Speech (TTS) support for in-chat apps

    ★ You can change the order of your profiles in the profile switcher

    ★ New enhanced screen for chats and contacts profiles

    ★ And much more small fixes and improvements!

    💜 Help keep ArcaneChat independent and make it even more awesome in the future: https://arcanechat.me/#contribute

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