Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the masses

Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by davidw on Friday February 14, 2020 @12:33PM (#22328360)

I am pretty happy with whatever Google calls its chat/hangouts thing these days, as I can send SMS's from my browser or chat via either a browser or my phone, and it's all pretty transparent.

I want nothing to do with tech I can only use on my phone.

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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by MAGZine on Friday February 14, 2020 @02:36PM (#22329548)

Hangouts is actually one of the best messaging apps to this day, I'll be sad when it disappears.

I love being able to send and receive messages from my PC and phone, seamlessly. And, probably the best part of all? All of my messages are searchable using Google's excellent search in my gmail inbox. I've been able to find specific messages I remember sending years ago. No other messaging platform does this (at least, not well).

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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by jahlove on Friday February 14, 2020 @02:44PM (#22329637)

I wish they would have added search to the mobile app. Too busy creating endless new mobile-only chat apps I guess.

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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by davidw on Friday February 14, 2020 @02:50PM (#22329690)

I think if you search in the gmail app, they'll turn up.

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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by tw04 on Friday February 14, 2020 @12:45PM (#22328451)

But it's not encypted. And Google keeps threatening to kill it.

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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by davidw on Friday February 14, 2020 @12:52PM (#22328526)

Yes, those are good points, but kind of tangential to mine.

I really don't understand where Google is going with its chat thing, as I find it just about perfect for what I need.

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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by Marsymars on Friday February 14, 2020 @06:32PM (#22331505)

Are you referring to hangouts with the USA-only Google Voice service?

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Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma... by thekyle on Friday February 14, 2020 @02:14PM (#22329360)

The desktop version of Signal works very similarly to Android Messenger. Although Signal doesn't require the phone to be turned on to send receive messages.

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