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    Newbee - Can I run Signal on Utouch?

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        wisdomlight
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        I somehow managed to install Signal on Librem 5 -
        I am thinking of getting a UT phone
        Does Signal work on UT?
        Thank you

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          Equareo @wisdomlight
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          @wisdomlight yes, and no. There are several options, but none of them are perfect:

          1. Install Axolotl from the openstore. It can act as a primary or secondary device. It's currently bare bone and didn't always work when i used it as a secondary device, haven't tried primary.

          2. Install Signal through waydroid. It works well, but you don't get push notifications and waydroid drains your battery faster.

          3. Create a matrix bridge or purchase one. The bridge act as a secondary device and you can use the matrix app Cinny.

          I currently use a purchased matrix bridge from element one, and Cinny. It works ok now after they resolved some issues with the bridge that happened earlier this year. I use signal in waydroid as a primary device, and have it as a backup in case the bridge fail ( it has been stable so far). Unfortunately I can't copy paste stuff in the Cinny app, i've opened an issue on github.

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