deltachat-ios

deltachat-ios

Email-based instant messaging for iOS.

How to build with Xcode

$ git clone git@github.com:deltachat/deltachat-ios.git
$ cd deltachat-ios
$ open deltachat-ios.xcworkspace # do not: open deltachat-ios.xcodeproj

This should open Xcode. Then make sure that at the top left in Xcode there is deltachat-ios selected as scheme (see screenshot below).

Now build and run - e.g. by pressing Cmd-r - or click on the triangle at the top:

Roadmap / TODO for 'minimal viable version'

• [X] use new deltachat-core-api and adapt threads to the following scheme: https://deltachat.github.io/api/ (the current ios-implementation relies on threads created by deltachat-core; this is no longer done)
• [X] threads should be created when going to foreground and removed when going to background. we could say, for the first version, we're a foreground app and figure out background things later
• [X] order: new group, new contact
• [X] allow group creation (leave out group settings and settings for contact for now)
• [X] text drafts support
• [X] support DC_EVENT_HTTP_GET event
• [X] add a progress indicator while doing the configuration
• allow re-configuring (e.g. after entering wrong credentials) at an arbitrary point in time
• allow sending of images and taking+sending photos directly from the camera. (videos and voice messages and other attachments can be done in a later version)
• ui-polishing, eg.
  • improve group creation UI
  • smarter time/date display (time beside messages, date as headlines)
  • adapt avatars (use the colored images from the chatlist also in the chat, no avatars beside outgoing messages
  • show e-mail-address in the chat-title and/or open profile when clicking on chat-title (subtitle) dc_chat_get_subtitle
• read address book for contact suggestions
• allow advanced configuration options on setup to make sure users can connect if the autoconfig fails (imap-server, imap-port, imap-flags, same for smtp)
• check notifications, currently there is only a vibrate, however, we should keep in mind that the first version may be a "foreground" app, so "system notifications" may be delayed to a later version
• check how to solve this: new messages are only seen if a chat is closed and shown again (similar to that). No tune, no number at icon. https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-ios/issues/9#issue-356157986

Testing

Betas are distributed via Testflight.

Please send us a mail if you also want to test the app.

Changelog

Beta 4

2018-09-18

• display last DC_EVENT_ERROR string upon configuration failure

Beta 3

2018-09-17

• support automatic configuration via DC_EVENT_HTTP_GET event
• progress indicator while doing the configuration
• fixes iPad crash

Beta 2

2018-07-26

• new deltachat-core-api (no more polling, much faster)
• groups can be created
• text drafts support

Beta 1

2018-06-11

• UI: colored initial circles
• screens and menus now more closely resemble the Android version, while staying true to iOS conventions