☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoIs there a reason why Signal is being promoted instead of Wirewire.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkIs there a reason why Signal is being promoted instead of Wirewire.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
It’s based on Signal protocol and it’s also open source. However, unlike Signal it doesn’t harvest phone numbers. https://github.com/wireapp
minus-squareistanbullu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·2 months agoI’m not using Signal until it’s on F-Droid.
minus-squareakilou@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·2 months agoYou don’t even need a store, you can install through the apk here https://signal.org/android/apk/
minus-squareistanbullu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·2 months agoSignal’s hostility to F-Droid is the problem.
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agothey’re not hostile… they don’t see the reason for them and it’s not as clear cut as you’re making it out in favour of f-droid
minus-squareistanbullu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·2 months agoBecause Google’s monopoly on the appstore is just great, right?
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agothat’s an entirely separate concern to f-droid
minus-squareyoumaynotknow@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoCare to expand on what you mean by that?
I’m not using Signal until it’s on F-Droid.
You don’t even need a store, you can install through the apk here https://signal.org/android/apk/
Signal’s hostility to F-Droid is the problem.
they’re not hostile… they don’t see the reason for them and it’s not as clear cut as you’re making it out in favour of f-droid
Because Google’s monopoly on the appstore is just great, right?
they have apks
which still use Google services.
that’s an entirely separate concern to f-droid
Care to expand on what you mean by that?