Delta Chat Status

Delta Chat is a messenger that uses the largest, most diverse and decentralized communication system ever created: the existing e-mail server network.  Just use your standard e-mail account and start chatting with any of your e-mail contacts, whether they have installed Delta Chat or not.  Delta Chat sends e-mails using your e-mail account and provider of choice.  If you send a picture or other media to a chat group your chat recipients will see a nice regular e-mail with an attachment.  Technically, Delta Chat is an e-mail application but with a modern chat interface.  Use Delta Chat with anyone out of billions of people: just use their e-mail address.  Most popular programming languages and many human languages are involved in the development of Delta Chat apps and the various activities around it.  They don't need to install Delta Chat, visit websites or sign up anywhere.  There simply are no Delta Chat servers where anything could be uploaded to.  Delta Chat is a relatively young project, but already has a lot to offer.  End-to-end encryption is established automatically when chat partners start communicating with each other.  If they send a message and attachments back, you will see the media in your chat for this contact.  Chat and contact data remain on your devices.  Recipients will see a simple e-mail and may directly reply with their own e-mail app.  No uploads or centralized control of addressbook, calendar or other personal data.  E-Mail in a new dress if you will.