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Would it be possible to port this app?

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      developerbayman
      last edited by 14 Oct 2024, 19:51

      its a good distraction and is way easier app to build than a web browser

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        developerbayman
        last edited by 14 Oct 2024, 19:54

        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
          last edited by 14 Oct 2024, 21:35

          @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
            last edited by 14 Oct 2024, 21:57

            @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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              Moem @developerbayman
              last edited by 14 Oct 2024, 21:59

              @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
                last edited by 14 Oct 2024, 22:00

                @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
                  last edited by 14 Oct 2024, 22:01

                  @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
                    last edited by 14 Oct 2024, 22:50

                    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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                      Moem @developerbayman
                      last edited by 15 Oct 2024, 07:03

                      @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
                        last edited by 15 Oct 2024, 19:21

                        @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
                          last edited by 15 Oct 2024, 20:18

                          @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
                            last edited by 15 Oct 2024, 20:38

                            @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
                              last edited by 15 Oct 2024, 20:43

                              @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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                              Also owns an Op1, a BQ E4.5 and an Xperia X, as well as a BQ tablet and a Pinetab2. Please, someone... make it stop.

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                                lduboeuf @Moem
                                last edited by lduboeuf 15 Oct 2024, 21:00

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

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                                  Keneda @lduboeuf
                                  last edited by Keneda 15 Oct 2024, 22:38

                                  @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
                                    last edited by 16 Oct 2024, 10:49

                                    @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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                                    Also owns an Op1, a BQ E4.5 and an Xperia X, as well as a BQ tablet and a Pinetab2. Please, someone... make it stop.

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                                      Keneda @Moem
                                      last edited by 16 Oct 2024, 13:36

                                      @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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                                        Beta Break
                                        last edited by 17 Oct 2024, 09:39

                                        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
                                          last edited by 17 Oct 2024, 10:17

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

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                                            Beta Break @Moem
                                            last edited by 17 Oct 2024, 16:27

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

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