Has anyone had their signal app want to auto update outside of an app store?
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open-source
whatever software
development modelA blatant scam to backdoor our devices with software which fails to include a libre software license text file, to steal our control and privacy with anti-libre software.
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I had the same at the same time. I ignored the app request and updated from app store
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My signal app tries to update itself. Installed from obtanium. It is a very irritating process, the thing tries to update, there is sometimes weird response times from clicking it (you click the notification and simply do not know if something is happening) and then without notice the thing restarts and then usually it works. But sometimes, the update notification still comes back. Because of that, I just update via obtanium
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Signal is not distributed outside Play store and signal own website. If you downloaded from F-droid, its probably from Guardian repo.
If you download it from play store, signal will update through play store. If you download it from signal, it will update through itself. If you download it Guardian repo, it's basically the same downloading from signal website, it will update it self.
The thing you can do is just basically turn off the update notification and just update it from guardian repo. Or just disable the guardian repo and let the signal update itself.
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I had this happen. I clicked the notification many times nothing happened. Then eventually it did. It was odd. I just wanted to make sure everything was still intact.
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This sounds like the answer. The app updates from guardian repo. I will change the update path. Say the app had well something malicious injected would a new update flush the old app and in with the brand new?
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Phew. OK. Thanks. I'd rather post and ask then be ignorant. Still unsettling.
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I've heard of Molly and read the repo. But I'm unsure how it would be more official and secure than the actual official app.
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I had the same "that's weird" reaction too. So not just you, would be good to know if it was kosher or a malware. I might have a dig now
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Signal is trying to make its APK auto updating. This way they don’t have to wait for approval from Google to apply patches that might affect security.
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Love it in theory but when I tried it out a few weeks ago calls weren't working with it. I could still receive calls on desktop but it would never ring on my mobile. So tread carefully.
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Cool. Didn't know this.
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Let me know if you find anything. Follow up. I'll check too.
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Im not really sure about the update part but Moxie itself is hesitant to release it outside of play store and signal website. Even GOS dev isnt really a fan of fdroid from what i read at GOS forum.
It really depends on youe threadt model. What im trying to say is, if youre really want to make sure. Download from signal website and let the app update it self next time. No middle man.
