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HistoPol (#HP)

@MartinBe

Thanks for pointing this out.
An alternative app must run on Android and Apple to be acceptable, non-exclusive for the general public.
For me, not fond if the #RottenApple and its data practices and lock-in policies, #Signal will not be a solution in its current version, then.

I think I read that #Threema doesn't suffer from this issue?

@smallcircles

2 Sep 2023 at 12:29 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.social
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Gorky
@HistoPol @MartinBe
Signal do provide an apk directly downloadable in their website. You can get it here. https://signal.org/android/apk/
This version auto updates without depending on Google playstore and look like is the version used by people on degoogled phones.
I have personally not tried it though.
The other option is using the signal fork Molly (https://molly.im). The version named molly-foss is what you will need.
@HistoPol @MartinBe
Signal do provide an apk directly downloadable in their website. You can get it here. https://signal.org/android/apk/
This version auto updates without depending on Google playstore and look like is the version used by people on degoogled phones.
2 Sep 2023 at 13:22 | Open on greenish.red
Martin Be

@HistoPol @smallcircles To be honest I have no idea if Threema will work? I don't use android anyone since few years. Btw.. This app is open source or not?
I think better solution in such case can be Session, SimpleX, or something similar to them both. They can be normally used on for example SailfishOS with android api enabled. They also have a cli and desktop versions as well for many operating systems.

2 Sep 2023 at 14:23 | Open on mastodon.social
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@MartinBe @HistoPol @smallcircles
Threema "works", if you mean technically. yes. There is also a desktop client.
The app source code is available: (unfortunately on github) github.com/threema-ch/threema-

As to whether it "works" socially, there is an extra barrier to trying to move your network there, which is that each user has to buy a license (for less than the price of a beer in many countries) and this seems to be a huge barrier for most people who prefer their chat apps to be "free" 😉

2 Sep 2023 at 16:59 | Open on mamot.fr
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