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Using Molly (Signal) with UnifiedPush (kroon.email)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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When not using Google Play services (e.g. GrapheneOS, LineageOS users), Signal can be a real battery drain. Molly with UnifiedPush on the other hand is extremely battery efficient.

Here's how to set this up, using Nextcloud as the UnifiedPush provider.

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Nice thanks for sharing! How much more battery preserving have you found molly to be? Signal is also on the top of my list in terms of most battery-draining apps, so a migration to Molly sounds nice (also on GOS).

Also, nice blog! Subscribed via rss ☺️

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago

    I sadly haven't tracked precise battery usage for both Signal and Molly, to properly compare. I do believe it easily saves me 10 percent on my daily battery life, though.

    Thanks for subscribing! :-)

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    • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    I am using websocket and don't see a large battery drain. Am I missing something by not setting up unified push?

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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Molly and Signal apps can be installed on the same device.

    Big warning here, if you switch to Molly on the same device, your Signal install will go offline/be disconnected.

    I just wanted to try the Material You theme that Signal is missing, but this made me apprehensive.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Of course, Signal will be unlinked when using Molly. Molly however supports multiple devices.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Right, but Molly saying they can be installed on the same device alongside Signal is kind of confusing because it implies they can be USED simultaneously, kind of like Telegram and Telegram X. But this is not the case as far as I understand.

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