Signal-Android vs libsignal-client-node

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)

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libsignal-client-node

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Signal-Android		libsignal-client-node
	Project
43	Mentions	1
139	Stars	12
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	2.5
10 days ago	Latest Commit	about 3 years ago
Java	Language	TypeScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

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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.

Signal - FOSS - Issues / Questions When Sharing Location with OpenStreetMap
3 projects | /r/fossdroid | 20 Apr 2023

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
2 projects | /r/dumbphones | 19 Mar 2023
Signal doesn't run in background on Qin 21 Pro
1 project | /r/dumbphones | 18 Feb 2023

Try using the Signal FOSS version from https://www.twinhelix.com/apps/signal-foss/
Signal discontinuing SMS support.
7 projects | /r/degoogle | 28 Oct 2022

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
5 projects | /r/france | 13 Jul 2022
Is Signal %100 open source?
3 projects | /r/degoogle | 17 Jun 2022

You can get a completely open source version without the Google stuff here: https://www.twinhelix.com/apps/signal-foss/
What is the best fork for Telegram and Signal
2 projects | /r/fossdroid | 4 Jun 2022

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.
1 project | /r/fossdroid | 19 May 2022
Top rated alternative FOSS apps to access social media with privacy in mind (05/2022)
22 projects | /r/fossdroid | 14 May 2022

Signal - Molly , Foss-Signal
SMS app supporting Google RCS
2 projects | /r/fossdroid | 13 May 2022

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.

libsignal-client-node

Posts with mentions or reviews of libsignal-client-node. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-01-08.

Signal Private Messenger team here, we support an app used by everyone from Elon to the Hong Kong protestors to our Grandpa’s weekly group chat, AMA!
20 projects | /r/technology | 8 Jan 2021

Is there a public roadmap for the open source work I could follow/subscribe to? Really interested in the Node client: https://github.com/signalapp/libsignal-client-node. If not I could just turn on some release notifications for GitHub.