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Originally I've download the signal app through playstore, but often it also get updates from Droid-ify(Fdroid client). Today its weird and I got this . Explain to me this.
On the Droid-ify the signal app is provided by: org.thoughtcrimes.securesms
"This app tries to spy on your personal data"
Needless to say Google hates competition
I'll just drop this here
What is the benefit of using this instead of Signal?
Android tablets as linked devices is why I use it. Something Signal seems to refuse to add.
~~The package name is correct~~, but signal was never on F-droid.
Do you have a third party repo that might be compromised?
Edit: Package name isn't correct, so that's almost definitely a compromised version. Get rid of it ASAP.
org.thoughtcrimes.securesms
It actually might not be, googling "org.thoughtcrimes.securesms" doesn't get results.
thoughtcrimes vs. thoughtcrime
My question though is how this popped up in droidify, would someone need to manually add some special repo?
I missed that, thanks for pointing it out. The one without S is the correct one.
But that makes me wonder, how did OP not end up with two signal apps then?
Turn off Play "Protect".
In most cases I'd be the first to support your idea.
but here it actually blocked malware?
Didn't notice the "droid-ify" part, whatever that is. Install apps from trusted sources like F-Droid or dev's website and you don't need Google to scan your phone and tell you what you can or cannot install.
Droid-ify is just a different client for F-Droid. It should be safe and uses the same repositories
I really like droid-ify. Its a nice, good-looking alternative to fdroid. Also I'd advice to use molly foss instead of the original signal app.