SchildiChat
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The facts
Each one read from SchildiChat's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account limit
- The FAQ says multiple accounts are not supported in SchildiChat Legacy for Android; it suggests installing separate app variants as a workaround.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Beta limitation
- Revenge's listed gaps include Windows desktop notifications, location messages, polls, and several chat and profile settings.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- SchildiChat Next can use UnifiedPush, and the FAQ suggests ntfy as a push distributor that users can use without hosting their own server.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Known limitation
- SchildiChat Next does not support finding and joining public rooms until Element X adds that capability.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Legacy status
- The maker lists SchildiChat Legacy for Android, SchildiChat Desktop, and SchildiChat Web as no longer actively maintained.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Legacy support
- The legacy Android, desktop, and web clients are no longer actively maintained; the legacy web client lacks authenticated media support.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Matrix features
- Revenge lists formatted messages, Markdown and HTML sending, hierarchical spaces, stickers and custom emotes, mentions, threads, encryption, and message search among its features.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Notification service
- The FAQ points users who want ntfy without hosting their own server to ntfy.schildi.chat.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- SchildiChat is a family of instant messengers based on the Matrix protocol.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Project model
- The FAQ describes SchildiChat as a hobby project whose goal is to create a chat client the makers enjoy using, and says it currently does not accept donations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Project purpose
- The maker describes SchildiChat as a hobby project whose goal is to create a chat client its developers enjoy using, rather than to make money.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Push notifications
- SchildiChat Next can use UnifiedPush and should detect a configured push distributor automatically; the FAQ says custom gateways on non-standard ports are currently broken.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Revenge
- SchildiChat Revenge is a Matrix client for desktop and Android and is in beta, so some features may be missing.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Room discovery limit
- The FAQ says finding and joining public rooms is not implemented in Element X and will not be added to SchildiChat Next before Element X adds it.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- The FAQ provides SHA-256 signing certificate fingerprints that users can check to verify SchildiChat Next APKs from the SpiritCroc F-Droid repository.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Signing verification
- The FAQ publishes SHA-256 signing certificate fingerprints that users can use to check SchildiChat Next APKs from the SpiritCroc F-Droid repository.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to Matrix community rooms and GitHub issues for questions, bug reports, and feature requests.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Web limitation
- The legacy web client lacks support for authenticated media, so some images such as avatars may be missing.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Website privacy
- The privacy notice says the website is hosted on Hetzner, records technically necessary access information such as IP address and access time, and sets no cookies.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Android Next
- SchildiChat Next is a Matrix client based on Element X Android, with additional tweaks.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Desktop Linux note
- The FAQ documents Linux-specific desktop behavior, including a Chromium issue that can prevent the app theme from following the system theme.checked 4 Oct 2026
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