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  • GrapheneOS Elements push notifications without play and fdroid

mommy GitHub is directly from the developers. F-droid signs each app with its own signing keys. So in this equation, you have to trust two parties--the developers and the F-Droid team. It all depends on your threat model.

    Thank you for the info, that's good to know.

    stupid question, do the apps from github update automatically

      mommy no, generally you will need an RSS reader or app tracker to keep track of when new releases are available from GitHub (the mixed workflow I mentioned).

        Well, It seems like its time to build apps manually from source code if I don't want F-Droid. Anyway thanks, I didn't notice that they release Gplay version.

        a year later

        mommy No, but you can achieve that with Obtainium if you like. Or manually like @mythodical wrote.

          I would recommend that you install Schildichat rather than Element. It is a well-maintained fork of Element that includes notifications from AOSP rather than from Google Play.

            Eirikr70

            Element also support the Unified Push protocol! Maybe this fork also do?.There is a long list of apps that supports this protocol where you can self host a notification server and let multiple apps share the same persistent connection, thus reducing battery consumption significantly. The functionality is similar to that of Play Services notifications but completely private (if you use your own server).
            https://unifiedpush.org/

            If we can implement this standard among open source apps it would be a game changer for de-googled phones.

                TrustExecutor Element also support the Unified Push protocol!

                Yes and no. I don't know if they changed their policy lately, but a few months ago, they would publish an F-Droid version (the one with Unified push) every several months. That is why I installed Schildichat. But you nust be right and there are probably other solutions.