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submitted 2 years ago* by gelberhut@lemdro.id to c/askandroid@lemdro.id

Looking for a family chat/call solution for windows and android which does not require a phone number and is children friendly.

Currently I use synology chat (since I have a sinology NAS) but it is not very good and does not support voice/video calls.

The only acceptable alternative which I can think of is Matrix. Are there any other options?

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[–] gelberhut@lemdro.id [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Sounds like really a lot of overhead starting from hosting. What are the benefits over public matrix server?

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[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Ease of install

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[–] gelberhut@lemdro.id [S] 1 point 2 years ago

Using a public matrix service requires zero efforts to install.

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