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". (by tw-hx)
Shitter
Lightweight Android app for Mastodon (by nuclearfog)
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| Signal-Android | Shitter | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | 22 | |
| 139 | 227 | |
| - | - | |
| 0.0 | 9.3 | |
| 10 days ago | 14 days ago | |
| Java | Java | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | Apache License 2.0 |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
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 2023-04-20.
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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
- Signal messenger not receiving messages on Qin F21 Pro
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Signal doesn't run in background on Qin 21 Pro
Try using the Signal FOSS version from https://www.twinhelix.com/apps/signal-foss/
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Signal discontinuing SMS support.
Yeah I followed that whole story. Since then some forks have been created that do not care what Signal Foundation thinks about using their servers. Molly and Signal-FOSS for example, both compatible to regular Signal. Those two forks will not keep SMS support, Molly never had it, and Signal-FOSS will most likely drop it because they think it's too much work to keep it while staying compatible and up to date. I hope there is going to be another fork specifically dedicated to keeping SMS support. We'll see.
- L'Europe se dirige vers une fermeture de Facebook après que l'Irlande a déclaré qu'elle envisage d'empêcher Meta d'envoyer les données des utilisateurs européens vers les États-Unis
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Is Signal %100 open source?
You can get a completely open source version without the Google stuff here: https://www.twinhelix.com/apps/signal-foss/
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What is the best fork for Telegram and Signal
Signal FOSS removes proprietary google blobs https://www.twinhelix.com/apps/signal-foss/
- Some user recommends Sinal-FOSS (F-Droid) from TwinHelix? I see only some random Reddit users mentioning it.
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Top rated alternative FOSS apps to access social media with privacy in mind (05/2022)
Signal - Molly , Foss-Signal
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SMS app supporting Google RCS
Maybe they had outdated info from when the server software was not updated for a long time. Or, it's regarding the dependencies on closed-source Google Mobile Services and Firebase libraries, though those can be removed... and have been in this fork.
Shitter
Posts with mentions or reviews of Shitter.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-23.
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⟳ 4 apps added, 72 updated at f-droid.org
Shitter (version 3.4.4): A lightweight Mastodon client focused on privacy and low data consumption
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fritter not working
I thought you where shitting me, but it's real: https://github.com/nuclearfog/Shitter
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Mastodon and twitter in one client??
Shitter
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⟳ 4 apps added, 16 updated at apt.izzysoft.de
Shitter (version 69): lightweight Twitter/Mastodon client
- Shitter for Android swithced to Twitter API v1.1
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Today Marks the End of an Era
Shitter[0] app for Android also is a good lightweight client.
[0] https://github.com/nuclearfog/Shitter/releases/tag/3.0.1
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Fritter is the only Twitter client that keeps working (Android)
If anyone is looking for a minimal barebones AF Twitter client, this works as well. https://github.com/nuclearfog/Shitter
- Shitter – A lightweight Twitter and Mastodon app for Android
- Shitter 3.0 – a lightweight Twitter and Mastodon app for Android
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Any method to remove the recent tweets popup in Twitter app
Don't use the official application, and try Twidere, Fritter or Shitter, depending on what you're looking for.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Signal-Android and Shitter you can also consider the following projects:
TextSecure - A private messenger for Android.
fritter - A privacy-friendly Twitter frontend for mobile devices
Signal-Desktop - A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
twittered - Twitter API client for Java developers
LibreSignal - LibreSignal • The truly private and Google-Free messenger for Android.
TwidereX-Android - Next generation of Twidere for Android
axolotl - A Signal compatible cross plattform client written in Go, Rust and Vuejs
mollyim-android - Enhanced and security-focused fork of Signal.
nheko - Desktop client for Matrix using Qt and C++20.
Xtra - Xtra is a Twitch player and browser for Android.
libsignal-client-node
NativeAlphaForAndroid
Signal-Android vs TextSecure
Shitter vs fritter
Signal-Android vs Signal-Desktop
Shitter vs twittered
Signal-Android vs LibreSignal
Shitter vs TwidereX-Android
Signal-Android vs axolotl
Shitter vs mollyim-android
Signal-Android vs nheko
Shitter vs Xtra
Signal-Android vs libsignal-client-node
Shitter vs NativeAlphaForAndroid