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@ -102,40 +102,57 @@ clicking the "Add participant" button.
Does Jami have group chats? Does Jami have group chats?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Not yet, but they are :ref:`coming soon <technical-overview:Swarms>`. Yes, Jami now has :doc:`../developer/swarm` group chats. However,
they are currently experimental and must be manually enabled from
application settings. Also, group chats are currently limited to 8
Why is my contact not seeing my avatar? participants (so that bugs and issues could be more easily found and
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ fixed in smaller scenarios, and hopefully lift this limit in the
future).
Due to technical limitation, avatars are only transfered to your
contacts during a voice or video call. This limitation will disappear
when :ref:`group chats <technical-overview:swarms>` are released.
Why aren't my sent messages showing up on all linked devices? Why aren't my sent messages showing up on all linked devices?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All of your devices receive the same messages from your contacts, but Before :doc:`../developer/swarm`, an account's devices would receive
*sent* messages will not show up on all of your devices. the same messages from contacts if the device was online at the time
of the message being sent, but *sent* messages would not show up on
devices other than the one sending the message.
The :ref:`swarm <technical-overview:swarms>` update will introduce With the introduction of Swarm, conversation histories of new Swarm
full conversation sync between linked devices for all conversations conversations (including one-on-one conversations) are fully
(including one-on-one conversations). synchronized between all of an account's linked devices. If you are
using an older version of Jami, please upgrade to the latest version
with Swarm support. The latest version of Jami is always available
from the Download page of the Jami website, at
https://jami.net/download/.
To learn more about Swarm, you can read our blog post `Synchronizing
conversation history with Swarm
<https://jami.net/synchronizing-conversation-history-with-swarm/>`_
and see the :doc:`../developer/swarm` page of the Jami developer
manual.
Can I message offline contacts? Can I message offline contacts?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jami does not yet have offline/persistent messages because of its With :doc:`../developer/swarm` conversations, every device stores all
distributed nature. a copy of all of the messages in that conversation. If a device
(whether your own, or another participant's) is not available/online
when a message is sent, when it comes back online again it will try to
fetch any new messages from other online devices/peers and synchronize
message history. This can be done whenever at least one other device
that has a copy of the new messages is also online.
Your messages can't be queued on a central server so both contacts .. note:: You can read more about how Swarm conversations are
must be online to message each other. If you send a message to an synchronized in our blog post `Synchronizing conversation
offline contact, Jami will save the message on your device and send it history with Swarm
to them when they come online. <https://jami.net/synchronizing-conversation-history-with-swarm/>`_.
There are some possible future solutions to this issue, including If the participants in a conversation are often not online at the same
:ref:`swarms <technical-overview:swarms>`, which will allow users to time (for instance, due to timezone differences), one of them might
set up their own "server" node to receive messages for them. choose to set up Jami on an often-online device that would receive the
messages from each participant and relay it to the other(s) whenever
they come online. Thus, acting similarly to a "server", all the while
Jami remains distributed by nature.
.. _config-file-location: .. _config-file-location:
@ -226,7 +243,7 @@ optional):
in your device. in your device.
More information about Jami accounts is available in the More information about Jami accounts is available in the
:ref:`Technical Overview <technical-overview:jami account>`. :ref:`Technical Overview <developer/technical-overview:Jami Account>`.
Where is my Jami ID? Where is my Jami ID?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@ -289,11 +306,11 @@ There are two ways to back up your account:
1. Link another device to your account so your account will be on two 1. Link another device to your account so your account will be on two
devices. You can find this option in the account settings page. devices. You can find this option in the account settings page.
2. Back up the :ref:`account archive <technical-overview:Account 2. Back up the :ref:`account archive
storage and backup>`. This file can be found in the account files <developer/technical-overview:Jami archive (export.gz)>`. This
:ref:`folder <user/faq:Where are the configuration files file can be found in the account files :ref:`folder <user/faq:Where
located?>`. In some clients, you can export this archive from the are the configuration files located?>`. In some clients, you can
account settings. export this archive from the account settings.
Can I retrieve my username without my keys? Can I retrieve my username without my keys?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@ -305,8 +322,8 @@ If you use a different name server, there may be a way to move a
username to a new Jami ID at the discretion of the administrator of username to a new Jami ID at the discretion of the administrator of
that name server. that name server.
For more information about name servers, see :ref:`the Technical For more information about name servers, see
Overview <technical-overview:Name servers and ns.jami.net>`. :doc:`../developer/name-server-protocol`.
Can I recover my account if I forget my password? Can I recover my account if I forget my password?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@ -343,9 +360,9 @@ What happens when I link a new device?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When you link a device to your account, your :ref:`account archive When you link a device to your account, your :ref:`account archive
<technical-overview:account storage and backup>` is put on the Jami <developer/technical-overview:Jami archive (export.gz)>` is put on the
network for a few minutes. It is protected by a password Jami gives Jami network for a few minutes. It is protected by a password Jami
you. gives you.
The new device receives your full account certificate with the master The new device receives your full account certificate with the master
RSA keys, but it generates a new device key for signing/encrypting RSA keys, but it generates a new device key for signing/encrypting
@ -432,10 +449,10 @@ blockchain).
With the default name server, you can look up usernames at With the default name server, you can look up usernames at
``https://ns.jami.net/name/test``, where ``test`` is a username ``https://ns.jami.net/name/test``, where ``test`` is a username
for which we are looking for a matching :doc:`Infohash for which we are looking for a matching :doc:`Infohash
<../guidelines/Identifiers>`. Once registered, this name server <../developer/jami-identifiers>`. Once registered, this name server
**does not** provide any way to remove the mapping. **does not** provide any way to remove the mapping.
Read more about the Jami :doc:`../technical/Name-Server-Protocol`. Read more about the Jami :doc:`../developer/name-server-protocol`.
How can I change the timeout for a call? How can I change the timeout for a call?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ Jami is a free/libre, end-to-end encrypted and private communication
platform that requires no central authority. platform that requires no central authority.
Jami's features include: text chats, voice and video calls, screen Jami's features include: text chats, voice and video calls, screen
sharing, file sharing, conference calls, and group chats (:ref:`coming sharing, file sharing, conference calls, and :doc:`group chats
soon <general/technical-overview:swarms>`). Jami can also function as <../developer/swarm>`. Jami can also function as a regular SIP
a regular SIP client. client.
Jami works on GNU/Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Multiple Jami works on GNU/Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Multiple
devices can be linked to a Jami account, and no personal information devices can be linked to a Jami account, and no personal information
@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ secure connection, performing `Secure Real-time Transport Protocol
For more on how Jami works, see the `Jami and how it empowers users For more on how Jami works, see the `Jami and how it empowers users
<https://kelar.org/~bandali/talks/jami-empowers-users.html>`_ talk by <https://kelar.org/~bandali/talks/jami-empowers-users.html>`_ talk by
`Amin Bandali <https://kelar.org/~bandali/>`_, as well as the `Amin Bandali <https://kelar.org/~bandali/>`_, as well as the
:doc:`Technical Overview <technical-overview>` for more in-depth :doc:`Technical Overview <../developer/technical-overview>` for more
information. in-depth information.
Who makes Jami? Who makes Jami?
--------------- ---------------