Ok thanks yeah it was a .deb package. It says it in the command where I installed the repository. I thought all packages were supposed to be either snap or flatpak but now I understand.

Ok I installed it using the commands for Ubuntu. So it was a .deb package

If you decide to use Google Messages on an Android custom OS, set up Contacts Scopes (if you can) or else it it will have access to all of them around the time you first open the app.

Ok thanks. Are flatpaks better for isolation than snaps? I see many people avoid snaps.

It did that to me also. As soon as i tapped Agree, i saw that it had more permissions enabled.

If I was installing it again, I’d try turning off network access before tapping Agree but I’m not sure if this would work.

edit On GrapheneOS you can use scopes and decide which contacts it has access to.

Thanks I’ll look into it