Re:Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)
by godelski on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @03:34PM
(#33181913)
> I have repeatedly been unable to convince iOS users to use Signal because "I don't want another app".
Here's how I've convinced my iPhone friends. I tell them if they actually want to send pictures and videos to me that aren't potato quality they can either switch to an Android, email me, or use Signal. At this point Signal is more like a cross platform iMessage. This tends to move people over because Apple's walled garden makes group chats infeasible with mixed devices.
Re:Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)
by fsflover on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @04:28PM
(#33182625)
Signal is another walled garden, where you have no say in their decisions and simply must obey or leave. Consider Matrix if you want to have the freedom.
Here's how I've convinced my iPhone friends. I tell them if they actually want to send pictures and videos to me that aren't potato quality they can either switch to an Android, email me, or use Signal. At this point Signal is more like a cross platform iMessage. This tends to move people over because Apple's walled garden makes group chats infeasible with mixed devices.