Messages not syncing across devices

Scenario:
I'm logged in to my ring account on android and linux (my laptop). I send a message to a contact from my android device.

Currently:
My message doesn't show up on my laptop
Expectation:
My message to show up on my laptop

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History sync across multiple devices is not implemented in Ring (yet). We plan to implement it at some point in the future though. We have a design draft discussing some of the requirements for this feature: https://git.ring.cx/savoirfairelinux/ring-project/wikis/Group-chat-feature-(design-draft)

I am wondering, how is that not a show stopper for most of the people? Conversations that are several days long look different on different devices and are impossible to follow.

true. this is essential for useful real life communication. without this feature wide spread adoption will not be possible.

I fully agree.

It is understood that:

• this feature, Chat history shared across devices is dependent upon on Group chat being implemented.
• making Host conference available on all platforms was to be implemented and then this feature would be implemented. Host conference has been recently implemented as advised in the article entitled “Free as in Freedom”, the new major Jami release.
• the Chat history shared across devices and Group chat is planned soon.

But I hope group chats will come soon.
https://git.jami.net/savoirfairelinux/ring-daemon/issues/64#note_14555.

Please note: We are not developers so please accept our apologies if this is incorrect.

Cf. All features by client, https://git.jami.net/savoirfairelinux/ring-project/issues/712, Group chat milestone

+1 for syncing conversations

If I have a phone and laptop and I send and received many messages while my laptop is off, when I turn my laptop on and launch Jami, I would like it to connect to my phone and get all the messages it missed while being off.

This is needed for a smooth experience. I would like to see the same for contacts were when you accept a contact request on one device, it will be accepted on all devices.

Message syncing not yet working; however, contact requests between devices are working.

This feature is working for us and others. Scenarios which have worked are:

• Linux Mint, Linux Mint
• Windows, Android
• Android, Windows
• iOS, macOS
• Linux Mint, iOS

What devices are you using which don't work?

Thank you

Definitely the most important missing feature.

My config: Debian 10 <=> Android

Group chat &2 (closed)

Seems to be a top priority of the developers too?

Please fix this

Hello - I just discovered Jami and love it - works perfectly EXCEPT for this lack of message sync between linked devices. I have one account setup on my Debian 10 laptop, and another account that is setup on both my Win 10 laptop and Android phone (they are linked). Everything works great and I would love to make this my default platform and recommend wholeheartedly to anybody and everybody, but the message sync over linked devices needs to be functional first. When chatting from my linux laptop (the separate account) the sent messages do show up on both my Win 10 laptop and my Android phone, but any answer I send from one device or the other is not synced and that's a conversation killer.

Any timeline on having this working? (Please be soon) :-) Thanks

assigned to @sblin

I only registered here (and I hate registering, I can tell you that) to say "Thanks in advance!" to every developer working on the group chat feature (including the sync-history feature).

you can use gitlab or github accounts to avoid registering ;) But thank you

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mentioned in issue #293 (closed)

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Note to myself: https://git.jami.net/savoirfairelinux/ring-project/wikis/technical/6.2.-Sync-Protocol

Related patch: https://review.jami.net/c/ring-daemon/+/15584

Fyi, there is still a loooooooooot of work for this issue and this will take a lot of time. I just prefer to post update on this ticket rather than another one. Just ignore the "Sprint" label

Hey so I was wondering if this feature has been implemented yet and if it is open for the public?

mentioned in commit 24b19c67

Is there any way we can help push this forward? Donate to the project for instance? This function is critical for adoption.

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Swarm starts to be released. For now available in beta on GNU/Linux, Windows and Android. An article will come. Messages are now synced

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Any updates on the synchronization topic. I am experiencing that it works sometime, but somthime it is not syncing at all, even I restart Windows PC and Android phone. I have tested it in internal Wifi but also with mobile plan. Righ now it is again not syncing at all.

Are there any triggers that can be pushed to trigger thy sync process again?

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