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This is very disruptive to me. Our business chose to use Element because of the privacy and interoperability functions it afforded us through end-to-end encrypt
by ArcVRArthur 6y ago
This is very disruptive to me. Our business chose to use Element because of the privacy and interoperability functions it afforded us through end-to-end encryption and the bridges feature (matrix.org/bridges).
- J_tt 6y agoI'm in the same boat here, at least on Android alternatives such as F-Droid exist, however I'm concerned about the repercussions for MDM, as in our case (intune) we go through the Play store. My largest concern is if Apple follows suit, which could lead to large problems with our employees who use iPhones.
- jtbayly 6y agoRecently I've been seriously considering finally ditching iPhone because I share the same concern. After all, Apple did the same to another company recently... so we know they are willing.
- zepto 6y agoWhat other company did they do this to?
- jtbayly 6y agoI think it started with a P. Paler, maybe? or Parter?
- zepto 6y agoGoogle ditched that app too. If you move from iPhone, where would you go?
- jtbayly 6y agoI don't really want to go to Android, but as was pointed out above, at least side loading is possible. Everyone still can get Element right now, even though Google has banned it from their store. But if Apple banned it, I'd be immediately unable to get it.
- Karsteski 6y agoYou can use an open source community driven Android build like LineageOS or GraniteOS, if your phone supports it. You can even conpletely degoogle your phone this way :)
- 0x10c0fe11ce 6y agoI’m seriously considering ditching my iPhones for any Nokia dumb phone. But what we really need is a mobile OS that is really free with no marketing BS, ideally BSD derived.
- unnouinceput 6y agoYou mean Ubuntu touch?
- teddyh 6y agoLike this one? https://pureos.net/ https://pureos.net/ Running on a phone: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/
- tpxl 6y agoPinephone for a cheaper, less performant alternative: https://pine64.com/product-category/pinephone/?v=0446c16e2e66 https://pine64.com/product-category/pinephone/?v=0446c16e2e6...
- zepto 6y agoUnfortunately (since otherwise I’d be using one) both are unusable as practical replacements for Android or iOS.
- tannhaeuser 6y agoParlez? Palais? Parley?
- calabin 6y agoWe're in the same boat - fortunately we're a small company so it's not going to be brutal to switch if we have to, but we're huge fans of the privacy and encryption features and it would be a disappointment to have to go back to the old standards of Slack or Teams.
- 4f8fje9frn 6y agoIt's surprising to me you'd switch to a new platform because of this when it still works on the desktop. You could install it via F-droid or an APK, use alternative frontend app or you could even just use the web interface.
- Vinnl 6y agoDoes this also affect existing installs, or only (attempted) new ones?