Got my first push notifications on #SimpleX

Have to say that having a ntfy server with proper networking (looking at you, Oracle free tier) and going all in on UnifiedPush has done wonders for mobile phone battery life.

After switching to Molly+MollySocket, I could probably go two days again, opposed to the battery warning on the first evening a couple weeks ago.

Without Mastodon and Lemmy, probably 3 days without a stretch. I still wonder if this Pixel 7a battery will last the full OS support period, new it was 20% / day with doomscrolling.

DAVx5 Release v4.5-ose · bitfireAT/davx5-ose

https://lazysoci.al/post/31198962

Erfolgreich von #Signal auf #Molly (#FOSS) mit #UnifiedPush gewechselt
Erfolgreich von #Threema auf Threema Libre mit Threema Push gewechselt

(A) Installation:
https://molly.im/
https://threema.com/de/faq/libre_installation

(B) Jeweils Datenbackup erstellen und dann bei ersten Öffnen der neuen Apps importieren

Stimmt es, dass #NextcloudTalk unter #Android kein #UnifiedPush oder eine andere Push-Alternative unterstützt? Ich kann das gar nicht fassen gerade, falls das tatsächlich stimmt. Man will doch #Nextcloud einsetzen, um sich unabhängig von den großen Diensten wie #Google und Co zu machen. Aber Nextcloud bietet ausgerechnet hier keine Alternative zu Googles Push-Dienst unter Android an? Es gibt sogar mit #Nextpush einen Unified-Push-Server für Nextcloud! Ich verstehe es nicht!

ARRRRRRGH!!!!

Have to use Reddit on a degoogled phone?

You can now get push notifications using Reddit's webapp over @unifiedpush in browsers that support it. (IronFox and soon Fennec)
#Reddit #deGoogle #UnifiedPush

I'm disappointed that @brave hasn't expressed support for #UnifiedPush. It's sad to see a browser that supposedly supports #privacy still relying on #Google and #Apple Services for Push Notifications.

Any chance this is already on the roadmap @BrendanEich?

As expected UnifiedPush works with Masotodon (v4.4.0+) web app!

Looks like #IronFox now has support for #UnifiedPush. https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/releases/v140.0.4

#IronFox v140.0.4 has been released, and the Firefox-based web browser for Android now officially supports UnifiedPush

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) has been live since last week, what you've missed:

* More categories and a Client bugfix WiP
* More appid and key changes
* #DAVx5 now with #UnifiedPush support
* #FennecFDroid search engine shenanigans, check your settings now!
* 15 years on #OSMAnd and better navigation
+ 4 new apps
& 131 more updates

Get up to speed: https://f-droid.org/2025/07/03/twif.html

Please . I'm going to stop short of saying you should not install the #ICEBlock app, but you should know that you're painting a giant target on your back if you use it, and it does not protect your information adequately. The Trump administration is not being coy about how they see this app and it's users, citing charges of obstruction of justice and general threats of prosecution.

The developer ignorantly insists the only way to safely use it is through iOS app store. That ignores the fact that Apple collects data on what users are installing what apps. It also ignores that the gov has been intercepting push notifications for several years now, so it would be as simple as comparing that data against those who receive push notifications at specific times to determine who is using the app.

The app is also closed-source, so the community cannot inspect it for vulnerabilities.

If they distributed through a 3rd party app store on Android, such as #fdroid (which you cannot do on iOS), they could allow users to run their own notification system using #unifiedpush. Google would not be involved at any stage.

Yes, this would be a high barrier to entry for use, but I think the usecase demands it. Almost certainly we will soon see prosecution for the apps' users and probably also removal from the App Store. Apple most certainly does not care enough to fight the government over this.

That is, unless, as I suspect, this app is actually a #honeypot.

Further reading:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/apple-admits-to-secretly-giving-governments-push-notification-data/

https://www.iceblock.app/android

https://www.newsweek.com/kirsti-noem-iceblock-deportation-immigration-app-2092878

#privacy #security #foss #fossdroid #ice #infosec #boostsappreciated

Good news! Next release of Fennec browser will support UnifiedPush. And IronFox plan to do it as well!

You'll be able to receive push notifications for many more apps if you're not using Play services, thanks to web apps.

Please interact with this post to test #UnifiedPush on #fairphone

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:

* Bimba test version out too soon
* "Co" stands for "community" in #CoMaps
* A better #DolphinEmulator
* Get your #FediPlan companion
* #FennecFDroid steady improvements
* Unified experiences in #Godot Editor
* New #Luanti is out #MineTest
* #MonoclesChat read if you use Tor
* #StatusIM blogs a lot
* #UnifiedPush in #Forkgram
+ 7 new apps
+ 179 updates
& more

Plan your next update: https://f-droid.org/2025/06/12/twif.html