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This isn't necessarily true. When you install the Signal app on an Android phone that doesn't have Google Play Services installed, it receives push notification
by bkallus 3y ago
This isn't necessarily true. When you install the Signal app on an Android phone that doesn't have Google Play Services installed, it receives push notifications using its own notification daemon instead of using Google's. This, of course, has significant battery life costs.
- jessehattabaugh 3y agoWhat about WebPush on Firefox? That uses Mozilla's servers right? At least on Android? Could the govt be doing the same to Mozilla?
- t0bia_s 3y agoNot true. Battery double liftime on my LineageOS device without gaaps and other gservices that constantly connect to gservers.
- bkallus 3y agoAll I can say is that Signal uses more battery than any other app on my phone. Since my Pixel 7a's last complete charge 3 days ago, Signal has been in the foreground for only 2 hours, but it has been running in the background the entire time.
- t0bia_s 3y agoTry Molly. Fork of Signal. https://molly.im/ https://molly.im/
- lilsoso 3y agoThank you, I was looking for this answer. Signal, therefore, as a I understand it, is not vulnerable to this issue.