• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Incidentally, this explains why Signal insists that the app has to be installed through the Play store as opposed to f-droid.

    • Preston Maness ☭@lemmygrad.ml
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      2 months ago

      Strictly speaking, you can download it directly from their website, but IIRC, the build will still default to trying to use Google Play Services, and only fall back to a different service if Google Play Services is not on the device. Signal really, really wants to give Google insight into who is messaging who.