Signal without smartphone
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@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 -
Signal without smartphone
A Desktop application to register an account with Signal and link it with Signal Desktop, all without requiring a smartphone.
@almet still requires a phone number, the single most insecure fucking thing that refuses to die and nobody fights hard enough against.
Edit: I would rather use DeltaChat|ArcaneChat or other stuff made by myself or some random guy than anything that requires a phone number
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