Need something achievable for an extremely tech illiterate person on iOS. I got told about this after they are already gone and have no access to the device, but am asked to solve the problem.

  • Extras@lemmy.today
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    1 year ago

    Can even get the apk from their website that has a self updater so no aurora store/playstore needed also available on ios. Simplex is another option but not as user friendly for older folk

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      It’s a pain that they are so secret about the webpage, but here it is, if you want to install the Signal apk for non-google-play devices:

      https://signal.org/android/apk/

      Note: this is a different version than the one on google play because it defaults to websocket. The one on Google play will not work without google play (what technically will not work is the notifications I believe, but I’m not sure anymore, it’s been a while since I was in that situation). Besides that, I believe the versions are identical. Also, this version will send you a notification for updates which are done by the app itself.

      It has worked flawlessly for years for me.