Molly.im (hardened #Signal) just broke on #grapheneOS and I can't "re-register" my device. Locked out everywhere.
Anyone else seeing this? Have any tips?
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just spontaneously?? after an update?
never had a problem myself...
Hm. Actually yes, I think this mess started after I updated nixos on my laptop (which updated signal-desktop) and that's where I saw this weird notification. It said I had to update the software on my 'original device.' I had originally installed Signal on my old phone, but then transferred the account to my new (grapheneOS) a while ago. It gets too messy and complicated to explain from there. Suffice it to say, this is probably my fault.
I use Molly on two different profiles on graphene os. Molly is always behind Signal by a bit. Maybe the update to signal desktop on the laptop put it 'out of reach' for the Molly versions on my phone.
Guess it'll be quiet for a few days while I wait and see...
trying to re-register I never get the same errors twice. "Error connecting to service" one time, another time it claims my PIN is wrong, I try to create a new one, "Error saving PIN," another time I get the 'are you a human' screen and other times I don't. Weirdness.
...fixed:
- made a backup of my molly/signal data
- cleared molly app cache and deleted data
- updated molly from v7.39.5-2-FOSS -> v7.42.1-2-FOSS
- restored the account from backup, re-registered device
- re-linked laptop
don't remember how I got molly running in multiple profiles on grapheneos but at least I'm back in business for now
I don't seem to be having any problems. I'm on graphene, wife is on calyx, both work.
I think it was my own fault. I had updated Signal desktop which then wasn't compatible with the older version of Molly on my mobile device. Should've been an easy fix--update Molly--but I got confused and did everything wrong.
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