signal-back VS Signal-Android

Compare signal-back vs Signal-Android and see what are their differences.

signal-back

Decrypt Signal encrypted backups outside the app (by xeals)

Signal-Android

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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signal-back Signal-Android
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0.0 1.8
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Apache License 2.0 GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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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.

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 signal-back and Signal-Android you can also consider the following projects:

mollyim-android - Enhanced and security-focused fork of Signal.

Signal-iOS - A private messenger for iOS.

signal2html - Export a Signal backup to pretty HTML

TextSecure - A private messenger for Android.

signalbackup-tools - Tool to work with Signal Backup files.

signal_for_android_decryption - An (unofficial) tool which decrypts backup files produced by the Signal Android app.

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

signal-backup-decode - Decode Signal Backups

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.

sigbak - Export messages from Signal Android backups