Agreed, Telegram is sketchy:
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_(software)#Criticism"
I also agree with others in this post that Signal is a great option.
On 2025-10-07 18:23, Patrick O'Connor wrote:
There is whatsie on flathub.
The network effect is important with these apps. Telegram is sketchy. Did any
of you read about what happened to the founder in France?
Simplex is my favorite for chatting with loved ones. You do not need to
associate a phone number like signal. They both have strong encryption but
different server architectures and privacy traits.
Have any of you boys tried bitchat? It's a new bluetooth P2P chat phone app. It
seems fun for in person events.
Patrick
---- On Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:53:34 -0700 Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote
---
> My wife has friends on Telegram so it will be easier to move her there than
> to Signal which is excellent.
> I am going to try to show her about it on my next visit down there. Or when
> she comes up here.
>
> Issue is Whatsapp has become the defacto text and calling app in many other
> countries, in Costa Rica
> EVERYBODY has Whatsapp, this is due to the fact that in most other
> countries texting (SMS) was
> rather expensive, but internet access from the phone was/is not.
>
> Some places only have a Whatsapp number and no phone number... I know in
> this country you need a
> phone # for Whatsapp but not down there.
>
> You would think with some many folks using it that they would have a Linux
> app for it (lot of Linux use
> in CR for example) but oh no, only windows and Mac... For us the "app" is
> just a browser wrapper.
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM Tomas Kuchta <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Signal++
> >
> > !endorsed by DOW!
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 6, 2025, 22:54 Russell Senior <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Signal++
> > >
> > > On Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM Richard England <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Signal is another Telegram like Whatsapp replacement. I use it to
talk
> > > > to family in Ohio and daughter in Medford
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ~~R
> > > > Non fenestras quia MCMXC - Linux vincit
> > > >
> > > > On 10/6/25 11:01, Chuck Hast wrote:
> > > > > I use it all the time. I gather information on my cell phone and
come
> > > home
> > > > > to my shop/lab/shack/whatever
> > > > > and plug cell into my Linux Mint computer. I open app that I use to
> > > collect
> > > > > information on lab gear I service,
> > > > > and I cut and paste that information from the phone screen to my
> > > regular
> > > > > service app on my linux box.
> > > > > I also cut and paste data from the service order to the app on my
> > > phone. So
> > > > > from my point of view I am
> > > > > already, I think, doing what you want to do. I can make the phone
> > > screen
> > > > > quite large, I actually use that
> > > > > screen next to the work app on my computer where I close out the
job.
> > > > >
> > > > > The phone app is a royal pita to use, so that is why I do this.
> > > > > Scrcpy rules as far as I am concerned.
> > > > > I am using a Pixel 8 for the phone and Mint for the desktop/laptop
(I
> > > use
> > > > > it on both machines) for my
> > > > > work machines
> > > > >
> > > > > Oh and by the way, when someone calls the RX audio comes through the
> > > > > computer audio system so
> > > > > no issue there.... I suppose if I had a mic on it that would also be
> > > used,
> > > > > but the phone mic does just
> > > > > fine there.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think the only thing I have found that was an issue with it was
> > > Whattsapp
> > > > > but then what can you expect
> > > > > from Meta that will not even create a Linux app for Whatsapp (I have
> > > to use
> > > > > it to talk to my wife in Costa
> > > > > Rica and other folks down there. I am trying to get her to move to
> > > telegram
> > > > > which DOES work with Linux
> > > > > and has a nice native app.) Meta continues to suck and blow dog...
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM Nat Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> Scrcpy does look cool, I'll have to check it out. here's some more
> > > apps
> > > > >> like it:
> > > > >>
> > https://www.airdroid.com/remote-control/alternatives-to-samsung-dex/
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM Nat Taylor <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>> Samsung DeX lets you use your android phone like a computer, with
a
> > > > >>> keyboard and mouse. I think you just need a usb hub or maybe it
> > > works
> > > > >>> with bluetooth? I know that's not what you asked about though...
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM Vince Winter <
> > > [email protected]>
> > > > >>> wrote:
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>> Scrcpy is very good. It binds together a lot of adb. I have used
> > to
> > > to
> > > > >> put
> > > > >>>> my phone on a larger screen. Works pretty well and let's you use
a
> > > > >> mouse.
> > > > >>>> I
> > > > >>>> use the flags -S for turn off screen on the phone -w for keep
> > phone
> > > from
> > > > >>>> sleeping.
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>> Occasionally there is apps that don't work with it, there isn't
> > > really
> > > > >>>> work
> > > > >>>> arounds for those. They do it for privacy reasons and/or DRM
> > > reasons.
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>> Vince Winter, Technology Sorcerer of the Adept Circle
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2025, 5:47 PM Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>>> This is vaguely Linux, because I hope to set up shell scripts
> > > > >>>>> to connect to an Android phone with "scrcpy" (or other Linux
> > > > >>>>> app), and operate the phone with the mouse and keyboard on a
> > > > >>>>> big screen Debian desktop via a USB cable and Linux apps.
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> Sadly, my jittery hands and elderly eyes make it difficult
> > > > >>>>> to operate a screen phone to put it into the correct modes.
> > > > >>>>> A clicky backspace BUTTON on the Android would be very
> > > > >>>>> helpful, which is why I am trying to connect with scrcpy
> > > > >>>>> from Linux ... and connect to a world that increasingly
> > > > >>>>> requires a "smart phone" for basic survival.
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> Hearing loss doesn't help, either.
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> Until now, I depended on my wife for this, but yesterday's
> > > > >>>>> brush with her urgent care doctors made clear that I *MUST*
> > > > >>>>> be able to navigate what I call a dodopaddle. Hopefully
> > > > >>>>> without developing the kneejerk behavioral pathologies that
> > > > >>>>> "smart" phones encourage. That shades into plug-talk; for
> > > > >>>>> now, basic connection to the "smart" phone universe with
> > > > >>>>> Linux, clicky keyboard, and ball/optical mouse is my goal.
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> Tested ideas? Expert suggestions? Paid help?
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> Keith L.
> > > > >>>>> --
> > > > >>>>> Keith Lofstrom [email protected]
> > > > >>>>>
> > >
> >
>
