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)
signal-back
Decrypt Signal encrypted backups outside the app (by xeals)
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| 236 | 675 | |
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| 8 days ago | over 4 years ago | |
| Java | Go | |
| GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | Apache License 2.0 |
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Signal-Android
Posts with mentions or reviews of Signal-Android.
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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
signal-back
Posts with mentions or reviews of signal-back.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-19.
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Backup to PDF
All I know of is signal back ( https://github.com/xeals/signal-back ) but I haven't been able to install and use this yet due to my complete lack of programming knowledge. Even the Github instructions don't make sense to me...
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Offline chat backup
Once you figured out how this works, tell me: https://github.com/xeals/signal-back
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This is how to backup/export an entire chat transcript,pics,vids,etc. from Signal, archive it outside of signal & be able to review it later on without signal needed,etc.
https://www.yoranbrondsema.com/post/the-guide-to-extracting-statistics-from-your-signal-conversations/ https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/irbxii/how_can_i_export_and_save_signal_chats/ https://rado0z.github.io/Decrypt_Android_Database http://jhnet.co.uk/articles/signal_backups https://pypi.org/project/signal2html/ https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/kx31hw/signalbackup_a_tool_to_save_your_signal/ https://github.com/manwefm/signal-backup https://github.com/bepaald/signalbackup-tools https://gitlab.com/splatops/cntn-signalbackup-tools https://github.com/xeals/signal-back https://github.com/pajowu/signal-backup-decode https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/cyyncx/application_to_open_signal_backups_on_windows/ https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/8mfawf/comment/e84rkia/ https://www.incredigeek.com/home/extract-encrypted-signal-backup/ https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/n3mwfx/backup_file/ https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/fxyowe/decrypting_backup_for_import_to_android_messages/ https://kabanashvili.com/blog/post/backup-and-decrypt-signal_1f91be7ok9jvmqrf
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Easiest option to archive messages from Android to Windows desktop in format that is searchable?
A number of users have raised the issue on github: https://github.com/xeals/signal-back/issues/77
- Guide for how to delete your Signal account
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SMS Export is now live *in beta* in Android 5.52
Hey there! Can you please link the rust tool you mentioned? I'm only aware of this go tool: https://github.com/xeals/signal-back
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Decrypt backup for court case
If your messages are Signal-encrypted, you can use the software on https://github.com/xeals/signal-back to export your encrypted messages as SMS, which you can then get as a PDF more easily.
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Accessing old android signal backup after moving to ios
Is this it?
- Moving away from signal
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Getting chat backup as readable file
I've tried using Signal Back to format my backup file into a format that I can read and use.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Signal-Android and signal-back 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 📱!
mollyim-android - Enhanced and security-focused fork of Signal.
Signal-Setup-Guide - Signal Server Setup Guide
signal2html - Export a Signal backup to pretty HTML
Signal-iOS - A private messenger for iOS.
signalbackup-tools - Tool to work with Signal Backup files.
TextSecure - A private messenger for Android.
signal_for_android_decryption - An (unofficial) tool which decrypts backup files produced by the Signal Android app.
signal-backup-decode - Decode Signal Backups
sigbak - Export messages from Signal Android backups
Signal-Android vs simplex-chat
signal-back vs mollyim-android
Signal-Android vs Signal-Setup-Guide
signal-back vs signal2html
Signal-Android vs Signal-iOS
signal-back vs signalbackup-tools
Signal-Android vs TextSecure
signal-back vs signal_for_android_decryption
Signal-Android vs signalbackup-tools
signal-back vs signal-backup-decode
Signal-Android vs mollyim-android
signal-back vs sigbak