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Messages by Google mentions (274)

• Trying to reach your phone

  Just started using Messages through a browser on my PC messages.google.com/. Unless I keep my phone (S22 Ultra) screen on, I get "Trying to reach your phone" on the PC browser. Source: 5 months ago

• Is there a place to suggest software you'd like to be on the AUR? If not, let it be here!

  I've moved on to Ferdium by the way via the ferdium-electron AUR package. I also use Tuta, Skiff, Google Messages and YouTube Music with it. Source: 5 months ago

• Google Messages Mess - Apple's iPhone Message app vs Web app

  Some messages show up on my phone, but not on messages.google.com ... Some messages show up on messages.google.com but not on my phone. This morning I noticed that on a message thread between my girlfriend and me (about the less-than-important subject of our performance in Wordle this morning) everything I sent to her from the web app showed up on my web app but not on my phone, and every reply from her showed... Source: 5 months ago

• Text Message Forwarding from iPhone

  Then you can just visit https://messages.google.com/ on your Mac and iPad to see your sms? Source: 5 months ago

• Messages By Google Across Desktop & Pixel 8

  I'll often read a message on my computer first (as I'll be working and have messages.google.com as a tab) and then I'll look at my phone later, see I have a message, and click on it, only to see it is an old message. Source: 5 months ago

Silence.im mentions (33)

• Silence alternative or updated versions (supporting arm64)

  I would like to use Silence to encrypt my SMS, but the app isn't updated and doesn't support arm64 (I have a Pixel 7). Source: 11 months ago

• Why do people still use facebook even after the billions of dollars in fines?

  LOL, I had in mind a more E2E sms solution. I saw this in Fdroid but have not experimented with it. But it might be the low bar my contacts can accept to stay in touch with me. Source: 11 months ago

• what are the alternatives for encrypted sms now?

  Maybe https://silence.im/ ? But the latest release was 4 years ago. Source: 12 months ago

• Vonage Help!

  My first answer was https://silence.im/. However it seems to be semi abandoned and unmaintained. Source: about 1 year ago

• Signal alternative?

  I have yet to find anything roughly compatable that also seems to be in active development. Slience looks like it but doesnt seem to be really active at all. Source: about 1 year ago