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    Would it be possible to port this app?

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      • developerbaymanD Offline
        developerbayman
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        its a good distraction and is way easier app to build than a web browser

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          developerbayman
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          maybe ill ditch github Oauth and use something more basic like google ....or should i even worry about a login? this could easily be made into a private messaging app ....@Moem ...its your app so you can decide the features

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            Moem @developerbayman
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            @developerbayman said in Would it be possible to port this app?:

            this could easily be made into a private messaging app

            That's what Signal is. A private messaging app. And it is probably not at all easy to port or it would have been done long ago.

            Sorry, I don't know what to do with a script, and i don't use Google-anything.

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              developerbayman @Moem
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              @Moem well when i say private message i mean it only works on the local network or port forwarding ....without the need to contact a 3rd party server .... i guess i dont understand what you want in a use case? ....to use signal it needs to contact signal servers to log in and they handle the ability to contact anyone on signal .....where i could just make this a local network private chat or even bundle it with its own server then port forward would be needed to access the outside(not sure how to do that with clickable just yet)

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              • MoemM Offline
                Moem @developerbayman
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                @developerbayman said in Would it be possible to port this app?:

                ...to use signal it needs to contact signal servers to log in and they handle the ability to contact anyone on signal .....

                True, and that's how I want to use it. To stay in contact with Signal users, both individuals and groups, all over the world.

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                  developerbayman @Moem
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                  @Moem thats all i needed to know for now .....ill go ahead and put it into a clickable and we can try hit or miss ....right now none of my devices have UT on them so my testing is limited to clickable desktop

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                    developerbayman @Moem
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                    @Moem do you prefer to use you username and password or do you use any Oauth i.e google, github, ect?

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                      developerbayman
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                      one main issue im running into is signal does not provide a public api so i have to use signal-cli to make things happen the issue is UT file system is locked ....so i dont know what to do .....can a clickable app download and install a program for the system or does it only use its own space to do anything? ...if its a command line app like signal-cli can it run in a apps user space? ....so much i dont know about clickable ........this is why im usually complaining about this or that on UT regarding the locked file system ....great for security but makes app development .....really hard ....im sure its just something simple (or complicated lol)i need to learn though

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                      • MoemM Offline
                        Moem @developerbayman
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                        @developerbayman As far as I know, Signal uses telephone number and PIN.
                        But to be honest, I'm not too eager to experiment because registering (logging in) a new primary Signal app will unregister my existing primary app. There can only be one at the same time.

                        Maybe it's easier to port Whisperfish? That's the native Signal app for Sailfish.

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                          dobey @Moem
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                          @Moem said in Would it be possible to port this app?:

                          Maybe it's easier to port Whisperfish? That's the native Signal app for Sailfish.

                          There's already axolotl for UT that is a native Signal app.

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                            Moem @dobey
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                            @dobey said in Would it be possible to port this app?:

                            There's already axolotl for UT that is a native Signal app.

                            I know. Have you tried it? It's lacking a lot of features, some of which I consider to be showstoppers (messages not arriving... kind of important). As I said above: I know the small crew is struggling with keeping up with the many changes that Signal makes. They're certainly doing their best, but the current state of Axolotl can't really be considered usable.

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                              dobey @Moem
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                              @Moem said in Would it be possible to port this app?:

                              They're certainly doing their best, but the current state of Axolotl can't really be considered usable.

                              Sure. Doing the same thing in a different repo in a different language won't make anything better though, especially if it's another single random dev trying to keep up with a corporate entity's product. I don't think Whisperfish is any better off here either, really.

                              If @developerbayman wants to help with a Signal app, it would probably be best to help with Axolotl, rather than trying to start from scratch and go their own way.

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                                Moem @dobey
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                                @dobey said in Would it be possible to port this app?:

                                If @developerbayman wants to help with a Signal app, it would probably be best to help with Axolotl

                                That's a great idea, and I would certainly cheer him on.

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                                  lduboeuf @Moem
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                                  @Moem Maybe a good candidate for crowd funding?.
                                  We will need RCS capable app too one day

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                                    Keneda @lduboeuf
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                                    @lduboeuf said in Would it be possible to port this app?:

                                    We will need RCS capable app too one day

                                    Sure !
                                    But that should be messaging app, because RCS is successor of SMS and MMS.

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                                      Moem @lduboeuf
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                                      @lduboeuf said in Would it be possible to port this app?:

                                      @Moem Maybe a good candidate for crowd funding?

                                      Maybe? I don´t know about such things. I do know that a well working native Signal app is sorely missed.

                                      We will need RCS capable app too one day

                                      Sorry, I don't know what that is.

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                                        Keneda @Moem
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                                        @Moem said in Would it be possible to port this app?:

                                        Sorry, I don't know what that is.

                                        That's next level for MMS.
                                        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services

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                                          Would a UT Beeper version not be an option. Though I can't find how their mobile apps are made nor licenced...

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                                            Moem @Beta Break
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                                            @Beta-Break If that could be made possible, it would solve so many problems! :star-struck:

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                                              Beta Break @Moem
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                                              @Moem they have a AppImage desktop app... Don't know if that is helpful for us to use..

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