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I would love a PinePhone, but for me a phone means WhatsApp and Signal, as that is the primary way I keep in touch with people across the world. What possibili

• jeroenhd 3y ago
  I have no PinePhone myself, but Waydroid has install instructions for at least two mobile Linux distributions: https://docs.waydro.id/usage/install-on-desktops#postmarket-os https://docs.waydro.id/usage/install-on-desktops#postmarket-... You won't be able to run banking software or play DRM content this way, but I think WhatsApp and Signal should work. I can imagine some features not working (video calling, cloud backups) but basic chat should work.
• xethos 3y ago
  Sibling mentioned Waydroid, but I've been using Matrix and bridges. This means there's only a single app that needs to find updates to messages - a major boon on de-Googled Android too. Everything's in one place, from Whatsapp to Discord to Telegram. Best of all, there's a variety of clients for Matrix. Telegram, Whatsapp, and Signal have desktop applications for Linux, but they're lukewarm at best - some have scaling issues due to screen size, some are objectively not meant to be used standalone.
  • abdullahkhalids 3y ago
    Matrix bridges are pretty cool. And I hope they are never blocked. But unfortunately they don't support audio or video calling for Whatsap [1] or Signal. That is a critical feature. I doubt anything short of legislation would force Whatsapp or Signal to allow this feature. [1] https://www.matrix.org/ecosystem/bridges/whatsapp/ https://www.matrix.org/ecosystem/bridges/whatsapp/