Mastodawn

Great /s #privacy #sms #cybersecurity #android

@ai6yr Seriously... We can't maintain an app for one of the most basic features of the phone...?

Anyway, Samsung Messages is what I use, so I guess I'm looking for suggestions for a replacement now, if you know of any. 💀

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It'll be okay, we'll make it.7h ago

@jack @ai6yr
I use QUIK from F-Droid. It does most everything I've needed it to.
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/dev.octoshrimpy.quik.fdroid/

QUIK SMS | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Open source replacement to the stock SMS app on Android. A revival of QKSMS.

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AI6YR Ben 7h ago

@onedawnconstant @jack Curious if this will work post-Google lockdown. Looks like Google is looking to basically own everything on Android.

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It'll be okay, we'll make it.7h ago

@ai6yr @jack At that point microwaving your phone would be the best solution. Once google does their BS, there's no going back, just abandon ship.

I'm not even sure GrapheneOS would survive, let alone LineageOS. There is no android without non google approved apps.

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AI6YR Ben 7h ago

@onedawnconstant @jack Curious if it's just better to bite the bullet and switch to Apple, which is equally bad, but a little less so.

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Jack

@ai6yr @onedawnconstant What do phones like Light Phone and other "dumb phone"s (acknowledgement of ableist language here, but haven't seen other terms for them yet...) that basically just call/text/take photos use for operating systems?

https://www.thelightphone.com/

(not a brand endorsement in any way and haven't used them, just one that's on my radar)

The Light Phone

Light is a radically different technology company. We design beautiful tools that respect and empower our users and our first product is The Light Phone.