• Re: FOSS Contacts app with privacy for backup & restore offline

    From Martin Schöön@3:633/10 to All on Monday, February 09, 2026 11:23:15
    Den 2026-02-05 skrev Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com>:
    < snip >
    You can use this FOSS contact program for private backup and restore.
    *DOpen Contacts* (Dialer + Open Contacts) <https://f-droid.org/en/packages/opencontacts.open.com.opencontacts/> <https://gitlab.com/sultanahamer/OpenContacts> debug APK available

    < snip >

    How about the Contact app from Fossify?
    https://www.fossify.org/apps/

    /Martin

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  • From Martin Schöön@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 08:32:52
    Den 2026-02-09 skrev Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com>:
    Martin Sch??n wrote:
    You can use this FOSS contact program for private backup and restore.
    *DOpen Contacts* (Dialer + Open Contacts)
    <https://f-droid.org/en/packages/opencontacts.open.com.opencontacts/>
    <https://gitlab.com/sultanahamer/OpenContacts> debug APK available

    < snip >

    How about the Contact app from Fossify?
    https://www.fossify.org/apps/

    < snip >

    So definitely, I need help and advice for storing contacts in a usable
    way (e.g., without populating the sqlite database) but with dialer/sms/mms functionality (which I've been testing DOpen Contacts with for a few days).

    I don't really like the GUI in DOpen Contacts, so I'm all for testing
    another contacts app that keeps the contacts out of the sqlite database
    and supports VCF import/export for backup/restore.

    < snip >

    I tried installing OpenContacts yesterday using f-droid and was met by
    an error message. I did not have the presence of mind to screenshot
    it but it was something about issues with digital signing of the
    application.

    /Martin

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  • From Martin Schöön@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, February 12, 2026 09:31:59
    Den 2026-02-12 skrev Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com>:
    Martin Sch??n wrote:
    I tried installing OpenContacts yesterday using f-droid and was met by
    an error message. I did not have the presence of mind to screenshot
    it but it was something about issues with digital signing of the
    application.

    < snip >

    Most likely cause in your case you may have had an older OpenContacts build perhaps, or a fork perhaps, or maybe even a version installed from
    somewhere other than F-Droid perhaps as in *those* cases, F-Droid will refused to overwrite it because the signing keys won't match.

    No, never tried OpenContacts before.

    < big snip >

    /Martin

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