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)
jami-cli
Jami client for terminal (by AmarOk1412)
| Signal-Android | jami-cli | |
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| 43 | 136 | |
| 138 | 15 | |
| - | - | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 days ago | about 3 years ago | |
| Java | Rust | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | Apache License 2.0 |
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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.
jami-cli
Posts with mentions or reviews of jami-cli.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-14.
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How to copy a file between devices?
I am surprised to not see Jami ( http://jami.net ) mentioned here yet. It is a GNU project and is fully cross platform. I use it to send files and messages between my devices, as easy as Telegram or Whatsapp.
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Jami vs SimpleX
I've used Jami (https://jami.net/) since a few years and it's been my first messenger I have ever installed on any device and any OS.
- Jitsi.org has started requiring authentication
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⟳ 4 apps added, 56 updated at f-droid.org
Jami (version 20230424-01): Audio & Video Calls / Chat Take Control of your Communication!
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Vonage Help!
The other option is https://jami.net/. It seems to have a phone option and could potentially replace your current system.
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Have you tried any decentralized messengers?
Try Jami https://jami.net/! I'm kind of blown away by how well it works! I originally tried it about a year ago, but it was kind of a pain. My issues with it were fixed when they incorporated UnifiedPush. However, since iPhone will never have something like UnifiedPush, I wouldn't recommend it for iPhone users or people with many iPhone-using friends to convert.
- "your files are too powerful!"
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⟳ 0 apps added, 54 updated at f-droid.org
Jami (version 20230227-01): Secure and distributed communication platform
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Signal would 'walk' from UK if Online Safety Bill undermined encryption
jami.net and tox.chat sort of being the way skype originally was.
- Linux software list. Discussion and advice welcome!
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Signal-Android and jami-cli you can also consider the following projects:
TextSecure - A private messenger for Android.
Tox - The future of online communications.
Signal-Desktop - A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
session-desktop - Session Desktop - Onion routing based messenger
LibreSignal - LibreSignal • The truly private and Google-Free messenger for Android.
qTox - qTox is a chat, voice, video, and file transfer IM client using the encrypted peer-to-peer Tox protocol.
axolotl - A Signal compatible cross plattform client written in Go, Rust and Vuejs
berty - Berty is a secure peer-to-peer messaging app that works with or without internet access, cellular data or trust in the network
nheko - Desktop client for Matrix using Qt and C++20.
Shitter - Lightweight Android app for Mastodon
Element - A glossy Matrix collaboration client for the web.