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We need to set the ground work now before google closes up android
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NLNet really needs to start funding Flare, the GTK Signal client. If there was a native, fully featured client, I'd drop flaship price on a Linux phone yesterday!
Flare is good enough that I use it daily. The fact that it cannot act as Signal's "Primary Device" does kinda suck, but I just have a separate Android phone that I keep around for bullshit like that. It definitely is annoying that Flare only can see messages after you add it as a secondary device though.
And it also lacks a ton f features. I use the video/voice calls a lot for example.
I don't think I've ever even used Signal's call features, I forgot it even had them lol.