Molly with minimal Google Play

xxx

I use a Pixel 6 without any Google services or any store.
So far the experience has been nothing but stellar.

I have installed a handfull apps manual.
No I want to use molly. I have tried molly foss from git but it eats my battery. :-(

Can I ue the molly version from git with PlayStore installed (without loging in) and will it self update?

apksigner verify --print-certs Software/Molly-v7.6.2-2.apk Signer #1 certificate DN: CN=Oscar Mira, OU=Molly Android, O=Molly Instant Messenger Signer #1 certificate SHA-256 digest: 6aa80fdf4a8cc13737cfb434fc0cde486f09cf8fcda21a67bea5ee1ca2700886 Signer #1 certificate SHA-1 digest: 49ce310cdd0c09c8c34eb31a8005c6bf13f5a4f1 Signer #1 certificate MD5 digest: bf2b635b7dec8acf69b4e30892f73b88

Do I need all three googlepackets from apps?

Thanks.

Nuttso

What?

Vagabond8630

Nuttso What?

I believe this is what @xxx is saying:

They are currently using GOS without any Google Play Services
Molly downloaded from GitHub increases their idle battery drain because of the constantly active web sockets that need to be maintained in lieu of Google Play Services
The questions are:
1. If OP installs Molly from GitHub but then also installs sandboxed Google Play Services without logging in to a Google account, will the Molly app still check GitHub for updates, while using Google Play Services for notifications instead of the web sockets that increase battery drain?
2. Are all three dependencies for sandboxed Google Play Services from GOS's Apps app required?

To answer the questions, assuming I've understood them correctly:

If OP installs Molly from GitHub but then also installs sandboxed Google Play Services without logging in to a Google account, will the Molly app still check GitHub for updates, while using Google Play Services for notifications instead of the web sockets that increase battery drain?

I just use regular Signal from the Play Store, so I don't know.

Are all three dependencies for sandboxed Google Play Services from GOS's Apps app required?

Yes.

xxx

Yes - i think you understood what i mean.

I would prefer Molly FOS - but WebSockets don' t work for me
now I try Molly with google (and google only for the notifications and nothing else)

I' m quiet frustrated with this thousands of settings in the framework / Play ...

haddock

There is a version of molly using unified push. Its called Molly-UP and also removed proprietary components similar to Molly FOSS.
See:
https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android-unifiedpush

Also here is a guide in german by security and privacy blogger mike kuketz on how to set it up:
https://www.kuketz-blog.de/messenger-wechsel-von-signal-zu-molly-unifiedpush-mollysocket-ntfy/

Personally I haven’t tried this yet, but hopefully this reduces the battery issues.

xxx

haddock

Thank you very much! I followed the guide and it seems to work fine.