Desktop app does not work without the phone? That is just plain untrue. You mean on the same account? Then yeah, it is weird to only have this link one-sided - but it is cumbersome anyway, so much more convenient to use two accounts.
I started using it on desktop first, in no way a mobile was involved. The closest thing I can think of is “Link a mobile” functionality, that can indeed display the profile from the phone on the computer but not vice versa… But this is not the required way of using the client.
700MB installed?
That’s electron for you!
Horrible… this is just horrible. The Android app is 300MB and it is the actual client.
The Desktop app is just a relay “receiver”, it doesnt work without the phone.
And it also uses a randomized port everytime which you need to allow, every time… at least using normally secure firewalls.
Desktop app does not work without the phone? That is just plain untrue. You mean on the same account? Then yeah, it is weird to only have this link one-sided - but it is cumbersome anyway, so much more convenient to use two accounts.
Hmm have to check that again.
I really like SimpleX on Android, it is a good and often way better Signal replacement.
I started using it on desktop first, in no way a mobile was involved. The closest thing I can think of is “Link a mobile” functionality, that can indeed display the profile from the phone on the computer but not vice versa… But this is not the required way of using the client.