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🅹🅴🅳🅸🅴 🇺🇦🕊️<p>Mir fällt auf, das in der <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fdroid</span></a> App <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/EvMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvMap</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://electroverse.tech/@evmap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>evmap</span></a></span> <a href="https://ev-map.app/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ev-map.app/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> einige ladesäulen fehlen 😔</p><p>Die Quelle ist oft (immer?) <a href="https://www.goingelectric.de" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">goingelectric.de</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Ich weiß das man fehlende Säulen dort Nachträgen kann. Hab ich auch schon.mal gemacht. Aber mir scheint das es mittlerweile doch sehr viele sind.</p><p>Welche alternativen gibt es?!?</p>
Strypey<p>(1/2)</p><p>A mistrust of apps is not a bad thing. The majority of them exist only to exploit their access to your device for DataFarming purposes (see my recent post about ZipoApps).</p><p>That's why I'm so fussy about installing phone apps only from F-Droid. Where they've been rebuilt from source code and checked for spyware, which they either remove, or at least flag (eg if the app is tethered to a DataFarming remote service). </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/DataFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataFarming</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@KneeNeart" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KneeNeart</span></a></span></p>
-/mondstern<p>Ihr seid ein <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/verein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>verein</span></a> , die ein Herz für <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> , für <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fdroid</span></a> , für <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> , für <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/freiesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freiesoftware</span></a> <br>hat und freien Platz bereitstellen kann, um <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/acrylbilder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acrylbilder</span></a> von mir auszustellen ?</p><p>Als Beispiel- Bild: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@meshtastic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>meshtastic</span></a></span></p>
The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/NGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Mobifree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobifree</span></a> funds <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a> client app overhaul</p><p><a href="https://f-droid.org/en/2025/04/29/mobifree-client-funding.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">f-droid.org/en/2025/04/29/mobi</span><span class="invisible">free-client-funding.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Debacle<p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/ErsterMai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErsterMai</span></a> — <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Conversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conversations</span></a> frei!</p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/FreieSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreieSoftware</span></a> ist Conversations immer, gratis bei <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a>. Aber heute ist es auch bei Google Play gratis statt für 4.99&nbsp;€.</p><p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siacs.conversations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">play.google.com/store/apps/det</span><span class="invisible">ails?id=eu.siacs.conversations</span></a></p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Jabber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jabber</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chat</span></a></p>
Debacle<p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/D%C3%ADaInternacionalDelTrabajador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DíaInternacionalDelTrabajador</span></a> — <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conversation</span></a> es lo mejor!</p><p>Conversations siempre es <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/softwareLibre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareLibre</span></a>, gratuito en <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a>. Pero hoy tambien es libre en Google Play, en vez de 4.99&nbsp;€.</p><p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siacs.conversations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">play.google.com/store/apps/det</span><span class="invisible">ails?id=eu.siacs.conversations</span></a></p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Jabber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jabber</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chat</span></a></p>
Debacle<p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/InternationalWorkersDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalWorkersDay</span></a> — <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Conversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conversations</span></a> not to pay!</p><p>Conversations is always <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/freeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeSoftware</span></a>, for free at <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a>. But today it's also free at Google Play, instead of 4.99&nbsp;€.</p><p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siacs.conversations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">play.google.com/store/apps/det</span><span class="invisible">ails?id=eu.siacs.conversations</span></a></p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Jabber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jabber</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chat</span></a></p>
🍀 Céline C²D<p>Hello masto 👋 je cherche des utilisateurs <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/fr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fr</span></a> de l'appli <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/conversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conversations</span></a> disponible sur <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fdroid</span></a> car j'ai deux questions : existe-t-il un moyen de contacter ou être contacté.e sans partager son numéro de portable ? Et comment faire en sorte que le message "conversations : 1 compte connecté" ne s'affiche pas sur l'écran verrouillé ? Merci pour vos pouets et repouets 🤗🍀</p>
F-Droid<p>The signs were in plain sight:</p><p>✅ having a dev funded to work on the Client<br>✅ our support of <a href="https://floss.social/tags/NGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGI</span></a><br>✅ <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a> being a key partner in <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Mobifree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobifree</span></a><br>✅ splitting client functionality into libs<br>✅ wrestling with <a href="https://floss.social/tags/targetsdk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>targetsdk</span></a><br>✅ dipping our toes into <a href="https://floss.social/tags/MaterialDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaterialDesign</span></a></p><p>What do all these compound to? All revealed in <a href="https://f-droid.org/2025/04/29/mobifree-client-funding.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">f-droid.org/2025/04/29/mobifre</span><span class="invisible">e-client-funding.html</span></a></p>
⁂ Shevek ⁂<p>¿Algune conoce esta app?</p><p><a href="https://disaster.radio/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">disaster.radio/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Está en <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fdroid</span></a> y parece algo que nos hubiera hecho falta ayer.</p><p>Voy a curiosear e incluso quizá la instale para probar.</p>
ᴺⁱˡᶻ 🍸<p>Fazit nach 1 Woche <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smartphone</span></a> mit <a href="https://norden.social/tags/GrapheneOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrapheneOS</span></a>:</p><p>Installation verlief ohne Komplikationen. ✅<br>Die Neuorientierung fiel nicht schwer. 🤗<br>Der Umstieg auf überwiegend <a href="https://norden.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> Apps hat Spaß gemacht, dank <a href="https://norden.social/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a> und <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Aurora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aurora</span></a> habe ich fast alles, was ich brauche.</p><p>Der Systemkomfort ist ein wenig spartanisch, was man auch sportlich sehen kann. Mit <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Glextor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Glextor</span></a> habe ich mein <a href="https://norden.social/tags/AppDrawer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppDrawer</span></a> wenigstens etwas sortiert.</p><p>Problem: <a href="https://norden.social/tags/NFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NFC</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/MobilePay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilePay</span></a> mit <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Sparkasse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sparkasse</span></a> klappte 1x, dann nie wieder. </p><p>Das ist ›››</p>
Harzretro<p>Irgendwie bin ich blind oder finde ich keine <a href="https://norden.social/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a> app, am besten mit <a href="https://norden.social/tags/fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fdroid</span></a> mit der ich usermaps von <a href="https://norden.social/tags/openstreetmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openstreetmap</span></a> ,also umap s anschauen kann?</p><p>Oder ich finde in den vorhandenen Apps keine solche Option...</p><p>Kann mir da wer helfen?</p>
Datenpunks Bremen<p>📢 Zur Erinnerung: Morgen, 27.04. veranstalten wir den Datenschutz Kaffeeklatsch in <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Bremen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bremen</span></a>!<br>Potentielle Themen sind: <a href="https://norden.social/tags/passwortmanager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passwortmanager</span></a>, <a href="https://norden.social/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a>, datensparsame Smartphonenutzung, <a href="https://norden.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <br>15:00 im Creative Hub, Friedrich-Karl-Straße 54.<br>Kommt vorbei! Bringt Leute mit, von denen ihr meint, dass sie es nötig haben😉 .<br><a href="https://norden.social/tags/datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datenschutz</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/kaffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kaffee</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/kuchen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kuchen</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartphone</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fdroid</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/keepass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keepass</span></a><br><a href="https://fomobremen.info/events/80886b1e-189f-4832-b79d-34c6383b1d4f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fomobremen.info/events/80886b1</span><span class="invisible">e-189f-4832-b79d-34c6383b1d4f</span></a></p>
Erik<p>Controlling BespokeSynth with the sensors on my phone, using Sensors20SC (on Fdroid) fixed my dislike of sound creation using my computer. Suddenly I have something like a digital theremin and what not in my hand. So fun.</p><p><a href="https://oslo.town/tags/BespokeSynth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BespokeSynth</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/Sensors20SC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sensors20SC</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/Fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fdroid</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/OSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSC</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/linuxAudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxAudio</span></a></p>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵<p>Classic! #2048 <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a></p><p><a href="https://f-droid.org/packages/org.secuso.privacyfriendly2048/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://f-droid.org/packages/org.secuso.privacyfriendly2048/</a></p><p><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/lossypng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LossyPNG</span></a></p>
evcc - solar charging ☀️🚘<p>🤖📱 evcc app is now available on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@fdroidorg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fdroidorg</span></a></span> </p><p>Read more in our blog post<br><a href="https://docs.evcc.io/en/blog/2025/04/25/evcc-app-fdroid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.evcc.io/en/blog/2025/04/2</span><span class="invisible">5/evcc-app-fdroid</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/evcc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evcc</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fdroid</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
F-Droid<p>This week in <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a> (TWIF) is live:</p><p>* <a href="https://floss.social/tags/NLNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NLNet</span></a> funds more projects<br>* <a href="https://floss.social/tags/ElementX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElementX</span></a> fixes a <a href="https://floss.social/tags/CVE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CVE</span></a><br>* <a href="https://floss.social/tags/GadgetBridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GadgetBridge</span></a> offline <a href="https://floss.social/tags/GPX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GPX</span></a> maps &amp; headphones<br>* <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Linphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linphone</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/SIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIP</span></a> build fix<br>* v8 <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Mindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mindustry</span></a> beta<br>* more <a href="https://floss.social/tags/KeyMapper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeyMapper</span></a> features<br>* <a href="https://floss.social/tags/WikiReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WikiReader</span></a> improvements<br>* <a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenCamera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenCamera</span></a> preview shots, lens selector, <a href="https://floss.social/tags/UltraHDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UltraHDR</span></a><br>+ 15 new apps<br>+ 199 updates</p><p>Drop by <a href="https://f-droid.org/2025/04/24/twif.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">f-droid.org/2025/04/24/twif.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p>
F-Droid repository updates<p>⟳ apt.izzysoft.de from Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:43:03 GMT updated on Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:40:31 GMT contains 1300 apps. Updated apps (8):<br>* RadioUpnp<br>* Stepsy: Step Counter<br>* GSYGithubAppFlutter<br>* Chooser<br>* Dhizuku<br>* FairEmail<br>* SocketChat<br>* FreeTube Android <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fdroid</span></a></p>
Guardian Project<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> As a supporter of <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>, it is important to point out a key detail: Signal's own code is <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a>, but Signal uses multiple <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proprietary</span></a> libraries from <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a>. Those cannot be scrutinized since the source code is not open. We believe Signal should offer an actual open source version, and are ready to help. This exists already in the fork <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@MollyIM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fosstodon.org/@MollyIM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Also, apps like <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/Element" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Element</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/Threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Threema</span></a> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/Wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wire</span></a> are <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a>, and have <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/ReproducibleBuilds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproducibleBuilds</span></a> on <span class="h-card"><a href="https://floss.social/@fdroidorg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fdroidorg</span></a></span> <a href="https://social.librem.one/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a></p>
Bhante Subharo :xmpp:<p>I tried out the <a href="https://c.im/tags/ooni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ooni</span></a> network tester app from <a href="https://c.im/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a>. I have good connectivity here in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Malaysia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malaysia</span></a>, both from a cellular SIM card connection, and the monastery wifi (a fiber internet connection).</p><p>But alas, the Ooni tests don't test for <a href="https://c.im/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>, in their instant messaging apps testing! Only <a href="https://c.im/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger are tested for, apparently. I do have trouble with XMPP, on the fiber internet here. Insidiously, brief XMPP text messages can be sent, but any video memo (say, 40MB in size, about 4 min worth of video) will only 1% upload, then get stuck. Attempts to resend will keep getting stuck. It seems that the XMPP traffic gets throttled to nothing after a small amount of data is sent: say, 400kb or so. I *can* send these video memos from my cellular SIM card connection.</p><p>I wish Ooni could have warned me about this, as it caused a friend to not receive a video memo for about 10 days, until I caught on to what was happening.</p>