Wenn ihr könnt: Nutzt Molly statt Signal. Molly ist ein Signal-Fork – ohne Google-Bibliotheken, dafür mit Extras wie UnifiedPush (Push ohne Google/FCM) und zusätzlichen Privacy-/Komfort-Optionen. Es gibt Molly in F-Droid (bzw. über ein F-Droid-Repository), sodass ihr es ohne Play Store installieren könnt.
Wenn ihr könnt: Nutzt Molly statt Signal. Molly ist ein Signal-Fork – ohne Google-Bibliotheken, dafür mit Extras wie UnifiedPush (Push ohne Google/FCM) und zusätzlichen Privacy-/Komfort-Optionen. Es gibt Molly in F-Droid (bzw. über ein F-Droid-Repository), sodass ihr es ohne Play Store installieren könnt.
I installed #Signal and #Conversations_im on a clean install of #GrapheneOS on my Pixel 4a and measured the battery impact. The results are shocking!
Both messengers had only one contact: my regular phone.
I used my regular phone to send messages to the Pixel 4a (which was not used for anything else over the course of the experiment).
I always sent the same message via Signal and #XMPP (mixing up which app went first). In total I sent ~32 messages in intervals of 10mins to a few hours.
@daniel As mentioned by Moritz @preya, #signal/ @signalapp shows no progress, interest or even involvement in getting this long standing issue fixed (https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9729).
The community helped themselves and created an alternative Signal client, which is #molly (https://molly.im/) @mollyim
Molly uses #UnifiedPush and @S1m created a couple of battery saving apps, that handle notifying the molly-app to wake up and fetch the message.
So, use Molly instead. It could be cut off at anytime if signal decides to do so, until then it is a viable solution.
Molly: An Improved Signal App
#HackerNews #Molly #Signal #App #Improved #Privacy #Communication #Tech
🚨 3.5 billion users: Entire WhatsApp directory publicly accessible
Source: https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/19/whatsapp_enumeration_flaw/
Here are our best #WhatsApp alternatives: https://tuta.com/blog/best-whatsapp-alternatives-privacy
Conclusion: Choose #Signal
The primary advantage of using Signal over WhatsApp is that Signal does not store metadata. Just sayin'.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/the-wiretap/2025/10/21/ice-spies-on-whatsapp/
Dear @Mer__edith and the the amazing @signalapp team,
After the last update, the Signal "desktop app" is requiring us to launch the mobile app - however, many of us do not have the Android or any other "mobile" version of the Signal app any more.
We are a large (by our standards) group of #Linux phone users, and your "desktop" app is our "mobile" app : )
Our previous phones on which #SignalApp was initially activated was an Android or Apple device and we have since then completely migrated to #Linuxphones. Some of us may have registered Signal on #signalcli, Flare, #Molly, Signal Android in #WayDroid, etc.
The #mobileLinux community is growing - we have members spanning a good number of projects and devices, e.g.
- @purism #Librem5 and #LibertyPhone running #Debian-based #PureOS #GnuLinux, #Alpine-based #PostmarketOS or #Mobian,
- @PINE64 #Pinephone and PP Pro running #ManjaroARM, #SailfishOS, etc.
- @furilabs #FLX1 running #Droidian-based #FuriOS,
- a wide variety of Android phones (including OnePlus 6, Google Pixel 3, #Fairphone 4 & 5) running #Alpine-based @postmarketOS ,
- @volla , #Fxtec and #Brax3 devices running #UbuntuTouch by @ubports,
- devices running @mobian which is part of #Debian project, etc.
[Apologies to any project I may have failed to include - you are all appreciated]
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For those using @mollyim: I've recently switched from WebSockets to UnifiedPush (with #MollySocket) and it makes a huge difference in battery usage. #Molly is already somewhat more efficient than #Signal - but this is next level.
For those using @mollyim: I've recently switched from WebSockets to UnifiedPush (with #MollySocket) and it makes a huge difference in battery usage. #Molly is already somewhat more efficient than #Signal - but this is next level.
Dear @Mer__edith and the the amazing @signalapp team,
After the last update, the Signal "desktop app" is requiring us to launch the mobile app - however, many of us do not have the Android or any other "mobile" version of the Signal app any more.
We are a large (by our standards) group of #Linux phone users, and your "desktop" app is our "mobile" app : )
Our previous phones on which #SignalApp was initially activated was an Android or Apple device and we have since then completely migrated to #Linuxphones. Some of us may have registered Signal on #signalcli, Flare, #Molly, Signal Android in #WayDroid, etc.
The #mobileLinux community is growing - we have members spanning a good number of projects and devices, e.g.
- @purism #Librem5 and #LibertyPhone running #Debian-based #PureOS #GnuLinux, #Alpine-based #PostmarketOS or #Mobian,
- @PINE64 #Pinephone and PP Pro running #ManjaroARM, #SailfishOS, etc.
- @furilabs #FLX1 running #Droidian-based #FuriOS,
- a wide variety of Android phones (including OnePlus 6, Google Pixel 3, #Fairphone 4 & 5) running #Alpine-based @postmarketOS ,
- @volla , #Fxtec and #Brax3 devices running #UbuntuTouch by @ubports,
- devices running @mobian which is part of #Debian project, etc.
[Apologies to any project I may have failed to include - you are all appreciated]
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