[desdiv]

There's a FOSS replacement for Google Play Services¹, and even Moxie himself² suggests using Signal with it if you not comfortable with Google Play.

¹ https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki

² https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...

[dmichulke]

I am using it and while it's not really working for me (I suppose an update broke it), it's enough to convince Signal to install.

It doesn't receive push notifications but I still receive messages once I run the app in the foreground (a thing I almost consider a feature now and not a bug)

[justinjlynn]

from 2: > I understand that federation and defined protocols that third parties can develop clients for are great and important ideas, but unfortunately they no longer have a place in the modern world.

Wow, Moxie... What the hell?