celmit@lemmy.ca to The Signal messenger and protocol.English · 9 months agoSignal now lets you keep your phone number private with the launch of usernamestechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down11
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkSignal now lets you keep your phone number private with the launch of usernamestechcrunch.comcelmit@lemmy.ca to The Signal messenger and protocol.English · 9 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareSuperSynthia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down5·9 months agoCan someone explain the overall use case of signal? I know it’s good for encrypted chats and that’s about it :(
minus-squareᗪᗩᗰᑎlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoA better cross-platform SMS/MMS/RCS/iMessage.
minus-squareɐɥO@lemmy.ohaa.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoIts a messanger like Whatsapp, Fb messanger or iMessage.
minus-squareSuperSynthia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoI gotcha. Thank you for the reply.
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minus-squareSuperSynthia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoMakes sense, thank you for the confirmation :)
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoSignal is like using sealed letters in the mail, where as other messaging apps are like using postcards.
minus-squareComradesexual@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoIt was a better alternative to Whatsapp until it no longer became capable of handling messages from Whatsapp.
Can someone explain the overall use case of signal? I know it’s good for encrypted chats and that’s about it :(
A better cross-platform SMS/MMS/RCS/iMessage.
Its a messanger like Whatsapp, Fb messanger or iMessage.
I gotcha. Thank you for the reply.
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Makes sense, thank you for the confirmation :)
Signal is like using sealed letters in the mail, where as other messaging apps are like using postcards.
It was a better alternative to Whatsapp until it no longer became capable of handling messages from Whatsapp.