Element raises $30M to boost Matrix

Re:Element raises $30M to boost Matrix by mschuetz on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @04:50AM (#27970154)

And buggy. Element/Matrix is the worst chat app I have to use on a semi-regular basis.

I have to click away three modal popups during every single login, and it doesn't remember logins so I have to login every time I visit the page. It also asks me to verify my login/device on every login because it doesn't remember. This happens on two devices, with two different browsers.

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Re:Element raises $30M to boost Matrix by bennyp101 on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @05:37AM (#27970451)

Is that on a self hosted, or on app.element.io? I have a self hosted, and I just opened it and it logged me straight in - I can't remember the last time I logged in as I use the desktop client.

I just tried app.element.io and it asks if I want to "store data in persistent storage" - maybe you clicked no a while back, and it is still blocked?

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Re:Element raises $30M to boost Matrix by MayeulC on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @04:57AM (#27970216)

Sounds like you log in from a web browser, but clear local storage (or cookies) at the end of your browsing session?

I log in rarely enough that this doesn't accommodate me: my most recent browser login must have been two years ago or so.

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Re:Element raises $30M to boost Matrix by mschuetz on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @05:06AM (#27970262)

Any other website with login manages to remember my login. Not sure what causes it, but it's not fun.

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Re:Element raises $30M to boost Matrix by kadoban on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @06:37AM (#27970831)

What are the modals you have to dismiss? That doesn't sound familiar to me at all. Could have something to do with it?

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Re:Element raises $30M to boost Matrix by mschuetz on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @06:56AM (#27970937)

Ok, it's actually 4 popups, 2 of which are modal:

- "Verify login" (now always skipping this one because I need to do it every single time I login, and I need to login every time I visit the page)

- "Are you sure?" (Yes, I really don't like this one because I'm only skipping because verifying doesn't help)

- "Verify session" (okay, not modal, still occludes parts of the page. Also skipping, because it's useless since I have to repeat it every time)

- "Help us improve element by sending user data" (No, I don't want to send user data)

Needless to say, I don't enjoy starting up Element.

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Re:Element raises $30M to boost Matrix by kadoban on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @07:47AM (#27971297)

Hmm, interesting, those don't really sound to me like the cause. Is there anything in the site settings or anything, maybe it's disallowed from local storage?

For what little it's worth, I haven't run into the need to login on every visit on either FF or Chrome. Which is just to confirm that it's not supposed to work that way.

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Re:Element raises $30M to boost Matrix by Saris on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @11:46AM (#27973806)

Somehow you're clearing all the data Element uses. Those popups only show up on initial login to a new browser session.

If you're clearing cookies or local data that would be why.

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Re:Element raises $30M to boost Matrix by mschuetz on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @06:38AM (#27982274)

I'm not doing anything. Same thing happens on Firefox on one PC, and chrome on another. But only for Element, all other web pages have no issue with persistent logins.

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