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Using Molly (Signal) with UnifiedPush
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I tried every way I could find but every path I took in the setup process of Molly told me to scan a QR code, but how tf do I scan a QR code with my phone, that is shown on my phone's screen. So I gave up. I really tried to make Molly a linked device. ๐คทโโ๏ธ If anybody has the exact process for this, please hit me with a reply. Would love to try Molly on the side of Signal proper, without losing Signal as the main app/device.
Take a picture of the code with a webcam or another phone, worked for me.
Really though? ๐ I guess that's what I gotta do. (I won't btw.) But what if I didn't have another camera lol. This whole setup would fail miserably. Just let me have a link I can click as well. ๐
You can use scrcpy or similar to mirror your phone screen, and/or take a screenshot
I won't do any of this stuff, mostly because I don't care enough to test it, and I soft-refuse to get this to work unless it's in a way the app developers intended. I don't know why I have this principle. The shit needs to work without workarounds, otherwise it's bad design. Kind of?
But I really appreciate the help, regardless. โค๏ธ
I agree with you in spirit but would also like to shill for scrcpy in general if you aren't already using it. Mirroring phone screen to my laptop is fucking amazing.
What do you use it for? I have my phone sitting on a small holder/stand next to my screen both at home and at work. What's your use case, if you don't mind sharing?
Keyboard and mouse input for the phone is a gamechanger for me. Having a manipulatable window that I can drag and drop files to is super nice as well.
Also since Slay the Spire doesn't have cross-saving and all my progress is on my phone I can play it without staring at my phone.
I guess I don't really have a reason to access my phone via my computer. Everything I use has a desktop interface โ Signal, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, my radio app, my podcasts app, Spotify, etc.
But it's good to have alternatives if something comes up! Thanks for the tip!