Make it possible to manually import PGP keys

Expected behavior

I should be able to click on a public key that is sent to me via delta.chat and see this key getting imported.

Actual behavior

I see the file in the message that is being sent to me but I cannot import the key manually. When I click on it, it gets opened in a text editor.

I’m using delta.chat on Android.

My understanding is that ideally I would not need to do this manually. However, my chat partner uses an email client without autocrypt and so sent me his key as an attachment. I would like to be able to import his key.

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if you really want to, advanced user you can meanwhile import public PGP keys manually using the “.asc to vCard” app.

however, note, that an integrated UI will probably never come. this is and stays advanced and this is nothing we want to make the average user even think about :slight_smile:

in fact, we aim for much easier way to get encrypted and have much stronger guarantees than “classic PGP”, see our latest blogposts: Delta Chat V2: a major security upgrade, beautified contact profiles, new email action and direct app access in chats

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