Signal Messaging App not able to be accessed: "Play Services Error"

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#1

I’m having troubles running Signal messenger on /e. It comes up with a notification “Play Services Error” Google Play Services is updating or temporarily unavailable. Please try again.

This is on a OnePlus 6T, It’s running Android e-0.20-Q.

If anyone has any ideas, those would be appreciated.

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#2

Signal-FOSS from f-droid

#3

I wasn’t running current the Signal version available through /e/-Apps but updated to see if I get an error. Neither in the old or current version (5.28.5) could I see comm errors. Either it was temporary, due to a setting or you running another version.

#4

Thanks! That did the trick. I didn’t realize that there was a FOSS version.

#5

There’s also Langis which is in my experience much better than the so called Signal-FOSS because it does reliably notify when a message is received.

#6

There is also https://molly.im/

From Fdroid, works just fine, and get regular updates. Backups work from signal to molly, but not the other way. No sms feature, like signal does.

#7

Thanks for the recommendation.

#8

Good to know. Thanks!

#9

Edit

Molly backups DOES work with Signal, just checked myself. So if you like to try molly, you can go back to signal and keep your messages.

Little tip: make messages disappear automaticly, so the backup file dont get too heavy.