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I don't really get the big deal, it feels like a janky workaround when people could just use a different messaging platform and wait till Apple complies with the EU order
Around where I am, lots of friends have Apple devices but chats are still scattered across various messaging platforms
Its just the silliest things. I would love for these people to be strapped into a chair, forcibly made to download Signal and open account, and be like "Oh, deng it Buck, its really not such a big fucking deal that I was bitching about nothing in relation to"
Do it to everyone who refuses out of non-principle and suddenly, the bullshit excuse ("but but nobody's on it") evaporates
I used Signal since it was called TextSecure and I don't think I ever successfully got another person using it.
Eventually uninstalled it because it was just largely useless, anytime I messaged a friend who seemed to be using it they were more confused than anything.
Last I checked, Signal still hasn't fixed their giant UX problem, which is that when you first install the app, it announces you to other Signal users on your contact list. This makes it completely unusable for anybody who actually needs, you know, a secure messenger (like a domestic abuse victim).
I mean I use Signal every day and I love it. But it irks me that they're like "Oh we're super secure. Unless you're trying to get help from your abusive husband, in which case, guess what, we just snitched on you to your abusive husband! Good luck with that!"
Signal notifies users who have your phone number in their contact list; it doesn’t matter if you have them in theirs. It’s an unfortunate side effect of their using phone numbers as identifiers instead of usernames or friend codes or something.
Still a problem, and you basically need a new number as a workaround if you’re trying to conceal that you’re using it. On the upside, they don’t get access to your profile without your permission, so if an ex sees that you signed up they don’t know if it’s you or if you changed your number