I successfully made my own server for @delta! Woo hoo! Only using 215Mb RAM on a VPS so far. #DeltaChat #WhatsApp #Signal
@adam images shouldn't be slower -- also depends on network and how big the image really is, of course. typical delivery times are <5seconds, some servers are <2s or even close to 1s
@delta Yeah, it took a few more seconds to upload the image. The little animated circle icon was probably indicating that. Whereas plain text is very close to instant. Not a problem, just obviously needs to transfer more data.
@adam ah yes. btw, on the receiving side of a message you can go to "message details/info" and see the "hops" -- i.e. which time the message took at each of the hops between the sender and the receiver devices.
@delta Is that the tap & hold received message> "i" circle icon > Sent/Received time codes? Picture took 30 seconds according to that then, while text takes 4, but it felt way faster in the devices.
@adam yes. so the picture maybe was some MBs large. If you send it as a picture then, depending on your media settings, it should be compressed down. If you send it as a file (and not as media/image) then it's sent "as-is" even if it's large.
@delta Cool. Understood. Do the timestamps also include the time to send read receipts? That might explain how 4 seconds feels like 1 on the devices.
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I was planning on posting a suggestion to the forums that the error message include a link with better instructions! The "You may want to send an Autocrypt setup message from there" error is very vague! How!?
@adam we want to get rid of the need for autocrypt-setup by offering a direct "setup second device" UI workflow. it's in the works.
@delta Oh good! 'Cause as it is, that's going to be confusing for normal people.
@adam sure. We are doing our best to try to solve this and many other issues on five platforms ;)
@adam that said ... sure, send a suggestion there. It'd be in general a good idea to have links that go to (internationalized) explanations. a bit like whatsapp does it with "read/learn more" links.
@adam not exactly sure. You could ask on the https://support.delta.chat forum (you can login via a qr-code scan btw) -- and just to be sure: if you or your friends ever setup multiple devices then make sure to read https://delta.chat/en/help#can-i-use-delta-chat-on-multiple-devices-at-the-same-time