When activating my /e/ installation on my test device, I had problems with initial registration of Signal.
The cause seems to be, that there are some problems between Signal and MicroG:
Can be solved quite easy by deactivation of MicroG (via Settings->Apps) during Signal-Regsitration.
Afterwards, it can be enabled again.
As both applications are shipped by default, this should be solved for 1.0 release.
I will try. See if it helps.
Even now, more than 2 years later Signal often does not send SMS messages on my Nexus 5, because it canât connect⊠I was suggested to use the âlangisâ app. But why using an app that is not in the /e/ appstore when this solution works?
I tested Signal and it works fine (donât use sms though).
Iâm wondering, on default, is there a Signal âbackground connection activatedâ message in the notification area (which just stays there if it wonât get blocked)?
Yes, on Oreo I have that persistant notification. But you can hide it from the status bar.
Keep pressing that notification, click on âAll categoriesâ, and click on âOtherâ, âImportanceâ and set it to âLowâ. Now this notification wonât make noise or visual interruption.
Itâs interesting to notice that we try to do everything possible to avoid using google services, but I just read recently that Signal will use google anyway.
Signal has location sharing and the Signal app connects to google servers from time to time (indeed, even if I did not use anything location related). Otherwise Signal is using amazon servers.
I think Iâve read somewherethat in some countries government tries to block signal from the internet. Signal then uses google-api channels to keep up connections, somehow obscuring connections that way. I think as long as the government wants to allow google, signal canât be blocked. Google said something about abusing their api but seemed to tolerate it. But Iâm not certain I recall the info correctly, itâs a long time ago.
p.s. SMS works fine for me. Overall I am a very happy signal user, I am using it in replacement of the standard messenger app.