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)
NewPipe
A fork of NewPipe with SponsorBlock functionality. (by polymorphicshade)
Our great sponsors
| Signal-Android | NewPipe | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | 429 | |
| 139 | 3,330 | |
| - | - | |
| 0.0 | 8.8 | |
| 10 days ago | 4 months ago | |
| Java | Java | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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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.
NewPipe
Posts with mentions or reviews of NewPipe.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-22.
- Fork of NewPipe with SponsorBlock Functionality
- NewPipe v0.26.0 Released
- NewPipe – The lightweight YouTube experience for Android
- best way to work around youtube's adblock ban?
- YouTube resolution question (Moto G52)
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As Apps que consideram indispensáveis
NewPipe x SponsorBlock
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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
- LemReader anytime soon?
- I'm new to New Pipe App. What are your favorite features?
- Is Newpipe x Sponsorblock safe? Why does Google link to a Github user that then links to another Github user?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Signal-Android and NewPipe you can also consider the following projects:
TextSecure - A private messenger for Android.
SkyTube - Copylefted libre / open source YouTube player for Android
Signal-Desktop - A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
SponsorBlock - Skip YouTube video sponsors (browser extension)
LibreSignal - LibreSignal • The truly private and Google-Free messenger for Android.
LibreTube - An alternative frontend for YouTube, 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.
PipePipe - A FLOSS Android app to let you browse YouTube, NicoNico and BiliBili freely. Better NewPipe.
Shitter - Lightweight Android app for Mastodon
SmartTube - SmartTube - an advanced player for set-top boxes and tvs running Android OS
Signal-Android vs TextSecure
NewPipe vs SkyTube
Signal-Android vs Signal-Desktop
NewPipe vs SponsorBlock
Signal-Android vs LibreSignal
NewPipe vs LibreTube
Signal-Android vs axolotl
NewPipe vs Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass
Signal-Android vs nheko
NewPipe vs PipePipe
Signal-Android vs Shitter
NewPipe vs SmartTube