Post #2891945 · Elektrine

2026-02-10 17:21 UTC

@hywan@floss.social @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org @hazelich@mastodon.social Element X doesn't have any voice or video features and Element is a broken mess with horrendous UX. When adding Jitsi it somewhat has it but it's not even remotely comparable in usability to Discord or others, more like a slow, worse version of Skype. Without Jitsi and with the "experimental" Voice channels you get to hear your friend taking a shit because you can't even disable auto-gain or properly setup anything. Not to mention the total mess that is its encryption.

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@Natanox@chaos.social 2026-02-10 17:27

@hywan@floss.social @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org @hazelich@mastodon.social Sorry if that's not specific enough, but I really don't even know where to start given it's such a mess. Neither the native nor third-party clients manage to work around all the issues. They also openly said they don't really work on Element anymore since it's supposed to be replaced by Element X, but that's not even trying to be a full client right now but merely a mobile instant messenger - without call feature (therefore failing to attract anyone).

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@hywan@floss.social 2026-02-10 17:44

@Natanox@chaos.social @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org @hazelich@mastodon.social Good news: Element X does have audio and video calls. Encryption is almost invisible today. There is stuff to complain about. But calls are pretty stable today. I use it multiple times per day.

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