AndrewC (migrating to ohai)

My mum's having more and more difficulty using Apple mail on her iPhone and iPad, and texts get lost in the ether between her (argh!) iMessage and my normal phone, probably as part of a scam to sell more iMessages [fedi meme reference, I'm clever]

She likes iMessage, and would really prefer to use it.

Wondering whether #DeltaChat @delta could be used to bridge the gap, replacing both because a single app would be simpler. Can it send and receive texts/iMessages? @caregivers #OlderPersons

Oct 3, 2023 at 11:09pmWeb
Show threadAndrewC (migrating to ohai)Oct 3, 2023

That said, all of her friends in her age group use iMessageThings so "just replace email program with bubbles chat thing" might be a more reasonable goal, if it's sensible at all @delta

She's kind of change averse too, gets upset and confused easily, so anything different and new has to work straight away without any hitches @caregivers

Show threadDelta ChatOct 4, 2023
@achadwick @caregivers no, delta chat does not integrate with sms messaging. And its maybe a bit premature to recommend delta chat over iMessage for people who otherwise like and are comfortable with iMessage. Maybe ask the question on the support.delta.chat forum to get more opinions?
Show threadAndrewC (migrating to ohai)Oct 4, 2023
@delta a mere shower thought, and use case only. Thanks for the honest no bullshit reply. Delta seems an interesting project and I'll be keeping my eye on it! @caregivers
Show threadrohdenOct 8, 2023
@delta @achadwick Do you know if thre are #deltachat #brdiges for
SMS
Signal
Martix
…
or other messengers
?
FEDIsroot

Show threadDelta ChatOct 8, 2023
@rohden @achadwick there is https://github.com/deltachat-bot/matterdelta which we use for some community channels successfully (bridging with matrix, xmpp, WA and ssh at least)
GitHub - deltachat-bot/matterdelta: Bridge Delta Chat with any service supported by matterbridge

Bridge Delta Chat with any service supported by matterbridge - deltachat-bot/matterdelta

GitHub
Show threadCzemoOct 9, 2023
@rohden @delta @achadwick Martix?? What application is that!?