axolotl
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GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
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axolotl
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Is anyone really using this?
While searching around a bit more I found another unofficial Signal client for arm64 Linux optimized for mobile called Axolotl. The github page makes it look promising, but once installed I couldn't log in successfully. I intend to put more effort in there. Axolotl appears to be the most promising looking option for Signal on mobile Linux - assuming it works..
- Axolotl.chat - First cross-platform Signal client
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Axolotl: First cross-plattform Signal client
> Only a small thing, but due to Signals strict phone-desktop pairing mechanism, when registering Axolotl, both phone and regular Desktop wont work anymore.
> Also, you cant use Axolotl on Desktop together with Signal mobile.
> After deleting the Axolotl registration I had to wait a while to be able to register on Signal again, I didnt loose any backups and my codes didnt change.
> Nonetheless a warning should be displayed at the beginning, that users wanting to use regular mobile (iOS, Android) and Desktop (Windows, macOS, Flatpak or Snap), they should use a second phone number for testing.
https://github.com/nanu-c/axolotl/issues/811
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Why Not Signal?
>Signal also notably isn't self-hostable: there's no way to run your own signal server, and control your data. Marlinspike ruthlessly shuts down anyone attempting to build alternate clients or servers that could communicate with the main one.
That is perfectly wrong. As a maintainer of https://axolotl.chat, a third-party signal client initially built for Ubuntu Touch but which runs on almost everything now, I can tell you that our client is speaking without any problems to the official Signal servers, and also that the code of the server is available and is running fine, we used it to test our code.
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Stories Are Coming to Signal
Wouldn't Signal Desktop be a way to make backups?
I moved my home directory to a new computer and Signal Desktop started like if something changed. Sure you lose your messages on your phone, but you can still access them on your computer if needed.
On a rooted Android phone, you could use oandbackup to backup Signal. If you care about these things, maybe consider using a rooted Android phone?
I agree with you on the centralized platform aspect and the use of phone number (which is both a blessing (this makes it easy for new users to join) and a curse). I also agree with you on Element's UX, but it's getting better and most people can use it fine. I have a few groups on both apps.
I personally prefer Element, which seems more open than Signal and which I can actually use correctly on the PinePhone. Axolotl [1] still needs some work.
[1] https://github.com/nanu-c/axolotl
- Signal experiences on any of the Linux-based phones
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PureOS - a pure Linux phone experience
I think the best option to communicate through Signal will be Axolotl. Because the original desktop client of Signal might work as well but it's not optimized for touch input.
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I just bought a PinePhone
If you go to the git repo for Axolotl (https://github.com/nanu-c/axolotl), you will see links to the deb among other formats.
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starting a native adaptive Linux client for Signal
Ah well then I applaud you. :) Perhaps some ideas could come from past efforts like Axolotl, which I've had working in a basic way in the past.
TextSecure
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The xz sshd backdoor rabbithole goes quite a bit deeper
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.
- WhatsApp forces Pegasus spyware maker to share its secret code
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Signal: Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames
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...
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Signal v7.0.0 with phone number privacy
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...
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What are you shocked people are still doing nowadays?
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.
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Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app
Telegram and Signal solve this.
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Apple Just Confirmed Governments Are Spying on People’s Phones With Push Notifications
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...)
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Building end-to-end security for Messenger – Engineering at Meta
Here is one: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/main/reprod...
- Are Signal Notifications Encrypted ?
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Facebook & Messenger finally get end-to-end encryption
Rule 1: Posts to r/signal must relate to Signal.
What are some alternatives?
Signal-Desktop - A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
undiscord - Undiscord - Delete all messages in a Discord server / channel or DM (Easy and fast) Bulk delete
signal-cli - signal-cli provides an unofficial commandline, JSON-RPC and dbus interface for the Signal messenger.
Signal-TLS-Proxy
libsignal - Home to the Signal Protocol as well as other cryptographic primitives which make Signal possible.
duckduckgo-locales - Translation files for <a href="https://duckduckgo.com"> </a>
GrapheneOS-Knowledge - This is a short description of some of the knowledge I've collected on GrapheneOS and some common questions I've been asked and my answers to them.
session-desktop - Session Desktop - Onion routing based messenger
signald
MaterialAudiobookPlayer - Minimalistic audiobook player
nheko - Desktop client for Matrix using Qt and C++20.
Signal-Android - Patches to Signal for Android removing dependencies on closed-source Google Mobile Services and Firebase libraries. In branches whose names include "-FOSS". Uses new "foss" or "gms" flavor dimension: build with "./gradlew assemblePlayFossProdRelease".