• raubarno
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      152 years ago

      It depends on non-free Google Play Services for push notifications, which puts you into a requirement to use an unmodified Google Android, which is potentially dangerous for a privacy app like this.

      Anyways, when it comes to E2EE IMs, Matrix ecosystem is much better.

      • @miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml
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        2 years ago

        They distribute an apk that uses a websocket for notifications. It’s very hidden, which I do not understand in the slightest, but it exists.

        https://signal.org/android/apk/

        They make it seem dangerous to use, and don’t even explain why someone would need it. That needs improvement imo.

        • @Gamey@feddit.de
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          22 years ago

          They used to have it on the normal Download page ages ago but they seem to only provide it to avoid a shitstorm tbh! :/

      • SharkAttak
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        22 years ago

        Thank you. At the moment only two of my friends use Signal, but it’s nice to know.

      • azron
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        12 years ago

        I find mstrix’s E2E encryption design cumbersome and unintuitive to a point where id just prefer it off.

    • chi-chan~
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      52 years ago

      No multi-device support on Android.

      If you want to more than one Android device tied to your account, install Molly insead.

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        From their support page:

        'Other Devices

        Multiple mobile devices and Android tablets are not currently supported.

        From Molly GitHub:

        'v6.31.2-1

        […]

        Introducing Multi-Device Support!

        Now, you can install Molly on multiple devices, including Android tablets, and link them to a single account, just like Signal Desktop. […]