I created my account in the web app without email, it is a good thing since I want to replace email. The address of account is **@username:matrix.org**.

Logging in

on the web app: username and password are needed

on the iOS app: username and password are needed, it connects to matrix.org by default and it is possible to use other homeservers

on the android app: @username:matrix.org and password are needed

Chat

1-1 works well on all platforms

Group chat works well on all platforms

Verifying the session

I connected on the web app and my phone simultaneously, I got popups asking me to verify my session. It is a bit unclear how it works, it seems there are no buttons on the iOS and android apps to proceed, only a skip button. On the web app, I chose `Compare Emojis` then a set of emojis appears both on the phone and in the web app then I clicked the button `They matched` or `They don't match`.

Calls

1-1 Voice call: It works fine between all platforms, it is a bit slow to connect after accepting on android.

1-1 Video call: It works fine between the web app and iOS, on android I can't receive or make video calls, they disconnect after a few seconds

Group video call: It is using jitsi and it didn't work at all, none of devices connected to the conference call

Encryption

The messages are encrypted, the web app created a passphrase which I stored in a secure manner. After I logged in again on the web app, I was asked for the passphrase.

Conclusion

It looks promising, chat and voice calls already work fine, I will keep using it. Self hosting a homeserver (synapse) requires time since it is updated frequently and takes a lot of ressources so I'm waiting for efficient and mature homeserver software.

hashtags: #chat

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