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)
SkyTube
Copylefted libre / open source YouTube player for Android (by ram-on)
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| Signal-Android | SkyTube | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | 63 | |
| 139 | 2,161 | |
| - | 1.1% | |
| 0.0 | 8.3 | |
| 10 days ago | 21 days ago | |
| Java | Java | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
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.
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.
SkyTube
Posts with mentions or reviews of SkyTube.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-31.
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⟳ 8 apps added, 74 updated at f-droid.org
SkyTube (version 2.987): An open source YouTube client
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YouTube for jellybean
If not you can download it from GitHub https://github.com/SkyTubeTeam/SkyTube
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I hate my youtube recommendations; any solution?
YouTube alternative clients (apps): - NewPipe - Alternative Android YouTube app. No account needed, privacy respecting, no ads. - NewPipe x Sponsorblock - NewPipe fork that incorporates Sponsorblock. - SkyTube - Alternative Android YouTube app. No account needed, privacy respecting, no ads. - FreeTube - FreeTube is an open source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind. (Uses Local RSS API or Invidious for backend). - LibreTube - An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android using Piped. - Yattee - Alternative YouTube frontend for iOS, tvOS and macOS built with Invidious and Piped. - Clipious Invidious client for android
- Adguard Home and Youtube ads...
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[Question] is there and actual good alternative for Vanced?
SkyTube Extra
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Vanced alternative for an ancient phone with JB Android 4.2.2?
I haven't tried SkyTube but looking at their GitHub it seems the video player it relies on is the cause of the issue and is also needing minimum 5.0: https://github.com/SkyTubeTeam/SkyTube/issues/1062
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Can anyone fix the old youtube app?
Legacy requires Android 4.0 minimum, it was branched out to Legacy due to crashes and development burden getting the main one to work properly. You can find it here.
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Missing device(s) to "Cast to"
Interesting. I can recommend Skytube extra for casting without ads. Smarttubenext seems to be another good option if you have the newest chromecast with google tv or an android tv box (which I don't)
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⟳ 0 apps added, 10 updated at apt.izzysoft.de
SkyTube Extra (version 45): A simple and feature-rich YouTube player
- Is anyone else getting tired of LTT's clickbait?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Signal-Android and SkyTube you can also consider the following projects:
TextSecure - A private messenger for Android.
NewPipe - A fork of NewPipe with SponsorBlock functionality.
Signal-Desktop - A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
LibreTube - An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android.
LibreSignal - LibreSignal • The truly private and Google-Free messenger for Android.
NewPipe - A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.
axolotl - A Signal compatible cross plattform client written in Go, Rust and Vuejs
Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass - A simple browser extension to bypass YouTube's age verification, disable content warnings and watch age restricted videos without having to sign in!
nheko - Desktop client for Matrix using Qt and C++20.
SongTube-App - Simple & Beautiful App (Tool) made in Flutter to Download Media from YouTube
Shitter - Lightweight Android app for Mastodon
SponsorBlock - Skip YouTube video sponsors (browser extension)
Signal-Android vs TextSecure
SkyTube vs NewPipe
Signal-Android vs Signal-Desktop
SkyTube vs LibreTube
Signal-Android vs LibreSignal
SkyTube vs NewPipe
Signal-Android vs axolotl
SkyTube vs Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass
Signal-Android vs nheko
SkyTube vs SongTube-App
Signal-Android vs Shitter
SkyTube vs SponsorBlock