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Last time I tried to use it it on my android didn't work without google play services. And they really bury the apk download, which means it's useless(or heavil
by afandian 6y ago
Last time I tried to use it it on my android didn't work without google play services. And they really bury the apk download, which means it's useless(or heavily discouraged) for people without a google account.
(Edit: this is rather a negative comment but its out of frustration -- I want to use it!)
- utf_8x 6y agoThe APK is really not that hard to find... https://signal.org/android/apk/ https://signal.org/android/apk/ That page also states "Advanced users with special needs can download the Signal APK directly. Most users should not do this under normal circumstances." which IMO is a very good point. Downloading random APKs from the internet is rarely a good idea...
- afandian 6y agoYeah you can search for it but it's not obvious from the site. I just think it's a shame that it's touted as open source but they don't appear to have given much thought to the open source demographic. It's not on f-droid.
- klyrs 6y agoIt's always been the first hit when I search for "signal apk" from ddg, bing or google
- spiznnx 6y agoThey have given it thought, and have purposely decided not to distribute it through f-droid [0]. Yes you have to search for it, but if you are savvy enough to use un-googled android, you will be likely able to find it. 0. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9044#issuecomment-534340623 https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9044#issu...