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Re:Pixel 10 Phones by no_wizard on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @03:46PM (#44965624)
both iOS and Facetime are super slick and baked into the device. The end user doesn't even have to really know how to the app to use the feature as it were. It shows up on a contact as a button click.

Signal does not, even on Android. You have to deliberately use it.

That small friction isn't great when you're likely one of few people using it in day to day life of others.

FaceTime on the other hand, just works

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Re:Pixel 10 Phones by crtasm on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @04:20PM (#44965984)
When I view a contact on Android there are options for Signal message/call/video call. This is on LineageOS.
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Re:Pixel 10 Phones by warkdarrior on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @04:34PM (#44966145)
Does that mean Signal has access to my contacts? So much for privacy!
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Re:Pixel 10 Phones by odo1242 on Wednesday August 20, 2025 @05:11PM (#44966521)
It does not, actually. Signal only gets the contact number if you click on the button.
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Re:Pixel 10 Phones by crtasm on Friday August 22, 2025 @11:33AM (#44985853)
In my case I allowed Signal to access my contacts and these options only appear for people who use it, don't know what happens if you deny the access.
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