mollyim-android vs Signal-Android

mollyim-android

Enhanced and security-focused fork of Signal. (by mollyim)

Fork from the JohanW fork of Signal, a private messenger for Android. It adds the option to import Whatsapp conversations. The purpose of this fork is to make the transition to Signal easier. It was created out of a personal need and might not be supported or extended in the long run. (by jukefoxer)

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mollyim-android		Signal-Android
	Project
35	Mentions	9
1,287	Stars	152
6.8%	Growth	-
9.9	Activity	1.8
6 days ago	Latest Commit	about 3 years ago
Java	Language	Java
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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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.

Signal: Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Feb 2024

You may be able to install something like https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android in the EU ... eventually.
Signal - FOSS - Issues / Questions When Sharing Location with OpenStreetMap
3 projects | /r/fossdroid | 20 Apr 2023

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?
1 project | /r/PrivacyGuides | 9 Apr 2023
Whatsapp is spying on all of us
2 projects | /r/privacy | 14 Mar 2023

Signal, Molly, Session
F-Droid: New repository format for faster and smaller updates
6 projects | /r/Android | 3 Mar 2023
Is signal a honeypot
2 projects | /r/privacy | 6 Jan 2023
Removing SMS support from Signal Android
2 projects | /r/Android | 12 Oct 2022
Signal is not 100% FOSS?
1 project | /r/PrivacyGuides | 5 Oct 2022
Australian Politicians warned to 'watch out' as integrity commission could access encrypted texts on WhatsApp and Signal
2 projects | /r/privacy | 2 Oct 2022

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.
1 project | /r/fossdroid | 13 Sep 2022

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 2021-01-12.

WhatsApp fights back as users flee to Signal and Telegram
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Jan 2021

https://github.com/jukefoxer/Signal-Android/tree/feature/wa-...
Fork of Signal app with WhatsApp import
2 projects | /r/signal | 12 Jan 2021
Fork of Signal app with feature to import WhatsApp conversations
1 project | /r/Android | 12 Jan 2021
Signal Fork with WhatsApp Migration
1 project | /r/patient_hackernews | 12 Jan 2021

1 project | /r/hackernews | 12 Jan 2021

10 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Jan 2021

> The repository mentions [0] the Wassenaar agreement, and that I must consult with the laws of my country on whether I am allowed to import/use software which includes encryption algorithms developed in other countries.
> Wat?
> In this day and age 99% (OK, this number is exaggerated, but you get my point) of software includes some sort of encryption. For one, think about all the libs/apps which communicate over the Internet and use encryption libs to talk via HTTPs. Is mentioning The Wassenaar Arrangement [1] in terms of software even necessary nowadays?
> Linux, Windows, MacOS - all have encryption libs built in (at least on the kernel level). They have been made in various countries, yet they are used all over the world. Do they fall under the terms of The Wassenaar Arrangement?
> --------
> [0] https://github.com/jukefoxer/Signal-Android/tree/feature/wa-...
> [1] https://www.wassenaar.org
It's also mentioned in the original signal repo.I guess they have their reasons to include it and the fork just left it there.

1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Jan 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing mollyim-android and Signal-Android you can also consider the following projects:

signal-back - Decrypt Signal encrypted backups outside the app

Signal-iOS - A private messenger for iOS.

LibreSignal - LibreSignal • The truly private and Google-Free messenger for Android.

TextSecure - A private messenger for Android.

Signal-Server - Server supporting the Signal Private Messenger applications on Android, Desktop, and iOS

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.

Shitter - Lightweight Android app for Mastodon

joplin-android - Android releases for Joplin