@debacle @atek @daniel @sopranica
For the sake of yak-shaving ;-)
- you can share your XMPP presence (online/away) if you wish
- not uploading your contact list requires being careful and limits the official app's functionality, you cannot start a new conversation be it 1:1 or group. You can do so through slidge-whatapp though, once it's "paired" to the official app, which can then be uninstalled (but you'll have to reinstall/re-pair every 2 weeks or so)

@delirious_owl @Goffi

Only the matrix bridge (matridge) is in the official debian repo for sid and testing.

If you don't mind adding a custom repo we also have https://git.sr.ht/~nicoco/slidge-debian with all we've got in stock!