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--- howtos:matrix_element:how_to_use_your_matrix_element_account [2026/11/01 11:17] – ↷ Page name changed from howtos:matrix_element:how_to_activate_your_matrix_element_account to howtos:matrix_element:how_to_use_your_matrix_element_account christoph.larsen@consulting4change.com
+++ howtos:matrix_element:how_to_use_your_matrix_element_account [2026/11/02 03:49] (current) – christoph.larsen@consulting4change.com
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-===== How to Proceed, Step by Step ====
+===== Prerequisites =====
-==== Step 1: Download Element Classic for Android or iPhone ====
+In order to proceed, you need the following:
+  * Your email address used for login (all in small letters)
+  * Your safe and secure password
+  * Fully configured 2FA / OTP
+----
+===== Step 1: Download Element Classic for Android or iPhone =====
 **On your smartphone**, download Element Classic for Android from [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.app|here]] or [[https://f-droid.org/packages/im.vector.app/|here]], and for iPhone from [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/element-classic/id1083446067|this]] location.
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-==== Step 2: Select the Appropriate Matrix Server ====
+===== Step 2: Select the Appropriate Matrix Server =====
 Open the Element Classic app and select ''SIGN IN''.
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 {{:howtos:matrix_element:element_classic_app_-_server_login.webp?250 |}}
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-==== Step 3: Log into Your Consulting4Change Account ====
+===== Step 3: Log into Your Consulting4Change Account =====
 You will be redirected to your OICD login. Enter your known username and password, and get your OTP from your authenticator application:
 {{:howtos:matrix_element:element_classic_app_-_oicd_login.webp?250 |}}
 {{:howtos:matrix_element:element_classic_app_-_oicd_otp.webp?250 |}}
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-==== Step 4: Confirm OICD Login ====
+===== Step 4: Confirm OICD Login =====
 Confirm your successful login and allow it to access your Consulting4Change Matrix Element account:
 {{:howtos:matrix_element:element_classic_app_-_oicd_consent_request.webp?250 |}}
 {{:howtos:matrix_element:element_classic_app_-_oicd_consent_confirmed.webp?250 |}}
 {{:howtos:matrix_element:element_classic_app_-_oicd_redirection.webp?250 |}}
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-==== Step 5: Configure Matrix Element Classic ====
+===== Step 5: Open the Element App =====
+You will be redirected back to Element Classic. Disallow the submission of anonymous user data, but do allow notifications (essential for calls, for instance) as follows:
+{{:howtos:matrix_element:element_classic_app_-_statistics.webp?250 |}}
+{{:howtos:matrix_element:element_classic_app_-_notifications.webp?250 |}}
+{{:howtos:matrix_element:element_classic_app_-_verification_reminder.webp?250|  }}
+----
+===== Step 5: Verify Your Device =====
+After successful login, you receive a reminder to verify your newly linked device.
+This is irrelevant, if you have just opened this Matrix element account anew, but is helpful, if you want to restore chats to a newly registered device from the data held on the Matrix server.
+----
+==== If You Have Never Used Matrix before ====
+Proceed as follows to start anew with a verified device:
+{{:howtos:matrix_element:element_classic_app_-_verification_reset.webp?250 |}}
+{{:howtos:matrix_element:element_classic_app_-_verification_reset_confirmation.webp?250 |}}
+----
+==== If You Have Used Matrix Before ====
+Proceed as follows to verify with a different device:
+{{:howtos:matrix_element:element_classic_app_-_verification_start.webp?250 |}}
+{{:howtos:matrix_element:element_classic_app_-_verification_instructions.webp?250 |}}
+----