I have vague hopes of this (or its successor) becoming my daily driver one day. Most of what I do is web based these days. The only app I really can't part with would be Signal so if someone can...
I have vague hopes of this (or its successor) becoming my daily driver one day. Most of what I do is web based these days. The only app I really can't part with would be Signal so if someone can figure out how to make that work I think it'd be possible for me.
There is a desktop Linux signal app so you could use that on your Linux phone in the worst case scenario. I imagine there will be an official app soon enough though.
There is a desktop Linux signal app so you could use that on your Linux phone in the worst case scenario.
I imagine there will be an official app soon enough though.
Can the desktop Linux Signal app work without an android/iphone counterpart? I know both the Windows and Mac versions require you to have the app installed on your phone first
Can the desktop Linux Signal app work without an android/iphone counterpart? I know both the Windows and Mac versions require you to have the app installed on your phone first
There is signal-cli which can be used as a main „device“. It can create a signal account via sms verification and you can pair the desktop client with it. Of course you will prefer to use the...
There is signal-cli which can be used as a main „device“. It can create a signal account via sms verification and you can pair the desktop client with it.
Of course you will prefer to use the desktop app on your phone, which means you can’t use calls (yet) and it’ll probably be a bit of a hassle sending messages to numbers that you haven’t written to before, as the desktop app won’t have access to your contacts. I think you would have to write the first message via command line or ask the contact to message you first.
Disclaimer: signal-cli is not developed by open whisper systems and I don’t know how trustworthy it is.
I'm already patiently waiting for my Librem5 ... I'll get one of these, too. I will gladly support any project trying to develop a consumer-friendly Linux phone.
I'm already patiently waiting for my Librem5 ... I'll get one of these, too. I will gladly support any project trying to develop a consumer-friendly Linux phone.
Oh man, I'm looking forward to when these start shipping! Does anyone know which of the distros would be the best from a dependability perspective? I'm looking for reliability and not flashiness....
Oh man, I'm looking forward to when these start shipping!
Does anyone know which of the distros would be the best from a dependability perspective? I'm looking for reliability and not flashiness. (Granted, we have plenty of time to discuss, but if anyones knows now, would be nice to learn about.)
I have vague hopes of this (or its successor) becoming my daily driver one day. Most of what I do is web based these days. The only app I really can't part with would be Signal so if someone can figure out how to make that work I think it'd be possible for me.
There is a desktop Linux signal app so you could use that on your Linux phone in the worst case scenario.
I imagine there will be an official app soon enough though.
Can the desktop Linux Signal app work without an android/iphone counterpart? I know both the Windows and Mac versions require you to have the app installed on your phone first
There is signal-cli which can be used as a main „device“. It can create a signal account via sms verification and you can pair the desktop client with it.
Of course you will prefer to use the desktop app on your phone, which means you can’t use calls (yet) and it’ll probably be a bit of a hassle sending messages to numbers that you haven’t written to before, as the desktop app won’t have access to your contacts. I think you would have to write the first message via command line or ask the contact to message you first.
Disclaimer: signal-cli is not developed by open whisper systems and I don’t know how trustworthy it is.
Aren't native apps usually more performant than their browser-based alternatives?
I'm already patiently waiting for my Librem5 ... I'll get one of these, too. I will gladly support any project trying to develop a consumer-friendly Linux phone.
Oh man, I'm looking forward to when these start shipping!
Does anyone know which of the distros would be the best from a dependability perspective? I'm looking for reliability and not flashiness. (Granted, we have plenty of time to discuss, but if anyones knows now, would be nice to learn about.)