Post #3665369
2026-07-08 04:05 UTC
Signal works just fine without Google Play Services. I’m using it currently on my e/OS/ and it spins up its own service for getting push notifications.
Agree on the first one though. The desktop app is an embarassing electron crap.
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@artyom@piefed.social 2026-07-08 04:33
Does the app work? Sure. But there’s no official way to install it outside of the Google store. Nor any way to update it. Can you get notifications? Sure, running their inefficient notification service. They’ve acknowledged several times that it drains your battery significantly but still refuse to support the open source UnifiedPush service.