Submitted 11 months ago by Ward@lemmy.nz to privacyguides@lemmy.one
With simple messager selling out & qksms no longer being actively worked on. What’s our options for open source sms messagers?
Should I dedicate time to learning flutter and building my own or does anyone know any cool foss projects working on this issue?
I use QUIK. It’s pretty minimalist and quite nice to use.
QUIK is a fork of QKSMS but updated. Partison SMS is another fork
Yeah
There’s no privacy in SMS messaging anyway. I use the messages app from AOSP. A little ugly but it works just fine.
Partisan-SMS 100%. QKSMS is no longer maintained and P-SMS is a security/privacy focused fork.
does Partisan-SMS function as a basic sms messager without encryption?
Yes it does, it works with or without encryption
Qksms is dead? That’s a bummer I was quite happy with it after signal stopped being a great SMS app for some reason.
Checkout P-SMS which is a fork of QKSMS
There is P-SMS which is a fork of QKSMS, that is what I use
There’s just no point in developing an app for a dead service. Just use the AOSP messaging app when you need.
I’m happy with my version of simple messenger, I’ve not updated it for a while… Am I good to keep using that? Can you explain more what you mean by selling out?
That is the one selling out. All “simple” tools where sold to an ad firm, the f-droid version is probably fine for now but if you got it from Google play : run.
Didn’t notice, thx.
That’s still simple mobile tools
That’s the OP is talking about selling out
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 11 months ago
You definitely shouldn’t invest time in SMS. Without RCS (or some custom messaging protocol support), “texting apps” are pretty much a dead market.
RCS is both more secure and more user friendly than SMS can be by design. Once the iPhone gets RCS support in the coming months/years, this will be especially true.
priapus@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
There is no open source RCS messaging app afaik
LWD@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I’m not sure how it’s more secure. End to end encryption is only available if the sender is using Google Messages, the receiver is using Google Messages, and IIRC if the transit server is Google Jibe. No Google, no encryption for you.
nymwit@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Samsung messages has Google’s RCS implementation and E2EE, too.
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 11 months ago
You’re right, I’ve updated my reply… Hopefully someday that will be a generic RCS feature not exclusive to Google and/or Apple and Google will work to make the E2EE work between their two systems.
smeg@feddit.uk 11 months ago
Plenty of services still unfortunately rely on SMS for 2FA, so we’ll still need a client to receive them. Doesn’t really need to be able to send them though, I don’t think any human has sent an SMS message deliberately for about 12 years!
scoobford@lemmy.one 11 months ago
sweats nervously in American
petrescatraian@libranet.de 11 months ago
@smeg Me and my friends use it as a fallback for mildly urgent stuff. If anything is more urgent, then we call each other.
@Dark_Arc
apis@beehaw.org 11 months ago
SMS is my primary mode of contact with the rest if the world. I use Signal as well, but most people I know only use SMS.
LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Quick question, is TCS mostly a protocol used in the US or something? Cos never heard of the term here in Europe. Maybe I just live under a rock tho.
ginerel@kbin.social 11 months ago
I am on Vodafone and I have it as well. I heard it's only available on the Google Messages app and on Samsung's app.
Natanael@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
If you have a Samsung or use the Google SMS messaging app then you can use RCS via their servers, even in Europe