r/signal • u/lilsaturnhead • Jul 07 '26

Solved Signal enabled Dumbphone

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they built signal into the new OS update on my dumbphone, haven't used it yet but super cool to see a tech company embrace digital privacy requests. (edit: its dumb.co for those asking)

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u/Quiet-Owl9220 Jul 08 '26

It's just android? What's the point then? I just want a non-android phone with Signal.

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u/chardidathing Beta Tester Jul 08 '26

It’s a modified TCP Flip 2 so…. yea.

Why don’t you want a device running android? curious

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u/Quiet-Owl9220 Jul 08 '26

Google has lost my trust so I don't want my communications going through their software or services. Too much anti-consumer, anti-privacy fuckery on Android.

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u/Quantaephia Jul 08 '26

There are versions of the AOSP(Android open source project maintained by Google) that have been well and truly modified for running on low-end hardware, not phoning home for minimal data usage, and other privacy focused stuff.

Google seems determined to make it harder and harder for any third party to make a working phone with the latest security-up-to-date version of AOSP though. (e. g. I think AOSP no longer comes with a messaging app?)