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Mobile Linux OS PostmarketOS finances smartphone audio & Call reliability projects
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And Signal gets on board
They already have a Linux app, I can't see them not making UI adjustments for Linux phones.
I'm also personally fine just using matrix but thats just me.
The Linux app is just the desktop app, which doesn't have the functionality that the Android and iOS apps do. It only works when paired with an Android or iOS device, so you'd still be shackled to those ecosystems without proper support for a mobile Linux app.
The Signal lead has been vocally against doing a fully fledged version for Linux for a while now. He really likes his closed ecosystems. "for security"
Desktop Linux is soooo insecure because users can access their own data.
Ah, good to know. I don't really use it (just have previously) so didnt know that.
I'd be curious how that would swing with a heavy number of users switching to a linux phone.
Wait...signal has a linux-native standalone app that doesn't depend on android or iPhone? Since when??
Edit: looks like no
matrix lad myself... but
https://linuxphoneapps.org/apps/org.nanuc.axolotl/
Agreed, just not the statement I was responding to, which I took as Signal - the company - getting on board with Linux mobile. But maybe I misinterpreted.
That was indeed what I meant
oof
i know Flare is another client for Linux, which does adapt itself to window size so it should work on mobile
tho it can’t be used as a primary device easily (so you’ll need signal on another phone) and from past experience, the linking can be pretty iffy
It's also that any 3rd party apps violate the TOS and if they discover that you're using it they'll boot you from the service
...i saw that... curious. #linuxphoneapps had a few options tho... but i, sadly, don't use signal... so not sure.