I’m trying to use signal on two profiles of my grapheneos phone. I’m already aware signal only allows one device per account, so I’ve been trying to use the Molly fork, which allows me to connect as a linked device. However, when I switch profiles and try to link it just doesn’t work. Does anyone have any solutions? This is really important to me.

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    13 hours ago

    Ah, they just opened up the ability to connect devices to an account. I have it on my tablet and phone simultaneously. The tablet only fetches messages when I open the app though. Not sure if that’s intended, or something about my device, and I actually prefer it to notifications on both anyway; which other messagers do on the same devices.

    I’m not sure how it would work on separate profiles on the same device though. If it’s one account, it would seem strange if it did work fully since they’re both linked to the same number/account. Two accounts might work, I dunno

    • Lytia @lemmy.todayEnglish
      2·
      13 hours ago

      If you have two seperate profiles on GrapheneOS, any apps inside the profile would generally assume it’s running on a completely seperate device. If the app was malicious it could technically tell that it’s installed on the same phone, but Signal is not. Using Signal across two profiles would be effectively the same as using Signal across two different phones.

      • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        13 hours ago

        So it should work like it does with my tablet and phone. One being the primary the main profile/phone and the other being secondary side profile/tablet.

        • Lytia @lemmy.today
          2·
          11 hours ago

          You punctuated your reply as a statement but phrased it as a question… but yes, it should just function as any other secondary device.