SchildiChat Next

SpiritCroc

About this app

SchildiChat Next is a client for the matrix protocol, based on the Element X app.
Similarly to Element X, this SchildiChat Android rewrite should still be considered beta, as it lacks some functionality which one might expect from a fully-featured chat app, compared to the old SchildiChat implementation.

The matrix protocol is a decentralized approach to modern messaging, allowing you to select a server provider of your choice (or even self-host your own server), enabling you to communicate with end-to-end encryption, shared message history across multiple devices, and more.

SchildiChat is open source: https://github.com/SchildiChat/schildichat-android-next
More information about the Matrix protocol: https://matrix.org/

Ratings and reviews

This feeels like a massive improvement over the old SchildiChat. My only gripe is I cannot turn off chat bubbles.

Great so far! I understand it is still in development, but this is a really good start. I'd like to see more updates to incorporate differentiating different chat networks like Beeper does so I can use this with my Beeper account easier. Right now it works, but I know it could be better.

Connects to custom Matrix server without issue! That's all I have to say for now, I'm new to this app.

What’s new

- Update codebase to Element X v26.04.4
- Improve notification contents and ensure proper notification channel usage
- Add black theme
- Allow rendering bridge icons in the chat list (requires manually clearing cache on upgrade for existing chats)
- Experimental option to show when unread counts may be incomplete
- Get "View hidden events" developer option to actually work
- Misc improvements & bug fixes