That doesn't address the criticism that this thread started with:
Unified Push, which works flawlessly on Molly, could easily be implemented in the regular client.
Unified Push, which works flawlessly on Molly, could easily be implemented in the regular client.
Signal works without GMS or any alternative, at the cost of more phone wakeups. This is much more preferable to everyone whose WiFi or data service you use see you connect to "push.myownname.com", or for you to rely in some rando gatekeeping your message delivery.
Mozilla has one. Hell, Signal _themselves_ could host a UnifiedPush server. Not an excuse to say 'you use Google or our app uses 10x the battery'.
But not providing one does seem to follow with their "be a normie as much as possible in order to not stand out" mantra, even if (to me) providing that extra service for non-GMS users seems harmless. Maybe it's not, I don't know.
Anyway, however much more battery it uses, from my experience, it hasn't been an inconvenience, the phone still lasts a couple of days without charging.