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jttnr • today at 11:50 AM • 5 replies • view on HN

TIL: The official Signal app can now use one account, shard over two devices.

This was my main reason to use Molly over Signal.

https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-allows-iphones-to-be-lin...


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unsnap_biceps • today at 4:57 PM

Unfortunately linked accounts don't count as primary devices so you will always have to keep the original device active or else they'll eventually delete your account.

FreakyT • today at 12:10 PM

That article only mentions iPhones, for which Molly was never an option anyway.

But, apparently Android is also supported: https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-allows-android-phones-to...

So glad they finally added this!

m4r71n • today at 4:24 PM

I have the opposite use case where I need to have two Signal accounts on a single phone. Having Molly alongside the official Signal app was always the solution, but I wish Signal would allow switching between profiles, or Android would allow arbitrary user accounts (I don't really want to add Signal to my work profile).

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elektor • today at 12:10 PM

Wow, they have not done a good job advertising that when I needed that feature.

I’ve been using Beeper to keep using Signal on my older iPhone when I upgraded.

cycomanic • today at 1:44 PM

That has been my main reason for Molly as well. Good they finally understood that people might be using more than 1 phone.

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