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looking family chat/call solution (lemdro.id)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/askandroid@lemdro.id
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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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[–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

Session Messenger

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    • [+] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Does Simplex do calls? That's so cool!

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    • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    There would be a lot of overhead but there's nextcloud chat

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  • [–] [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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    • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I have a matrix instance in my garage we're using as family chat. My 7 year old gets along well with schildichat.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I consider a public matrix server, do yo see any issues with this?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Depends on what you mean by "child friendly". On my instance I control discoverability of channels as well as the bridges to other protocols. If that is fine for you I don't see a problem with a public instance - just make sure to set up encryption and save the recovery keys somewhere (at least for older children where they can control access).

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago

    Child friendly for means that porno is not in 2 taps random from a family chat (like this is in telegram) and that I could disable strangers to nock my child account.

    Basically I do not look for ultimate control, but want it to be a safe place for a child who generally follows my tool usage instructions 🙂. Telegram here is an anti example for me, you go to setting people neraby and see a big list of "people" with porn avatars and sexsevice names.

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    • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Jitsi meet

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    • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    weve used discord since google chat shut down, but that doesnt sound like it would be restrictive enough for your situation.

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