• @hexagonwin
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    29 hours ago

    I liked this app, but it forced auto update without an option to disable so I switched back to Telegram FOSS.

  • atro_city
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    1314 hours ago

    Why not use a more secure app than Telegram which doesn’t have ads? I saw people mentioning matrix, signal, and simplex channels. Dunno if they’re still around.

    • Dot.OP
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      1514 hours ago

      While I rather use more secure apps for following public channels, sadly they don’t exist on other platforms.

      • atro_city
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        314 hours ago

        Gotcha. Maybe I’m underestimating just how many projects use telegram as a public channel…

    • @fl42v@lemmy.ml
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      1217 hours ago

      Nope, it didn’t when I last checked (mb ½year ago). Also, it has analytics and stuff.

      I personally ended up cloning mercury and adding a few of those patches myself, which is quite easy since you don’t need to add toggles (you always use what you use, and can skip adding what you don’t use)

    • Dot.OP
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      218 hours ago

      I believe not, the foss release will make the app run in the background to check for notifications.