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>Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)

Literally the only reason I recommend others and use Signal myself?

Seriously, Signal doesn't have the userbase to drop SMS support. All my Signal contacts use WhatsApp or Telegram that I already have installed. I use signal mostly as a SMS app, secondly as E2E communication. It will be easier to uninstall Signal.

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Seriously. I don't want to use another locked in messenger app, that everyone else must use or I won't get their messages. I use signal because it's secure, but also because it's low friction and seamless into SMS if the other user doesn't have signal. This is another step in the wrong direction for Signal.

The complete lack of awareness of this decision is astounding, the userbase is about to disappear. Those of us that convinced non-technical friends and family to use Signal are now expected to explain to them how to juggle 2 messaging apps? yeah it's not happening, the uninstall rate is going to be huge and there will be no recovery of those users

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