Born from Signal, built for freedom. Molly is an independent Signal fork for Android, with a strong focus on security and hardening.
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Last Notes npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…ckpj We host the repo on GitHub Pages, so mollyim.github.io shares the IP addresses with other GitHub Pages sites, including curbengh.github.io. That's likely why NetGuard is flagging it. I guess Droidify retrieves the repo in a way that NetGuard can't tell which site it's actually reaching. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…fang Thanks. The project is very much alive and new beta update is coming. But DNS services for our domain are currently suspended. See https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android/issues/787#issuecomment-4969198591 npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…fxz7 We are working on the update to 8.18.x. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…nq09 Sure, w'll always review the merges. About Flatline, take a look at our post: https://fosstodon.org/@mollyim/116454489011025927 npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly We're late on updates, sorry! We've been stuck behind a manual merging bottleneck, especially as Signal has been making changes faster than ever. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…mlje Sure. We have a private repo that deploys our Flatline instance to the cloud using GitHub Actions. This instance is currently just for development and testing, but when it's finished it will become the public demo so people can try Flatline. And the CI scripts will also be public. So yes, that's planned. But we still have a lot of work left. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly Now we're working on accounts without phone numbers, and the technical draft is public. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly As some of you may know, we're building Flatline, a self‑hostable soft fork of the Signal Server. It lets you run a mostly Signal‑compatible server for research and private deployments. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…8ca5 We're testing Molly v8.2.2-1 internally right now and will release it very soon. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…3eqn We don't know yet. First we need to see what's feasible. Right now we're focused on building the platform to enable research and exploration of decentralization. Once this work is complete, we'll define a roadmap and share it. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…3eqn Core goals are to make the server self-hostable and provide a reproducible platform for research on Signal security and decentralization. We also want to test flexible registration without phone numbers. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…3eqn No FAQ or scope doc yet. Flatline is still early and under heavy development. But happy to answer specific questions here or in our chat room. We'll publish a working draft very soon on phone-less registration and the new identity model. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…gscv Thanks! We didn’t realize GitHub uses Fastly, and since we host molly.im there, that's shown in BGP. But DNSSEC/RPKI is not something we can enable ourselves. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…gscv Hey! Just to clarify, we don't use Fastly. Our releases are hosted on GitHub. If you have details on where you saw Fastly being used, we'd love to verify. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly Starting with v7.68.5-1, we've unified Molly and Molly-FOSS into a single fully FOSS app, with no proprietary dependencies. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…gzrp Each platform has its own version. Signal iOS doesn't match either of them. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…883c Yeah, definitely not for sleeping. It's a Datenklo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datenklo npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…tu4p Not at the moment. We'd need to grow a lot before supporting platforms other than Android. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly Molly is camping at #why2025. If you're around and curious about building something together, come say hi. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…rwt8 Hi! If the accessibility issue also exists in Signal (i.e. it's not caused by Molly-specific features or modifications), it's better to report it on the Signal GitHub first so it can be addressed upstream and benefit everyone, not just Molly users. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…80ey Looks like you're on the Signal beta, which makes switching to Molly harder since Molly usually follows the stable releases. If you're want to migrate to Molly, I'd recommend leaving Signal beta program. Even if you're not planning to switch, beta versions aren't ideal unless you're helping the Signal team by reporting bugs npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…pghl Not sure we got your first question right, but have you checked out our MollySocket project? npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @[email protected] just released a beta with the fix: https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android/releases/tag/v7.39.5-1 npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly Molly v7.39.4-1 is out now. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly Our new website is now live! Take a look at https://molly.im npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly After tons of work, we're excited to introduce the refreshed look of Molly in version 7.36.2-1. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…alsa @nprofile…69cw Thanks for mentioning it. These fixes are already in the latest version 7.32.2-1. We merged them into Molly a few weeks ago. Either way, we're releasing an update today. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…u0zh We still don't know if we'll support the option to convert a secondary device into a primary one. However, if you wait for Signal to release another feature they're working on called cloud backups, you'll likely be able to do it. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…u0zh Signal is about to release that feature. Wait a few days for us to merge it into Molly as well: https://signal.org/blog/a-synchronized-start-for-linked-devices/ npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly Signal has changed the authentication method on their servers, breaking older versions of MollySocket. If you're using UnifiedPush notifications in Molly, update your MollySocket server to v1.6.0! npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…2d55 It's not related, just a bug in the app. Try updating to the latest version of Molly, v7.29.4-1. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…czym This is a known bug in v7.29.3-1. We're rolling out a hotfix later today. You can track the fix here: https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android/issues/424 npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…gx4a Debug logs are also stored encrypted. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…gx4a If all goes well, we'll resume sweetlies project next year. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly @nprofile…2d55 Go to the server's URL. If they're using at least MollySocket v1.5.x, you'll find the QR code on the homepage. But as a basic precaution, we recommend using WebSockets instead of UnifiedPush and a random server. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly Sorry for the long delay in updating Molly. Recent updates to Signal have introduced several conflicts, requiring our small team to rewrite many Molly-specific features. npub1wa22was4qhxmzq5w3fyan04k9eqfdntx56sagkmt4p3g0seazrvsqc7c2x Molly We've just released a new #mollyim document called BUILDING. It provides detailed instructions for building the app from source code and self-signing it: https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android/blob/main/BUILDING.md
