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Anyone had their signal app want to auto update from itself rather than an app store? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My signal app a week ago had 2 seperate, a few days apart, app updates from the app itself. Asking to check install from unknown sources to be checked inside the settings. Giving prompts from the notification drop down. Such as app update available. Click it, asked for setting to be checked, I checked it, it said it updated, all seems well and fine.

But doing this outside of both stores which usually update the app from say F droid or Aurora. I've never seen this happen ever. It wasn't a user confirmation. It was a total app update.

Seems odd that the signal app itself asked to update itself from a notification from the drop down menu. How can I make sure it has not been compromised? Anyone else experienced something of the sort?

Android phone. Pixel. Gos.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

It was 10 days ago for the last update, then the first one was a few days prior to that. Those two were the only two ever to have that happen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I had the same at the same time. I ignored the app request and updated from app store

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Phew. OK. Thanks. I'd rather post and ask then be ignorant. Still unsettling.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I had the same "that's weird" reaction too. So not just you, would be good to know if it was kosher or a malware. I might have a dig now

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Let me know if you find anything. Follow up. I'll check too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ok. So I found on announcements at https://community.signalusers.org/ that Signal added obtainium to the download options (due to google delays on releasing through play store). I also got another update notification from Signal app this morning, which went away once I upgraded to the latest version. Could be related ?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I wonder too. It has to be them pushing the update through the app itself. I got another update notif. Last night. I checked both stores and no updates there. This must be it! Just seemed super odd at first.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Yes. I remember seeing the notifications. I then went to Obtainium and updated. What I do not know is if these were signal or obtainium notifications. It did seem odd at the time.