ozzmanj1 Here's another one: https://github.com/ryukoposting/Signal-Android/tree/fork-5.53.8
Signal alternative for SMS now they want to drop its support
One of the great benefits of having Signal handle SMS messages, is encrypted backups.
The built-in messaging app for graphene OS doesn't seem to have a backup system at all. I guess we'll need a 3rd app just for encrypted SMS backup.
ozzmanj1 I tried out this signal fork but I haven't been able to receive any images. I suppose it does not handle MMS?
I'm still struggling to find a nice SMS app that can also do MMS. I really dislike the look of the GOS messenger.
Does anyone else have suggestions besides Molly, Partisan, and Simple SMS?
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thompson "GOS Messenger" is just an AOSP messaging app. You can look for FOSS messaging apps on F-Droid, but if you don't care about the app being FOSS, use Google Messages because it supports RCS (which allows for E2EE messaging) and the app is modern too.
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zzz Not maintained anymore and has 476 open issues on GitHub, wouldn't recommend.
[deleted] Not maintained anymore
https://github.com/moezbhatti/qksms/releases
Last update was January this year. Still being maintained, but it's one of those devs who keep the "stable" version for a long time, and run with the prerelease channel.
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Graphite What about 476 open issues?
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Why do my comments need approval? What's happening?
(It seems that the number is triggering this approval)
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[deleted] it must be either your day off work today or your main job, I don't know which one.
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[deleted] What do you mean?
Yeah, agreed that QKSMS is a problematic app for that reason. (There was some activity on their "pre-release" on Jan 16th 2023, but I agree that it's not too promising)
One thing I struggled with though - is an out of date SMS app really all that much worse than the SMS protocol itself? My understanding is that the SMS protocol is so badly vulnerable / compromisable that using it at all is a huge security vulnerability, regardless of the app.
My position is: I'm unwilling to abstain from using SMS entirely (too many contacts use it exclusively, I don't have the social capital to cut those off or make them switch to Signal), I dislike the AOSP messenger aesthetics, and I hope to avoid using google software on principle.
Given those, I chose QKSMS because it seemed to be the "lesser of the evils".
I have not tried @thompson's other recommendations though (Molly, Partisan, Simple SMS).
I'd be open to trying other apps / rethinking my approach too.
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[deleted] don't take things to seriously please, that's all.
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zzz One thing I struggled with though - is an out of date SMS app really all that much worse than the SMS protocol itself? My understanding is that the SMS protocol is so badly vulnerable / compromisable that using it at all is a huge security vulnerability, regardless of the app.
Using Google Messages with RCS is the way. At least you get E2EE encryption.
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[deleted] Are we talking about me being confused about why some of my comments needed approval? (Which is because of that number.)
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[deleted] don't take it the wrong way mate, I like you. But you've made 52 posts so far today and there must must be a reason for that.
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[deleted] If I'm not hyperactive on this forum, then I'm on a different one. There were times when I would be quite active on Matrix, but I don't really like it because there are just too many things going on at once, and it's just messy for me, so I prefer forums.
This one is my favorite one because I love GrapheneOS project. It's not my day off today and this is not my job unfortunately. (If GrapheneOS needs volunteer moderators from Eastern Europe, then I'm available. I can go through a tryout to prove myself.) 😀
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Skyway This is probably because comments by spam bots usually contain numbers.