desktop-app VS TextSecure

You can also utilize Split tunneling for PoE only: https://github.com/TunnlTo/desktop-app

You can also use tunnel.to for this. It is a front-end for wiresock and gives a GUI for split tunneling. The only unfortunate part is that wiresock isn't yet open source, even though it's based on the open source BorintTun.

True! Could be decent when combined with something like TunnlTo.

Short answer is yes. https://github.com/TunnlTo/desktop-app

Completely wrong solution to OPs case. Actually for Windows, TunnlTo https://github.com/TunnlTo/desktop-app which is based on WS, will be way better. What I suggested is a way to tunnel only apps that support SOCKS5, to route them thru the already connected VPN tunnel.

Better off downloading the WireGuard config and using a dedicated split tunneling client like TunnlTo https://github.com/TunnlTo/desktop-app

I found this Wireguard client while searching on the web, but never tried it. https://github.com/TunnlTo/desktop-app

Not sure it's Wireguard or routing issue if NFS works. Maybe have a look at this tool to simplify per-app split tunnels: https://github.com/TunnlTo/desktop-app

Ask them to use a VPN client that supports split tunneling and then exclude your application https://github.com/TunnlTo/desktop-app

I use a wireguard instance of my VPN through TunnlTo. You should be able to get wireguard credentials from your VPN provider. https://github.com/TunnlTo/desktop-app

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...

Rule 1: Posts to r/signal must relate to Signal.