There was a period where they didn't push changes to the repo, but all the code was released afterwards and it's been getting regular updates ever since. But it also doesn't matter at all, since the Signal client is designed in a way that avoids putting trust in the server. Signal servers could literally be run by the NSA and it wouldn't matter, as everything is fully end-to-end encrypted, including metadata. The Signal protocol was also updated to use post-quantum cryptography in 2023.
I really don't give a fuck about what happens to the tankie shithole, I just find the utter incompetence of the admins funny.
below a large bold warning that discourages people from actually using it
Yeah, because an APK downloaded from the web isn't automatically verified. You need to perform the verification of the package manually, which most users probably won't do. So it's safer to download a build from the Play Store, which does this automatically in the background.
Signal’s default, well-supported installations use Google services
Signal only uses FCM for notifications, with a fallback mechanism (WebSockets) being available in all builds of the app, as well as Google Maps for location sharing (which most people probably don't use anyway).
so unless you’re an extremely atypical user, those services are present on most of your contacts’ devices
Google Play services being present on people's devices has nothing to do with Signal including the library. They are present on almost every Android device, because Google pressures OEMs to include them and grant them system level privileges.
Let’s also remember that E2EE doesn’t protect the endpionts
Yeah, but that's the case with EVERY messenger app, so I really don't know what your point is here?
As far as I know moxie, signals lead dev, considers only the use of the officially build and distributed client authorized to use their servers.
Moxie has resigned a few years ago. The article you linked to is 9 years old, Signal leadership has changed a bunch of times since. Signal can't detect that you're running an alternative client, because that check would require them to include some new code in the official client. Even if they did this, they couldn't just ban anyone who's client doesn't pass the check, since it could just be an older version of the official client. They could force everyone to use the official app, but they really have no reason to invest time and effort into enforcing this. Molly is only available for Android, and it isn't even on the Play Store or the official F-Droid repo, so the user base naturally won't be as big.
They didn't announce it, they have plans for shipping custom hardware at some point, but they have high standards and requirements, and have trouble finding a suitable OEM partner. https://nitter.net/GrapheneOS/status/1788970827066511434
You don't even need to piss on it, a splash of water is enough for the cybertruck
referencing users/threads/posts/comments/communities/modlogs that existed on the old instance, but do not exist on the new one
Yeah, that's what I was talking about. It would be a different instance that doesn't have the same database as the original one.
It would still be a different instance behind that same domain name
if you don’t mind connecting your Microsoft account to the computer
Just log into the Microsoft Store
Typical Micro$oft bullshit
I can't even describe how much I hate this company.
AFAIK they offer a free upgrade to the home version of Windows?
The only good apps are Thunder on Android and Arctic on iOS, change my mind
Edit: Eternity is pretty great as well, I used to use Infinity on Android back in the Reddit days