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[–] Qkall@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

That was indeed what I meant

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Project status: archived

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

[–] black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Qkall@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

...i saw that... curious. #linuxphoneapps had a few options tho... but i, sadly, don't use signal... so not sure.