This comes straight from Element X’s own GitHub page, and it’s free. Need help installing?
What it looks like
About this app
Element X is the current Matrix messenger from Element. Matrix is an open chat network: anyone can run a server, and people on different servers still message each other normally. You get private one-to-one chats, private and public rooms, video calls, emoji reactions, replies, polls and pinned messages.
It is a complete rewrite of the older Element app, built on the Matrix Rust SDK, which makes starting up and syncing your rooms noticeably quicker. You choose where your account lives (the big free server at matrix.org, a smaller community one, or your own), and you can talk to friends using FluffyChat, Cinny and other Matrix apps.
It is a separate app from the older Element Classic rather than an update to it, though the Element team now points new users here. Needs Android 7 or newer.
From the app’s home page
- See the codeHow it’s made, every line is public
- WebsiteThe app’s own home page
- Questions & commentsTalk with the people who make it
- Report a problemTell the makers something is broken
- All versionsOlder downloads and what changed
- LicenseThe rules for using and sharing it
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