Starting a regular, ordinary, encrypted chat This is nice and easy because encryption is the default. On the "people" section on the left side, click the plus icon. Search for a person's name, or enter their full @username:matrix.org handle into the box. Click Go. All done! If you like encryption - most people do - then you don't need to read the rest of this post. --- About unencrypted chats Starting one is really difficult and annoying. You used to be able to do this by flipping a switch, b...