Why run Molly when Signal is right there? Is this about getting it via places other than the Play store?
this post was submitted on 31 Oct 2026
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Signal is distributed by the Guardian Project on Fdroid.
That and unified push (although I didn't get that to work yet) are my main selling point, yes. I seriously don't understand how signal is only on the PlayStore
Are you messing with me? It's literally right below: https://signal.org/android/apk/
doesn't get updates tho
I'm aware of that. But I'm not going to manually download a file every time. And I especially can't expect that from family members who don't have the playstore and can't use a phone very well. A child I manage the phone for does not even have a browser so yeah
I didn't know but you can use obtanium and this
Yeah, that's what I did for a while until I discovered molly... Its annoying but probably the best option if molly becomes abandoned
I use molly because i have an android smartphone and tablet and running both with signal is not possible with signal. (Maybe the changed it? I have to check it)
They did! (If you're talking about pairing a tablet with your smart phone like how their desktop app pairs).
https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-allows-android-phones-to-be-linked-as-secondary-devices/
With Molly you can use one Signal account on two devices.
What does this mean? I use signal with the official client on like 5 devices just fine?
Signal supports two android devices in one account as standard
Really? That's new to me... I'll check it out
Aww bummer
That sucks. Does the original Signal app deliver notifications properly without Play Services?
i have no problems with notifications on crdroid (lineageOS fork) and microG
I'm new to GrapheneOS and running Signal without anything configured with the word Google in it. I am receiving notifications just fine.