Signal-Android
Fork from a private messenger for Android with extra options added: full backup and (partial, ony text) xml backup of messages. Restore can happen at any time, not only after a fresh install. Import SMS database. Import of (unencrypted) WhatsApp databases. Removed apk expire. Choose between passphrase protection and the Android screenlock. Choice for the backup location (internal or removable storage on Android < 11 (on 11 and higher this is already possible)). Set the maptype in the place picker. Option to treat view-once media as normal media. Option to ignore remote deletion. Choose between FCM or websocket notification delivery. (by johanw666)
mollyim-android
Enhanced and security-focused fork of Signal. (by mollyim)
| Signal-Android | mollyim-android | |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | 35 | |
| 236 | 1,287 | |
| - | 3.0% | |
| 0.0 | 9.9 | |
| 7 days ago | 8 days ago | |
| Java | Java | |
| GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
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Signal-Android
Posts with mentions or reviews of Signal-Android.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-19.
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Which version of Signal introduced SMS nags?
The fork by johanw666 is most likely not going to keep SMS support, see here and here.
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Re-Adding SMS Support to Signal
there is already Singal fork with no APK expire whrere you can keep using SMS as long as you want
https://github.com/johanw666/Signal-Android
- SMS and MMS features leaving
- Are there any end-to-end encrypted messaging apps that also support SMS?
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Signal Introduces Story Time
Just use Johann's fork with SMS support and no APK expiration and don't update it. This would either buy you some months before proper alternative will be introduced or at best work infinitely.
https://github.com/johanw666/Signal-Android/releases
- Signal discontinuing SMS support.
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Google Messages and RCS with microG
Just use Signal fork with SMS feature and don't update it, this fork should keep working even if Signal tries to force you to update.
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If I disables updates, the old android APK will still have SMS integration, correct?
I've been looking into this fork and hopefully the dev ends up keeping SMS : https://github.com/johanw666/Signal-Android
- Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)
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Hackers install Dracarys Android malware using modified Signal app
Signal Fork by Johanw666 is it safe right? I've been using it for long time
mollyim-android
Posts with mentions or reviews of mollyim-android.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-20.
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Signal: Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames
You may be able to install something like https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android in the EU ... eventually.
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Signal - FOSS - Issues / Questions When Sharing Location with OpenStreetMap
Haven't used Signal FOSS, but as it happens Molly bas just implemented OSM support, perhaps when it lands you might have better luck with it. Anyway, is there no issue tracker for that fork? I tried looking in their repo and found it disabled
- Whats the difference between Molly and signal?
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Whatsapp is spying on all of us
Signal, Molly, Session
- F-Droid: New repository format for faster and smaller updates
- Is signal a honeypot
- Removing SMS support from Signal Android
- Signal is not 100% FOSS?
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Australian Politicians warned to 'watch out' as integrity commission could access encrypted texts on WhatsApp and Signal
The shared preferences path remains the same, but signal is plaintext vs Molly which is encrypted https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android/wiki/Data-Encryption-At-Rest
- Molly (a Signal fork) does't show new contacts even after refreshing.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Signal-Android and mollyim-android you can also consider the following projects:
simplex-chat - SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! iOS, Android and desktop apps 📱!
signal-back - Decrypt Signal encrypted backups outside the app
Signal-Setup-Guide - Signal Server Setup Guide
LibreSignal - LibreSignal • The truly private and Google-Free messenger for Android.
Signal-iOS - A private messenger for iOS.
TextSecure - A private messenger for Android.
Signal-Server - Server supporting the Signal Private Messenger applications on Android, Desktop, and iOS
signalbackup-tools - Tool to work with Signal Backup files.
Shitter - Lightweight Android app for Mastodon
element-ios - A glossy Matrix collaboration client for iOS
joplin-android - Android releases for Joplin
Signal-Android vs simplex-chat
mollyim-android vs signal-back
Signal-Android vs Signal-Setup-Guide
mollyim-android vs LibreSignal
Signal-Android vs Signal-iOS
mollyim-android vs Signal-iOS
Signal-Android vs TextSecure
mollyim-android vs Signal-Server
Signal-Android vs signalbackup-tools
mollyim-android vs Shitter
Signal-Android vs element-ios
mollyim-android vs joplin-android