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> I'll rather just stick to WhatsApp/Telegram whatsapp and telegram also use google play services for background notifications. There is no other reliable way
by pilif 12y ago
> I'll rather just stick to WhatsApp/Telegram
whatsapp and telegram also use google play services for background notifications. There is no other reliable way to ensure that messages are always delivered on both iOS (push notifications) and Android (Google Cloud Messaging).
Apps just don't get enough API access to do this on their own in a totally reliable way and even if they did, the overhead of multiple applications keeping multiple connections open (and the radio active) would cause a lot more drain on the battery.
Neither TextSecure not Signal use the platform provided notification features for unencrypted data though, so your messages are still safe.
- _jomo 12y agoWell, I installed Telegram via F-Droid and WhatsApp from their website. Took about half a minute each and they work - without any Google Apps installed.
- dTal 12y agoThere's been a lot of talk over the years of implementing a data modem over GSM voice - as far as I can tell, this would solve basically all the issues with the current crop of encryption products. Instead of constantly polling or faffing about with third party servers, one phone could simply initiate a two-way connection to another phone the old fashioned way: via phone call. There's your "push messaging". You wouldn't even have to leave your data on. Your text messages would also probably arrive faster than an SMS. I'm very disappointed that despite numerous papers on the subject in the past decade (even a DEFCON presentation), no implementation has yet appeared, not even a demo.