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Today I found out that #nextcloud Talk does not receive push notifications on Android when installed from F-Droid. But it does when the same app is installed from Google Play.

I knew about Google Cloud Messaging but i didnt know that only apps downloaded from Google Play were able/allowed to subscribe to Google's push service.

Is this correct @nextcloud ? And if so, shouldnt Talk users be told on the F-Droid download page that they wont know when they are being called?

#fdroid #nextcloudtalk

in reply to Matv1

I think it's more that F-Droid users don't want Google services to be used in the background. Because that is often the reason why F-Droid is used in the first place (exceptions confirm the rule).
in reply to Markus

Thanks, I see that. But still, it kind of defeats the point of a voice/video calling app when you cannot know when you are being called..
So it would be good if that could be explained on the Fdroid download page of NC Talk I think.

And make no mistake, I think it is awsum that Nextcloud is providing its apps on F-Droid as well.

in reply to Matv1

Nextcloud Talk's F-Droid page does mention this lack of notifications for F-Droid users, however it's a little understated:

"Features: [...] Mobile call & chat push notifications (only if installed from Google Play)"

Your feedback is helpful! We'll try to clarify this for future users.

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