RandallFlagg@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhat are some useful apps that are only found on F-Droid?message-squaremessage-square139fedilinkarrow-up1285arrow-down12
arrow-up1283arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some useful apps that are only found on F-Droid?RandallFlagg@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square139fedilink
minus-squarezxo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·1 year agoFor those that use the Signal messenger, Langis is just Signal without Google Play services.
minus-squaremartinbasic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoSession is Signal with no phone number required. https://github.com/oxen-io/session-android
minus-squareJack.@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoAny reason to use it over matrix/element?
minus-squaremartinbasic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI use it for transferring files and messages between my phones, and it uses Session ID instead of phone number, which is good for privacy. However using Session is different than using Matrix/Element, I think Element is still your first choice if you want to communicate with Matrix user.
minus-squareflauschke@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI use Element with my self hosted signal bridge. Works nice as well
For those that use the Signal messenger, Langis is just Signal without Google Play services.
Session is Signal with no phone number required.
https://github.com/oxen-io/session-android
Any reason to use it over matrix/element?
I use it for transferring files and messages between my phones, and it uses Session ID instead of phone number, which is good for privacy.
However using Session is different than using Matrix/Element, I think Element is still your first choice if you want to communicate with Matrix user.
I use Element with my self hosted signal bridge. Works nice as well
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