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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One thing I struggled with though - is an out of date SMS app really all that much worse than the SMS protocol itself?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      zzz One thing I struggled with though - is an out of date SMS app really all that much worse than the SMS protocol itself?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.) 😀

            treequell
            Not to be off topic but I had the same thing happen to me when I posted about an issue in a os release thread . I had a number then the word issue.
            Wasn't sure if this was on purpose or not .

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              Skyway This is probably because comments by spam bots usually contain numbers.

              n00b

              This has no releases yet, at least as far as I can tell. Looks like the project is abandoned to me.

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                Max-Zorin Not only that, but I wouldn't use a Signal fork by a random guy, especially if I'm using the same app for communicating over Signal.

                One thing I absolutely hate about QKSMS is that if you receive five messages from five different people, there will be five incoming message icons on the status bar which looks messy. Google Messages combine them together and show only one incoming message icon on the statusbar. I reported this issue to the QKSMS developer long time ago, but he ignored it like all other open issues.

                What is happening? Why is every message with numbers need approval?

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                  SoulKeeper See my previous post, the same applies here:

                  treequell is triggering the automoderator with a false positive. I have approved your posts for now and will report this behaviour to the members of the GrapheneOS team who have control of the automoderator.

                  SoulKeeper No, numbers are permitted. Both the numbers 5 and 476 are permitted. It was the strings that returned the false positives. It was a coincidence that the two unrelated posts in this discussion triggered a false positive. I have been in contact with the GrapheneOS team, and the required alterations to the automoderator will be made.

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                  investigator with that being said, I think I have made enough of an opinion in one day. I am just a silly old duck who needs a bit of rest now. Thank you for entertainment.

                    [deleted] That's the problem with this forum, you're all in it with your comrades, even when very serious people come to ask for advice.