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Can you run Signal with basically no iOS or Android devices right now and still do the (mandatory) prove-your-phone-id steps?

It feels like very near future I, and everyone else who cares about computing autotonomy, we're all gonna have to start runnin' the Linux phones, no matter how non-ideal that user experience is right now

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in reply to Christine Lemmer-Webber

Cassandrich
Cassandrich
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There is no special device permission to verify the ownership of the phone number. It's based on SMS. AIUI you've always been fine running Signal on a different phone than the one your SIM is in. Same should work with real full client on non-Android Linux.
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Canageek
Canageek
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question, aren't there degooled Android versions that would also work? That's been my backup plan since I have a pixel and I think that's the line that they do the most work on... or am I missing something obvious?
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encrypted.vvhispers 💫
encrypted.vvhispers 💫
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@Canageek I think the issue is when these phones break and there are no new android phones that can be used due to hardware lockdown
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