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what messaging apps do you use?
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I use Signal kinda exclusively. Managed to migrate my friends and family away from WhatsApp a few years back (I am living in Europe).
It's not perfect, but it is the best alternative for the masses.
How did you do it ? I cant get them to migrate.
To be real, getting someone to change their habit is near impossible and when that happens, just send them SMS.
The way I did it was getting rid of the apps I no longer wanted on my phone. This forced people to send text messages. If they try sending a good pic/video it would obviously fail. Their only option was usually something more difficult than just installing Signal. I don't provide Whatsapp as an alternative. I did lose some contacts, but close friends/family will obviously opt for the better messaging experience compared to default SMS.