Comment by opan

6 hours ago

I was using Silence from F-Droid for a while back in the day because of these issues, but the lack of interop and needing to make everyone move again soured me on the whole thing. I would rather just get people on XMPP or Matrix and not use some sketchy phone-first app at all. For SMS I use Fossify Messages, which I think was a fork of QKSMS. I don't use SMS as primary or sensitive comms, only as needed. Same as email, basically, but less useful.

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nosioptar  6 hours ago

I really liked silence. I stopped using it when f-droid said the source code was no longer available. Fossify messages is the best replacement I've found.

(I dont bother with encrypted messenging apps. I prefer to assume that anything I do on my phone is doubleplus unprivate. If I want privacy, I head over to my computer.)

  • Cider9986  5 hours ago

    GrapheneOS is more well-roundedly private than any desktop OS.

    Competition is Qubes but that has usability issues and does not have good hardware security.

    • wolvoleo  4 hours ago

      The problem for me is writing on a mobile device is a terrible user experience.

      When I'm at home I don't wanna use a virtual keyboard on a 6.3" (or 7.9 unfolded). I just want to use my triple monitor PC setup with a real keyboard and a wealth of display space.

      Mobile is cool for on the go but a productivity killer.