Signal without smartphone
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@almet apparently there is an effort to have this feature in the official app https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-desktop-without-a-mobile-phone-standalone-version-in-development/
@steko Yep, I've seen these claims, and I would like them to be true but… I see no evidence that goes this way, unfortunately, see my message to them here: https://tutut.delire.party/@almet/116557240946918234
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@almet apparently there is an effort to have this feature in the official app https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-desktop-without-a-mobile-phone-standalone-version-in-development/
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C'est pas quelque chose que j'ai vu de mon côté, en pratique, et quand un compte secondaire récupère les données; mais je manque de recul sur l'outil qui est encore jeune.
Du coup, actuellement :
- Pas de `receive` qui se fait depuis le compte principal ;
- Le cas où tu te fait "desync" est prévu, mais plutôt pour pouvoir resync avec les mêmes clés.@almet alors je peux t'assurer que le compte secondaire va finir par se désynchro (dans quelques semaines ? quelques mois ? à la prochaine mise à jour du protocole ?), c'est en tout cas ce que j'ai pu constater quand le signal-cli receive arrête de marcher
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@almet alors je peux t'assurer que le compte secondaire va finir par se désynchro (dans quelques semaines ? quelques mois ? à la prochaine mise à jour du protocole ?), c'est en tout cas ce que j'ai pu constater quand le signal-cli receive arrête de marcher
@almet (mais du coup j'essaie de garder ton outil en tête pour voir quand tu auras quelques mois de recul, parce que l'UX de signal-cli, comment dire... :D)
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@almet alors je peux t'assurer que le compte secondaire va finir par se désynchro (dans quelques semaines ? quelques mois ? à la prochaine mise à jour du protocole ?), c'est en tout cas ce que j'ai pu constater quand le signal-cli receive arrête de marcher
@olasd Ah, mais le compte secondaire, dans ce que j'imagine, c'est ton signal desktop, et du coup, s'il reste utilisé il se désynchronise pas.
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Signal without smartphone
A Desktop application to register an account with Signal and link it with Signal Desktop, all without requiring a smartphone.
@almet does this tool store data that's critical to recovering stuff like backups?
i dont see an option to backup from the signal desktop app
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@almet does this tool store data that's critical to recovering stuff like backups?
i dont see an option to backup from the signal desktop app
@ShadowJonathan I never tried to use backups, so… I don't know! I'm creating an issue to remember this and do some research
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Signal without smartphone
A Desktop application to register an account with Signal and link it with Signal Desktop, all without requiring a smartphone.
@almet@tutut.delire.party Does this require a phone number though?
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@almet@tutut.delire.party Does this require a phone number though?
@cody yes, you still need one.
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@ShadowJonathan I never tried to use backups, so… I don't know! I'm creating an issue to remember this and do some research
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@olasd Ah, mais le compte secondaire, dans ce que j'imagine, c'est ton signal desktop, et du coup, s'il reste utilisé il se désynchronise pas.
@almet
ben... si ! le symptôme que j'ai déjà constaté, c'est une désynchronisation du Signal Desktop environ 5 minutes après qu'il ait servi à envoyer un message (le signal-cli avait arrêté de receive parce qu'on avait raté une maj à faire pour supporter la dernière version du protocole) -
@cody yes, you still need one.
@almet@tutut.delire.party agh that kinda sucks... still very cool, especially for dumbphone users who still wanna use Signal at home
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@almet does this tool store data that's critical to recovering stuff like backups?
i dont see an option to backup from the signal desktop app
So, it seems that Signal Desktop doesn't do backups. As its the primary intended linked device in my use cases, I don't think I should add support for it so far.
More details here: https://github.com/almet/signal-without-smartphone/issues/3#issuecomment-4574799677
Thanks for asking!
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Signal without smartphone
A Desktop application to register an account with Signal and link it with Signal Desktop, all without requiring a smartphone.
@almet how is this built?
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@steko Yep, I've seen these claims, and I would like them to be true but… I see no evidence that goes this way, unfortunately, see my message to them here: https://tutut.delire.party/@almet/116557240946918234
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@aboutsignal/116657976632074570
@fla We do understand, but FYI, see the other update/commit here. The future will tell
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Signal without smartphone
A Desktop application to register an account with Signal and link it with Signal Desktop, all without requiring a smartphone.
Signal lost me at "Enter your phone number".
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So, it seems that Signal Desktop doesn't do backups. As its the primary intended linked device in my use cases, I don't think I should add support for it so far.
More details here: https://github.com/almet/signal-without-smartphone/issues/3#issuecomment-4574799677
Thanks for asking!
@almet Backups locally, for privacy - especially facing the AI surge and inevitable hacking increase, following.
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Signal without smartphone
A Desktop application to register an account with Signal and link it with Signal Desktop, all without requiring a smartphone.
@almet omg thank you!
Also cool for @postmarketOS@treehouse.systems @postmarketos@lemmy.ml @postmarketos@lemmy.world and @ubports -
Signal without smartphone
A Desktop application to register an account with Signal and link it with Signal Desktop, all without requiring a smartphone.
@almet
I guess let's wait until Signal dev complains that this unofficial app uses their servers, same as LibreSignal
