▲ 380 ▼ Signal Desktop without a smartphone, standalone version in development (aboutsignal.com) submitted 6 months ago by unglueclass23@programming.dev to c/privacy@programming.dev 49 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 months ago (8 children) Of the desktop app? The .deb? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago (7 children) The desktop app on a cellphone is unusable, like all desktop apps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 0 points 6 months ago* (6 children) Use a local Matrix bridge. This new update will not change how the desktop app looks. They're just copying over the code for the signup flow. Edit: oh my brain put your and the top level comment together. Sorry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 5 points 6 months ago (5 children) Use a local Matrix bridge. Not an option. You lose the ability to share photos and videos, which I do constantly with friends and family. And it's hellishly Rube Goldberg. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) I share photos and videos through my Matrix/Signal bridge all the time just fine. Calls don't work but that's about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago Okay, I guess it's gotten more usable since I last looked at it. But it remains a terrible solution to a problem that only exists because nobody made a port of the mobile Signal to a mobile Linux OS. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 0 points 6 months ago (2 children) Photos have been working for a year now in the Mautrix bridge. Waydroid seriously doesn't have persistence? Are you sure there isn't a setting? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) If you close Waydroid in UBPorts, it takes down whatever was running inside it. It's a UBPorts thing though: I have am ARM64 laptop running Debian, and Waydroid keeps running in the background in Debian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 months ago Ohhh running in the background. Not data persistence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago (7 children) The desktop app on a cellphone is unusable, like all desktop apps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 0 points 6 months ago* (6 children) Use a local Matrix bridge. This new update will not change how the desktop app looks. They're just copying over the code for the signup flow. Edit: oh my brain put your and the top level comment together. Sorry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 5 points 6 months ago (5 children) Use a local Matrix bridge. Not an option. You lose the ability to share photos and videos, which I do constantly with friends and family. And it's hellishly Rube Goldberg. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) I share photos and videos through my Matrix/Signal bridge all the time just fine. Calls don't work but that's about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago Okay, I guess it's gotten more usable since I last looked at it. But it remains a terrible solution to a problem that only exists because nobody made a port of the mobile Signal to a mobile Linux OS. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 0 points 6 months ago (2 children) Photos have been working for a year now in the Mautrix bridge. Waydroid seriously doesn't have persistence? Are you sure there isn't a setting? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) If you close Waydroid in UBPorts, it takes down whatever was running inside it. It's a UBPorts thing though: I have am ARM64 laptop running Debian, and Waydroid keeps running in the background in Debian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 months ago Ohhh running in the background. Not data persistence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 0 points 6 months ago* (6 children) Use a local Matrix bridge. This new update will not change how the desktop app looks. They're just copying over the code for the signup flow. Edit: oh my brain put your and the top level comment together. Sorry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 5 points 6 months ago (5 children) Use a local Matrix bridge. Not an option. You lose the ability to share photos and videos, which I do constantly with friends and family. And it's hellishly Rube Goldberg. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) I share photos and videos through my Matrix/Signal bridge all the time just fine. Calls don't work but that's about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago Okay, I guess it's gotten more usable since I last looked at it. But it remains a terrible solution to a problem that only exists because nobody made a port of the mobile Signal to a mobile Linux OS. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 0 points 6 months ago (2 children) Photos have been working for a year now in the Mautrix bridge. Waydroid seriously doesn't have persistence? Are you sure there isn't a setting? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) If you close Waydroid in UBPorts, it takes down whatever was running inside it. It's a UBPorts thing though: I have am ARM64 laptop running Debian, and Waydroid keeps running in the background in Debian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 months ago Ohhh running in the background. Not data persistence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 5 points 6 months ago (5 children) Use a local Matrix bridge. Not an option. You lose the ability to share photos and videos, which I do constantly with friends and family. And it's hellishly Rube Goldberg. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) I share photos and videos through my Matrix/Signal bridge all the time just fine. Calls don't work but that's about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago Okay, I guess it's gotten more usable since I last looked at it. But it remains a terrible solution to a problem that only exists because nobody made a port of the mobile Signal to a mobile Linux OS. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 0 points 6 months ago (2 children) Photos have been working for a year now in the Mautrix bridge. Waydroid seriously doesn't have persistence? Are you sure there isn't a setting? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) If you close Waydroid in UBPorts, it takes down whatever was running inside it. It's a UBPorts thing though: I have am ARM64 laptop running Debian, and Waydroid keeps running in the background in Debian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 months ago Ohhh running in the background. Not data persistence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) I share photos and videos through my Matrix/Signal bridge all the time just fine. Calls don't work but that's about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago Okay, I guess it's gotten more usable since I last looked at it. But it remains a terrible solution to a problem that only exists because nobody made a port of the mobile Signal to a mobile Linux OS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago Okay, I guess it's gotten more usable since I last looked at it. But it remains a terrible solution to a problem that only exists because nobody made a port of the mobile Signal to a mobile Linux OS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 0 points 6 months ago (2 children) Photos have been working for a year now in the Mautrix bridge. Waydroid seriously doesn't have persistence? Are you sure there isn't a setting? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) If you close Waydroid in UBPorts, it takes down whatever was running inside it. It's a UBPorts thing though: I have am ARM64 laptop running Debian, and Waydroid keeps running in the background in Debian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 months ago Ohhh running in the background. Not data persistence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) If you close Waydroid in UBPorts, it takes down whatever was running inside it. It's a UBPorts thing though: I have am ARM64 laptop running Debian, and Waydroid keeps running in the background in Debian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 months ago Ohhh running in the background. Not data persistence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 months ago Ohhh running in the background. Not data persistence. permalink fedilink source parent