Re:Signal adds a payments feature with a privacy-focused cry...
by Vinnl on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:59AM
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Others seem to interpret this as your saying that downloading the APK results in non-free code being present on your system, but
> If you run a libre device without the Google Play store (non-Google android build) then the software cannot function.
is just not true. I don't have the Google Play Store (I'm on a non-Google Android build) and Signal functions just fine.
(Well, mostly fine - it has to maintain its own connection because of course it can't use Google's tooling for that, so it supposedly has more battery impact.)
> If you run a libre device without the Google Play store (non-Google android build) then the software cannot function.
is just not true. I don't have the Google Play Store (I'm on a non-Google Android build) and Signal functions just fine.
(Well, mostly fine - it has to maintain its own connection because of course it can't use Google's tooling for that, so it supposedly has more battery impact.)