signalapp/Signal-Android on Hacker News

…if you use loose access to your phone number, you can easily loose access to your signal account. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/12595#iss... They justify this by saying "The intention of reglock is to prevent hijacking…

comment by rt4mn · 2023-10-29 · in Signal commit Username Integration Test

…compile Signal-Android from source and happened to notice they vendored libwebp a few days ago: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commit/a7d9fd19d...

comment by aorth · 2023-09-26 · in Google assigns a CVE for libwebp and gives it a 10.0 score

Looks like it https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/main/reprod...

comment by cuu508 · 2023-07-25 · in Signal walks the line between anarchism and pragmatism

…say "use AES-CBC + HMAC" and cite Signal as an example, and Signal's implementation does this: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/main/app/sr... That's very vague and therefore not very helpful. Could you say what exactly is…

comment by peppermint_gum · 2023-07-06 · in I want XAES-256-GCM/11

…say "use AES-CBC + HMAC" and cite Signal as an example, and Signal's implementation does this: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/main/app/sr... Well, when that happens, I feel the need to pipe in :) If you're careful enough…

comment by some_furry · 2023-07-06 · in I want XAES-256-GCM/11

…like Signal's reproducible builds now do cover native code, though I haven't tried this myself: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/main/reprod... . So, like...what was your point again? Other than that you don't know what…

comment by md_ · 2023-06-19 · in I don't trust Signal

Related: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android

comment by peter_d_sherman · 2023-06-15 · in Signal – Open-source instant messaging, voice, and video calls

…), all you need to do is to get the APK from your device and compare it (see https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/main/reprod... for a detailed step-by-step).

comment by cesarb · 2023-02-28 · in We will not ‘walk out’ of UK, nor comply with any request to bypass encryption

https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/127

comment by timschmidt · 2023-02-16 · in ‘I will show you how safe Telegram is’

…Google Pay. Just download the app from API and calculate checksum. Signal has reproducible builds https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/main/reprod...

comment by nicce · 2022-12-17 · in Google introduces end-to-end encryption for Gmail on the web

I thought Signal has reproducible builds in Google Play too? It was one of the first apps to do so. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/main/reprod...

comment by nicce · 2022-12-17 · in Google introduces end-to-end encryption for Gmail on the web

Because you can just take it out: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android

comment by lern_too_spel · 2022-11-17 · in Tell HN: Facebook Messenger is testing in-call video ads

…An option to choose your backup location got added two years ago. It works on Android 10 and above. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commit/ee3d7a9a3...

comment by haffenloher · 2022-11-08 · in Signal Introduces Stories

Unless they decline to publish their source code for over a year, again. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/11101

comment by wizzwizz4 · 2022-11-06 · in Mastodon Explained

…but nothing's perfect, so unless you have a better solution with the same design constraints (e.g. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/main/CONTRI... ), they are rather moot, because they're not actionable. That being said: >…

comment by hiq · 2022-10-27 · in Signal says it won’t compromise on encryption

> Does apple publish a checksum of software you’re installing? Reproducible builds: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/main/reprod...

comment by gaius_baltar · 2022-10-25 · in Tell HN: WhatsApp Is Down

…citations. You can see various threads where people complained about the forced Apple emoji e.g. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/3712 and https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/3675 Signal's own FAQ says >…

comment by edent · 2022-10-19 · in I asked Signal motivations for SMS removal

…what I felt was his overall view of "get the most people the most security we can" You're right: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/6134#issu...

comment by codethief · 2022-10-13 · in Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)

Signal on Android advertises reproducible builds: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/main/reprod... (I haven't tested this myself.) Edit: You can also build the client yourself and use your own version. No need to use the…

comment by niel · 2022-10-07 · in Signal is secure, as proven by hackers

…damaging so far, I'm guessing it's _secure enough_. [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-iOS [2] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android

comment by kklisura · 2022-10-07 · in Signal is secure, as proven by hackers

…on one of the phone before its timed message deletion period. This is all in the source code here https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android

comment by egberts1 · 2022-09-23 · in Signal TLS Proxy

…published to f-droid (or debian): https://forum.f-droid.org/t/signal-wickr-on-f-droid-2021/122... https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/127 Meanwhile I'll recommend freedom lovers to use matrix|XMPP|IRC (which can be also used…

comment by rzr · 2022-09-06 · in A Message from Signal's New President

This is the line which remotely stores your contacts encrypted E.164-formatted phone numbers: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/main/app/sr...

comment by dvzk · 2022-08-16 · in Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know

…help, but please make an effort too. Here is the data that gets collected and stored in the cloud: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/3553a28683d... > It also doesn't store any lists of who you contact; this claim is false.…

comment by autoexec · 2022-08-16 · in Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know

…And its former self worked flawlessly without needing to upload persisted contacts information. 1. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/main/libsig...

comment by dvzk · 2022-08-16 · in Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know

…for better compatibility. I did a quick search in the open source of signal-android and found this: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/e22ddb8f96f... public LinkPreviewRepository() { this.client = new OkHttpClient.Builder()…

comment by jepler · 2022-07-20 · in Ask HN: Is Signal.org using WhatsApp code?

…there in the source. > Since version 3.15.0 Signal for Android has supported reproducible builds. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/main/reprod... I haven't tried to compare a local Android build to the published version…

comment by niel · 2022-06-05 · in Telegram has released user data to German Feds in multiple cases

…an automated system pitted against you. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26841134 , https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/11160#iss...

comment by nh2 · 2022-04-09 · in Tell HN: iOS Signal eats your disk space

> “ 1. it is not free software” What are you talking about? https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/master/LICE... https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-iOS/blob/master/LICENSE https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server/blob/master/L…

comment by tony101 · 2022-03-02 · in Secure messengers in war time

…high-profile projects such as Signal, and it's impossible to deal with them as you're suggesting. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues currently has close to 10000 issues (most of them closed). Signal does not have that many…

comment by hiq · 2022-02-13 · in Why federated protocols don't work (2016)

…no longer having control of their own keys when publishing in the Google Play store.[1] [0] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/5450 [1] https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/01/android_app_bundle/

comment by dane-pgp · 2022-02-13 · in Why federated protocols don't work (2016)

…checked into Signal. Here's the username regexp and the method that checks if a username is valid: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/a5e5a735800...

comment by gst · 2022-02-07 · in You can change your number

…that it doesn't get prioritized. Ah well, can't complain too much about a free product. [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9641

comment by stavros · 2022-02-07 · in You can change your number

…ether and you think the person is ignoring you. It blows my mind they haven't prioritized this. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/11164

comment by mlissner · 2022-02-07 · in You can change your number

…against F-Droid (whether on F-Droid, or hosting their own F-Droid repository) for some reason. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9044#issu... https://community.signalusers.org/t/signal-f-droid-repositor... [EDIT] Last…

comment by rhamzeh · 2022-01-28 · in Wire is now on F-Droid

…for them as they already have the Desktop part. Look at this close and unresolved PR from 2014. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/614

comment by Aldipower · 2022-01-08 · in Stories Are Coming to Signal

…[2] https://guardianproject.info/apps/info.guardianproject.check... [3] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/281#issue...

comment by NotPractical · 2022-01-05 · in Iceraven – Firefox for Android fork with more add-ons and configuration options

…at all [1]. I was under wrong impression that using own build under iOS is not much harder :( [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/wiki/How-to-buil...

comment by tut-urut-utut · 2021-12-20 · in Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?

…then upgrading (see [1]). But obviously this is only an option for techies, not moms and pops. [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/8887#issu...

comment by m000 · 2021-12-06 · in WhatsApp has removed answer to “how do I choose not to share data with FB”

…to switch everyone over is futile. Not being on WhatsApp isn't an option. It is that big. [0]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/10247

comment by maltalex · 2021-12-06 · in WhatsApp has removed answer to “how do I choose not to share data with FB”

>* notifications are hit and miss Blame your Android distribution https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/5085#issu...

comment by agilob · 2021-09-27 · in Signal is experiencing technical difficulties

…messages. That can cause unexpected behavior for a user that set their timer to 18 months. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9855

comment by wolverine876 · 2021-08-11 · in Default disappearing messages

…seem like good durations. [1] https://community.signalusers.org/t/longer-timeframe-more-op... [2] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/pull/6814#issuec...

comment by Symbiote · 2021-08-11 · in Default disappearing messages

…by all of the above. [0] https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/2/17312046/telegram-initial-... [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/10247#iss...

comment by rvz · 2021-07-28 · in Signal on Android: Images sent to wrong contacts

…of communication, which has been broken by this bug (and at least one similar bug before it, https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/7909 ). You can both be grateful that Signal is free and at the same time call out shenanigans…

comment by chithanh · 2021-07-26 · in Signal on Android: Images sent to wrong contacts

…messages to wrong recipients due to stale/invalid database entries) has occured previously. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/7909

comment by chithanh · 2021-07-26 · in Signal on Android: Images sent to wrong contacts

…In one case it took them almost a year (no public commits between 20 April 2020 and 6 April 2021). https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/11101#iss... Among the official reasons given was staying ahead of spammers. In this…

comment by chithanh · 2021-07-25 · in Signal on Android: Images sent to wrong contacts

…calls properly and the recipient is still able listen after the call has ended. Very bad. [0] [0] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/10247#iss...

comment by colesantiago · 2021-07-25 · in Signal on Android: Images sent to wrong contacts

…like incredible oversight to me. In what common scenario would you want a setup like that? [0] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commit/83086a5a2... [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commit/b9657208f...

comment by herpderperator · 2021-07-25 · in Signal on Android: Images sent to wrong contacts

He replied to the Issue here: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/10247#iss...

comment by jayavanth · 2021-07-25 · in Signal on Android: Images sent to wrong contacts