Can I ask what’s wrong with the standard Signal app?
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.
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.
They used to have it on the normal Download page ages ago but they seem to only provide it to avoid a shitstorm tbh! :/
Thank you. At the moment only two of my friends use Signal, but it’s nice to know.
I find mstrix’s E2E encryption design cumbersome and unintuitive to a point where id just prefer it off.
No multi-device support on Android.
If you want to more than one Android device tied to your account, install Molly insead.
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. […]’
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I am not sure what’s the current state of self-hosting Signal (they never had functional documentation and even held back the server code for ages to implement their shitcoin) but a good client that’s also compatible with the main server would certainly be a good base for third party servers too, possibly even without phone numbers! Is that by any chance a planned feature?
Awesome! Can’t wait to hear the official release and if it will end up being a separate release or not.
Finally! Cannot wait to enable it 😎
