# SchildiChat for Android

SchildiChat for Android is a Matrix Client based on [Element Android](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android).

Compared to Element, SchildiChat features following most important changes:

- A unified chat list for both direct and group chats
- Optional message bubbles
- Further small usability improvements

A more thorough list of changes compared to Element can be found [here](FEATURES.md).

<a href="https://f-droid.org/packages/de.spiritcroc.riotx/" alt="Get it on F-Droid" target="_blank"><img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on.png" height="80"></a>

The version in the official F-Droid repositories comes without the proprietary libraries for push notifications.
This might lead to increased battery drain and a higher delay for delivering messages.
If you are looking for a version with push notification support, you can get it from [my F-Droid repository](https://s2.spiritcroc.de/fdroid/repo/).
The latest version should also be available for direct download [here](https://s2.spiritcroc.de/fdroid/SchildiChat.apk).

<a href="https://matrix.to/#/#schildichat-android:matrix.org" target="_blank">Join the discussion on matrix</a>

## Screenshots

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