diff --git a/supporting-docs/guides/2015-08-19-faq.md b/supporting-docs/guides/2015-08-19-faq.md index f652a609..356f11bc 100644 --- a/supporting-docs/guides/2015-08-19-faq.md +++ b/supporting-docs/guides/2015-08-19-faq.md @@ -555,21 +555,44 @@ This is because both provide a mature and well known event-driven async IO frame Synapse is *very* database dependent (as of Oct 2015; this is improving in the near future however), and we like having the flexibility to sculpt our own queries. +##### Will Synapse share my chat data with other servers in the federation? + +Data is only shared between servers of participating users of a room. If all users in a room are on your server, no data is shared with other servers. + ### Clients ##### Where can I find a mobile app? -The "Matrix Console" reference apps (ugly, geeky and powerful - intended for early adopter powerusers) can be downloaded from the [Google Play store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.matrix.androidsdk.alpha) - and [Apple store](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/matrix-console/id970074271). +Vector is available for Android and iOS. -| +The iOS version can be downloaded from the [Apple store](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vector.im/id1083446067). + +The Android version can be downloaded from the [Google Play store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.alpha) or [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=im.vector.alpha). If you are not sure which one to choose, install Vector from the [Google Play store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.alpha). For the Android app, you can also install the latest development version -built by [Jenkins](http://www.matrix.org/jenkins/job/AndroidConsoleDevelop/lastBuild/artifact/console/build/outputs/apk/console-alpha-debug.apk). +built by [Jenkins](http://matrix.org/jenkins/job/VectorAndroidDevelop). Use it at your own risk and only if you know what you are doing. + +##### I installed Vector via F-Droid, why is it draining my battery? + +The F-Droid release of Vector does not use [Google Cloud Messaging](https://developers.google.com/cloud-messaging/). Which allows users that do not have Google Services installed to use Vector. + +The drawback is, that Vector has to pull for new messages, which can drain your battery. + +You can change the delay between two polls in the settings. If you chose a higher delay you battery life should improve. + +You can also disable the background sync entirely (which means that you won't get any notifications). + +If you are not happy with that, just install it from the [Google Play store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.alpha). ##### Where can I find a web app? -As of Oct 2015, the best web app options are to use [Vector.im](https://vector.im) - a glossy web client written on top of [matrix-react-sdk](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk), or the original [AngularJS based client](https://matrix.org/beta), which has serious performance problems and is not currently being maintained. In future a "Matrix Console" reference web app built on matrix-react-sdk will be released by matrix.org to complement the mobile apps above. +You can use [Vector.im](https://vector.im) - a glossy web client written on top of [matrix-react-sdk](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk). + +You can also run Vector on your own server. It's a static web application, just download the [last release](https://github.com/vector-im/vector-web/) and unpack it. + +##### Where can I find a desktop client? + +There are several, but they don't have all the features that synapse has. Check the list of clients on [matrix.org](http://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now.html#clients). |