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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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[–] JadedBlueEyes@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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. ❤️

[–] UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 1 day ago (1 children)

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?

[–] UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

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 15 hours ago

I guess I don't really have a reason to access my phone via my computer. Everything I use has a desktop interface — 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!