Chronic Issue: Improve Matrix.to

[daniellekirkwood]

This is a chronic issue

Problem:
Users should be able to follow matrix.to links on mobile, even if they haven't got Element installed yet, and deeplink into the correct room/space/user - rather than end up on the default homeserver in the default place, and then get lost trying to get to their final destination.

Defect:
Following a matrix.to link does not onboard you to the room in question. On mobile we need the clipboard hack to take you to the right room (& hs)

• Implement the clipboard hack for matrix.to links element-android#7673
• Implement the clipboard hack for matrix.to links element-ios#7129

Suggested solution:
It's awful that onboarding via links to public rooms simply doesn't work if you're on mobile (unless you have the app installed). Google-photo style onboarding. See also https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix.to/issues/263

Plan

The Delight team will take this chronic issue as a part of the Account Resurrection cycle.

More information on what could fall in or out of scope for this cycle can be found in the Delight team roadmap or on the Delight team board

[daniellekirkwood]

@nadonomy Created a specific GH for this chronic issue. Right now let's just group all the stuff we have right now here and I'll tidy it up and confirm requirements/scope

[daniellekirkwood]

List of potentially related GH issues:

• Let users choose which web client to use and on which domain. matrix-org/matrix.to#275
• https://github.com/matrix-org/element-ios-rageshakes/issues/19685
• Android 12: Need matrix.to/.well-known/assetlinks.json for API-Link URLs element-android#5560
• Registration doesn't keep track of the room I tried to join element-web#22821
• Cannot join room from matrix.to link, "No known servers" element-web#11756
• Better landing UI when following a matrix.to user link (update right panel) element-web#22096
• Pasting a matrix.to link into the Direct Message UX fails element-web#16066
• Adding Extra Parameters to Matrix.to links #402

@gsouquet i'm sure you know of more, can you link them here?

[Mikaela]

Does this count?

• Fature request: add a warning on clients that don't support knocking, when the room has join_rules knock or knock_restricted matrix-org/matrix.to#269

[daniellekirkwood]

Adding @niquewoodhouse as an assignee as we'll be working on this! :)
So far we're collecting all the issues related to this here but I'll be assigning the label Z-AccountResurrection so that we can segment them in the board.

@niquewoodhouse & @gsouquet Let's partner on the description in this issue so that we can cut the scope in a good place. Will reach out in Element.

[daniellekirkwood]

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[daniellekirkwood]

Android work will not be completed.