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SpecialNose9325 t1_isa3x8o wrote

Reply to comment by NinjaRapGoGoGoGo in Signal is winding down plaintext SMS support in its Android app by tuiasi

Dont phones literally have a built in SMS app ? Or atleast Google Messages built in.

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NinjaRapGoGoGoGo t1_isa4h6e wrote

Yeah they do. I had originally stopped using mine when I was using a galaxy S8 that couldn't be updated and there was security exploits that could be run through the default app. Using signal was an easy way to avoid that.

I suppose now that I'm on a new phone I could go back to the stock app.

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SpecialNose9325 t1_isa4s0h wrote

I guess if youre american, SMS is pretty important.

Most of Asia just relies on Whatsapp and Europe on FB Messenger. Nobody even cares for SMS here anymore

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bakfietsman69 t1_isamdps wrote

Well as a Dutch person myself, I have never used FB messenger. But you are right in that nobody uses SMS anymore, pretty much only at festivals where it is the only way to connect with your friends since 4G connection is so bad then.

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