joel.poyet
2835a5b10d
Spec for bringing App Store release capability to element-x-ios, targeting the existing HealthChat record that the legacy element-ios fork ships to today. Both apps share bundle id ch.healthchat.element and team 6G37K72W82, so element-x arrives as an in-place update rather than a new listing. That drives the design: the identity already aligns and 26.07.3 clears the legacy's 1.4.1, but the repo has no release machinery at all, and upstream's Xcode Cloud path is unavailable because it needs the private Enterprise submodule. Records three parts: repointing CLASSIC_APP_* at HealthChat's own identifiers so existing users keep their sessions and encrypted history, a fork-owned fastlane pipeline ported from the legacy fork, and a releasing-healthchat skill. Revised after an adversarial review of every factual claim; 26 issues found, none rejected. Most consequential: the migration fix is not monotonic, because making loadAccounts() succeed exposes a backup-instructions sheet whose only button opens element://open — a scheme this app does not register and whose legacy owner has been replaced in place.
Element X iOS
Element X iOS is the next-generation Matrix client provided by Element.
Compared to the previous-generation Element Classic, it is a total rewrite using the Matrix Rust SDK underneath and targeting devices running iOS 18+.
Rust SDK
Element X leverages the Matrix Rust SDK through an FFI layer exposed as a swift package that the final client can directly import and use. We're doing this as a way to share code between platforms, with Element X Android using the same SDK.
Status
This project is actively developed and supported. New users are recommended to use Element X instead of the previous-generation app.
Contributing
Please see our contribution guide.
Come chat with the community in the dedicated Matrix room.
Build instructions
Please refer to the setting up a development environment section from the contribution guide.
Support
When you are experiencing an issue on Element X iOS, please first search in GitHub issues and then in #element-x-ios:matrix.org. If after your research you still have a question, ask at #element-x-ios:matrix.org. Otherwise feel free to create a GitHub issue if you encounter a bug or a crash, by explaining clearly in detail what happened. You can also perform bug reporting (Rageshake) from the Element application by going to the application settings. This is especially recommended when you encounter a crash.
Forking
Please read our forking guide.
Copyright & License
Copyright (c) 2025 - 2026 Element Creations Ltd. Copyright (c) 2022 - 2025 New Vector Ltd.
This software is dual licensed by Element Creations Ltd (Element). It can be used either:
(1) for free under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License (as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version); OR
(2) under the terms of a paid-for Element Commercial License agreement between you and Element (the terms of which may vary depending on what you and Element have agreed to).
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