Telegram-iOS VS TextSecure

hi, i downloaded telegram ipa from [github releasase](https://github.com/TelegramMessenger/Telegram-iOS/releases/tag/build-25780), and sideloaded it to iPhone XR, when i open it on iPhone, it will show a blank screen then a black screen and still.

Telegrams’ app is a good bit of swift: https://github.com/TelegramMessenger/Telegram-iOS

I've tried again and again to engage Telegram in a variety of places. If I don't catch a bug when it's in beta, I can't even discuss it in the beta group. But oh wait, I can't catch it on the beta because I got kicked off the beta. The GitHub thread started in 2020 hasn't received any meaningful responses in a long time--arguably ever. Issues on the bug tracker get ignored and go into a black hole if they don't get enough upvotes.

https://github.com/TelegramMessenger/Telegram-iOS/actions/ru...

(uses this script: https://github.com/TelegramMessenger/Telegram-iOS/blob/maste...)

And here are few recent examples of them helping people to solve build issues:

The Telegram app is native: https://github.com/TelegramMessenger/Telegram-iOS

From GitHub https://github.com/TelegramMessenger/Telegram-iOS/releases/tag/build-23987

Same issue here. You should open an issue on https://github.com/TelegramMessenger/Telegram-iOS, I'll upvote it

Source

You can literally download and compile it yourself right now.

Telegram is open source. You can see the implementation of the share controller here.

Moxie's reasons for disallowing Signal distribution via F-droid always rang a little flat to me ( https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/127 ). Lots of chatter about the supposedly superior security model of Google Play Store, and as a result fewer eyes independently building and testing the Signal code base. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but independent and reproducible builds seem like a net positive for everyone. Always struggled to understand releasing code as open source without taking advantage of the community's willingness to build and test. Looking at it in a new light after the XZ backdoor, and Jia Tan's interactions with other FOSS folk.

Signal has documentation on how to reproduce their Play Store builds and compare them with what you've installed locally:

https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/main/reprod...

There's nothing on Signal blog as of yet, but Signal's git repository was tagged with v7.0.0 yesterday and we can see from the commit history since the previously tagged version (v6.74.4) that there will be a setting to hide one's phone number [1], as well as disabling the previous default behavior of advertising that one is on Signal to all their contacts already using it [2].

[1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commit/8797236b5... (PNP stands for "Phone Number Privacy")

[2] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commit/6097e6c30...

Signal works the same but without the user tracking from Meta/Facebook. Many people use it as well but I'm surprised that a majority sticks to WhatsApp.

Telegram and Signal solve this.

Sadly yes: Looks like an open issue 13290 for Signal, sounds like they were/are indeed still interacting through google's push notification service, wat, and per a link at that issue it was a chore for Tutanota to break away once they realised it was a problem some years ago (though at least they thought about it years ago? wtf Signal...)

Here is one: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/main/reprod...

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