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This is about installing, setting up and using the XMPP messenger Siskin. Siskin offers the possibility to use a Jabber (XMPP) chat account on Apple devices. Like many other clients, Siskin is developed as open source software by volunteers and the project can be supported with donations or development contracts.
Project page: https://siskin.im (external)
The installation is done via the Apple App Store (external)
Unfortunately, Siskin is not yet internationalized at the moment - i.e. there is no language adaptation for the (English) user interface.
Settings
After installation, the following settings should be checked/activated in the settings (“Settings”):
There is no automatic recognition of the push functionality. If push notifications are technically supported by the server, Siskin asks (only once) whether they are wanted. If you accidentally select “No” here, you can “reactivate” this manually in the chat account settings. Siskin also asks the first time when transferring files (uploading files via “HTTP”). The option for this can be found under “Settings / Chat”.
If the “HTTP upload” option is not activated in Siskin, you will be asked whether you want to activate this when sending a file.
A/V telephony
With Siskin, audio and video calls are also possible to Conversations (from Conversatins to Siskin only if both participants are online).
Tip: Save images
It is possible to save or share images received in Siskin although there is no special function for this. Not very intuitive but it works:
* go to the (i) at the top of the chat
* then go to Attachments at the bottom
* tap and hold on the corresponding image
* select “share” or “copy”
Tip: end-to-end encryption
If the key exchange did not work, the following may help:
Confirming the option causes the keys and status etc. to be exchanged, which is necessary for end-to-end encryption.
Developer information (as of 08/2019)
Notifications
File exchange / sharing function
End-to-end encryption
French instructions: https://www.chapril.org/Siskin-IM-pour-iPhone.html (external)
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A comparison of different Apple clients can be found >> here <<.