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I'm seeing usage fall off among my network, because it doesn't replace WhatsApp: * it can't save photos to the camera roll * notifications are hit and miss

by noja 5y ago

georgyo 5y ago
I'm guessing your an iPhone user. It's not an excuse, but I've seen other people on iOS have similar problems. Both of these issues do not exist on Android versions of Signal.
- mike_pol 5y ago
  Yeah I had exactly the same problem myself on iOS, I'm really promoting it to all my friends and family but this is quite a bad bug. Also I've noticed that sometimes that calls don't connect through and the person will only notice the missed call when he relaunches the app.
atatatat 5y ago
I have 47 people I've personally transitioned to the app, and haven't had notification issues — check OS settings, use better phone. Saving pictures also works fine.
agilob 5y ago
>* notifications are hit and miss Blame your Android distribution https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/5085#issuecomment-566749236 https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/5085#issu...
- neogodless 5y ago
  This might actually solve the issue for me. I'll update a setting and see. (The setting is allowing Signal to run without "intelligent" battery optimization. Will also have to see if it affects battery life.)
- noja 5y ago
  It's on iOS.
david_allison 5y ago
> notifications are hit and miss If you're on Android, check out https://dontkillmyapp.com/ https://dontkillmyapp.com/
neogodless 5y ago
Oops, just seeing this. I put a similar comment about notifications not working for me on Android or Windows. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28670777 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28670777
i21QMgplhRJs2OL 5y ago
On iOS: 1. Click Photo. 2. Click Share Sheet. 3. Click save photo.
Markoff 5y ago
used signal for years before it became trendy recently, it had always problems with delivering messages when switching between mobile data and wifi, whatsapp will choose best connection almost instantly, it took Signal minutes or didn't choose it at all heck for years you could not even select multiple photos to share at once from file picker I vivily remember how Signal didn't work for like 8 hours because it was during night in US and the responsible person was sleeping, so these 3 hours outage is nothing with this profesionally managed client/network that last drop was when they started to nag me with mandatory PIN code through half screen, then we just left with extended family, F that
NoImmatureAdHom 5y ago
I can save photos just fine, and notifications aren't a problem. iOS?

I'm seeing usage fall off among my network, because it doesn't replace WhatsApp: * it can't save photos to the camera roll * notifications are hit and miss

by noja 5y ago

I'm seeing usage fall off among my network, because it doesn't replace WhatsApp: * it can't save photos to the camera roll * notifications are hit and miss

georgyo 5y ago

I'm guessing your an iPhone user. It's not an excuse, but I've seen other people on iOS have similar problems. Both of these issues do not exist on Android versions of Signal.

mike_pol 5y ago
Yeah I had exactly the same problem myself on iOS, I'm really promoting it to all my friends and family but this is quite a bad bug. Also I've noticed that sometimes that calls don't connect through and the person will only notice the missed call when he relaunches the app.

atatatat 5y ago

I have 47 people I've personally transitioned to the app, and haven't had notification issues — check OS settings, use better phone. Saving pictures also works fine.

agilob 5y ago

>* notifications are hit and miss Blame your Android distribution https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/5085#issuecomment-566749236 https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/5085#issu...

neogodless 5y ago
This might actually solve the issue for me. I'll update a setting and see. (The setting is allowing Signal to run without "intelligent" battery optimization. Will also have to see if it affects battery life.)
noja 5y ago
It's on iOS.

david_allison 5y ago

> notifications are hit and miss If you're on Android, check out https://dontkillmyapp.com/ https://dontkillmyapp.com/

neogodless 5y ago

Oops, just seeing this. I put a similar comment about notifications not working for me on Android or Windows. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28670777 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28670777

i21QMgplhRJs2OL 5y ago

On iOS: 1. Click Photo. 2. Click Share Sheet. 3. Click save photo.

Markoff 5y ago

used signal for years before it became trendy recently, it had always problems with delivering messages when switching between mobile data and wifi, whatsapp will choose best connection almost instantly, it took Signal minutes or didn't choose it at all heck for years you could not even select multiple photos to share at once from file picker I vivily remember how Signal didn't work for like 8 hours because it was during night in US and the responsible person was sleeping, so these 3 hours outage is nothing with this profesionally managed client/network that last drop was when they started to nag me with mandatory PIN code through half screen, then we just left with extended family, F that

NoImmatureAdHom 5y ago

I can save photos just fine, and notifications aren't a problem. iOS?