#Signal has recently enabled phone and video calls for their desktop version.

That works flawless in #QubesOS.

But even if it is no problem to connect to Signal via Tor, it is not possible to establish a connection for a call if you try via Tor - due to some technical reasons I might discuss in another post.

All you have to do is install Signal in an App VM and assign microphone and camera to it.

Signal has also just implemented admin rights for groups.

If they now also allow registrations without phone numbers and using the desktop version as a primary device, it would actually meet all my needs. I like the way this project is going.

Today I accidentally learned how to use #WhatsApp via #Tor while I tried to run #briar in #QubesOS.

I managed to run Android X86 in a Standalone VM that boots from ISO, but the mouse to touchscreen interface ranged from "entirely unusable" to "still very annoying". Also I was not able do to an installation this way, so if you shut the VM down everything is lost. That might still be very useful in some cases, but it's not what I'm looking for.

The more useful solution is to run #Anbox in a #Whonix VM and install the .apk you want to use. This should also work on any other platform that is able to run Whonix-VMs.

https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Anbox

http://dds6qkxpwdeubwucdiaord2xgbbeyds25rbsgr73tbfpqpt4a6vjwsyd.onion/wiki/Anbox

I followed this tutorial to set up the environment on my QuebesOS computer. I also tried to install #FDroid - that worked, but updating the repositorys did not work, so I had to manually get the Apps I wanted to from the Internet and install them via adb just like FDroid in the tutorial.

Briar apk
https://briarproject.org/apk/briar.apk

Signal apk
https://signal.org/android/apk/

Whatsapp apk
https://www.whatsapp.com/android/

The worst - or actually only really bad- thing about this is, that is is slow. Still usable, but not in a pleasant way. Also, I could not use Emojis and the keyboard was messed up a little.

Briar just worked out of the box. Even copy/paste between VMs works. This is awesome, but also strange as I expected there would be problems connecting behind a Whonix-Gateway.

In order to register an account for #Signal and #Whatsapp you need a phone number. Since you are using Tor, you do not want to give them your personal number or any other number connected to your real name. I was surprised to find out that both of those services accept numbers registered via:

https://jmp.chat

So... I guess if you really have to use Whatsapp, this is the most appropriate way to do so.

Today I learned how to enable #redshift in #QubesOS !

Redshift is a program that changes the light settings of your display to make the light shift more to the red and less to the blue spectrum, in order to make you sleep better.

This was actually a little bit complicated.

I found this thread helpful:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/qubes-users/Qi1NqE8raS8

This is a little older and deals with Qubes 3.2, but it also seams to work for version 4.

This line will install Redshift in Dom0 (since it affects the whole display, it has to run in Dom0):

[user@dom0 ~]$ sudo qubes-dom0-update --enablerepo=qubes-dom0-current-testing redshift redshift-gtk:

But Redshift only works with a location, that it can not get from the system, so you will also have to add a config file with a manually set location.

Type (in Dom0 Terminal):

cd ~/.config/
sudo nano redshift.conf

and enter the following in the new file:

[redshift]
location-provider=manual
[manual]
lat=-31.4
lon=-64.5

Change the numbers to whatever works best with your sleep rhythm.

Then just restart Redshift.

Running a program in Dom0 might have some security applications, but I am willing to take those risks for this, because it really works. I notice that the white light in the evening disturbs my sleep.

Today I learned how to enable the full screen mode for VMs in #QubesOS. It is surprisingly easy.
Especially since i thought it was impossible. Well, now I can watch stuff in full screen on my Laptop again, I guess that is a win.

You just have to open a Terminal in Dom0, and enter:

sudo nano /etc/qubes/guid.conf

That will open the nano text editor. There you will have to scroll down to:

# most of setting can be set per-VM basis

VM {
};

Now you add the following lines after "VM{" :

Your_VM_Name: {
allow_fullscreen = true;
};

Than you restart the VM and watch your movies in full Screen.

Just make sure you have really left the full screen mode before you enter any sensitive information afterwards.

https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/full-screen-mode/

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Hi, I am interested in #itsec.

I use #QubesOS #Tails #Whonix #Debian #Fedora #Kali.

I am here to write about software and #anonymity related stuff.

Mostly about my experiences and learning while using QubesOS.

I am also a frequent #Tor user.

Follow me, if you want to learn from my mistakes.