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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by 0bs1d1an@infosec.pub to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

When not using Google Play services (e.g. GrapheneOS, LineageOS users), Signal can be a real battery drain. Molly with UnifiedPush on the other hand is extremely battery efficient.

Here's how to set this up, using Nextcloud as the UnifiedPush provider.

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[-] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Really though? ๐Ÿ˜† 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. ๐Ÿ’€

[-] JadedBlueEyes@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago

You can use scrcpy or similar to mirror your phone screen, and/or take a screenshot

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

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. โค๏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.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

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.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

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!

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