This also blocks me from using TextSecure/Signal, because they require Google Play Services at run-time.
I'm using a BlackBerry OS 10 device, which can run Android apps, and I even have Google Play running on it, but Google Play Services is stubbed for a large part on BB10, making some apps (such as Google Maps, Google Calendar, and Signal) impossible to use.
Why a security/privacy oriented application such as signals wants to bind so strongly with Google's services, I don't understand.
I'm using a BlackBerry OS 10 device, which can run Android apps, and I even have Google Play running on it, but Google Play Services is stubbed for a large part on BB10, making some apps (such as Google Maps, Google Calendar, and Signal) impossible to use.
Why a security/privacy oriented application such as signals wants to bind so strongly with Google's services, I don't understand.