Molly(Signal fork) has not been updated since 3 months and is vulnerable
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#3Peak rank
2Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 31, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
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- 291
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- 167
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- DeepLogin
- Posted
- Oct 31, 2026
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- piefed.world
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Trending history
Molly(Signal fork) has not been updated since 3 months and is vulnerable was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 31, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 63 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #3 of 30, reached on Oct 31, 21:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 1, 02:52 UTC.
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TIL: The official Signal app can now use one account, shard over two devices. This was my main reason to use Molly over Signal. https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-allows-iphones-to-be-lin...
If anyone is interested, I run my own minimalist fork of Molly named Polly. I just released a stopgap with the fixes: - RingRTC 2.73.0-1, which includes the call-teardown fix (the hangup/hot-mic issue) - Signal's blacklist of the eight compromised eMudhra TLS intermediates…
Someone in that thread notes that when you install the Signal APK from here [1] it "doesn’t get updates tho", but this isn't the case. Signal will update itself; you get a notification to update. Often earlier than the Play Store, probably due to its reputation to randomly delay updates. [1]…
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Is Molly(Signal fork) has not been updated since 3 months and is vulnerable trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 1, 02:52 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Molly(Signal fork) has not been updated since 3 months and is vulnerable reached?
#3 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 31, 21:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Molly(Signal fork) has not been updated since 3 months and is vulnerable been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 31, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (63 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
291 points and 167 comments; submitted by DeepLogin on Oct 31, 2026.