Signal Alternative with SMS Support (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by LazerDickMcCheese@sh.itjust.works to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml

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I used Signal for years and loved it, but I need SMS support to talk to, well, anyone I know. Is there a secure choice that's near-equal?

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[-] socsa@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I think it's a bad idea to mix the two tbh.

[-] gamey@feddit.rocks 0 points 1 year ago

Your preinstalled SMS app is usually the best way to receive SMS, I wouldn't give and unnecessary app permissions to access them!

[-] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

But it's not E2E encrypted

[-] gamey@feddit.rocks 2 points 1 year ago

That's because SMS isn't end to end encrypted in general, you need a encryption client on both sides to achive E2E encryprion aka Singal to Signal or something comparable.

[-] Steve@communick.news 0 points 1 year ago

I've never heard of anything that offers secure messaging like Signal, and insecure SMS.

But there are lots of SMS apps that can be used along with Signal. No need for them to be the same app.

[-] inasaba@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

It was really convenient when you could just use one app.

[-] LazerDickMcCheese@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

That's my current setup, but Signal gets no use because I can't convince anyone to switch

[-] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

When they dropped SMS support I went to qksms and SimpleX chat. I don't even have Signal anymore.

Sure was nice to have only one app.

this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2023

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