RandallFlagg@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoWhat are some useful apps that are only found on F-Droid?message-squaremessage-square137fedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down11
arrow-up1277arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some useful apps that are only found on F-Droid?RandallFlagg@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square137fedilink
minus-squaremartinbasic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoSession is Signal with no phone number required. https://github.com/oxen-io/session-android
minus-squareJack.@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoAny reason to use it over matrix/element?
minus-squaremartinbasic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoI use it for transferring files and messages between my phones, and it uses Session ID instead of phone number, which is good for privacy. However using Session is different than using Matrix/Element, I think Element is still your first choice if you want to communicate with Matrix user.
Session is Signal with no phone number required.
https://github.com/oxen-io/session-android
Any reason to use it over matrix/element?
I use it for transferring files and messages between my phones, and it uses Session ID instead of phone number, which is good for privacy.
However using Session is different than using Matrix/Element, I think Element is still your first choice if you want to communicate with Matrix user.