Molly
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Molly, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Molly's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App locking
- The app can lock automatically under user-defined conditions.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Multi-device
- Users can link multiple devices, including Android tablets, to one Signal account.checked 9 Oct 2026
What it does
- Backups
- Signal backups can be restored in Molly, and Molly backups can be restored in Signal.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Build verification
- Molly supports reproducible builds so others can reproduce the APK from its build process.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- Molly connects to Signal's servers so users can chat with Signal contacts.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- Official downloads are listed through F-Droid, Accrescent, and GitHub.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Downloads and feedback
- Official download options include F-Droid, Accrescent, and GitHub; the project lists GitHub for bug reports and feature requests and Matrix for community chat.checked 9 Oct 2026
- FOSS edition
- Molly-FOSS is a version without proprietary software components; it uses OpenStreetMap for location sharing.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Molly connects to Signal's servers and can use SOCKS proxies or Tor through Orbot.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Local encryption
- Molly protects its app data at rest with passphrase encryption.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Locking
- Molly can lock automatically after a user-defined period of inactivity.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Memory protection
- Molly includes a secure RAM wiper to shred sensitive data from device memory.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Memory security
- Molly includes a feature to securely shred sensitive data from device memory.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Network privacy
- Molly supports SOCKS proxies and Tor via Orbot.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- Molly supports UnifiedPush notifications without Google, though UnifiedPush is unavailable on linked devices.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Molly is open source and is licensed under AGPL-3.0-only.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Molly is an independent, security-focused fork of Signal for Android.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to GitHub for bugs and feature requests and to Matrix for community discussion.checked 8 Oct 2026
- UnifiedPush requirement
- UnifiedPush requires access to a MollySocket server, which users can run themselves or use as a public instance.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Updates
- The project says it updates Molly every two weeks and applies security patches as soon as they are available.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Versions
- Molly offers two versions: Molly, which includes proprietary blobs, and Molly-FOSS, which does not.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The project describes Molly as independent; the pages reviewed do not state a maker name, headquarters, or founding date.checked 9 Oct 2026
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