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Signal mentions (180)

• WhatsApp forces Pegasus spyware maker to share its secret code

  Just so you know: https://grapheneos.org/ and https://signal.org/ do exist! - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• What are you shocked people are still doing nowadays?

  Signal works the same but without the user tracking from Meta/Facebook. Many people use it as well but I'm surprised that a majority sticks to WhatsApp. Source: 5 months ago

• A Practical Guide For Safety And Reporting Crimes For Our Community

  A question I often get is "Well are my text messages safe" The short answer is... Maybe? Depends on what type of phone you use, your carrier, and a bunch of other factors. One way to avoid this is to use an end-to-end encrypted text service like Signal if that is a concern of yours. VERY IMPORTANT NOTES: Telegram and WhatsApp are not secure. The way to think of this security is that if is retained by a server... Source: 6 months ago

• Signal Public Username Testing (Staging Environment)

  The linked page is on signalusers.org, but Signal's regular home site is https://signal.org/. I'm looking all over signal.org for some link from there to signalusers.org, as that would make me more relaxed about the authenticity of the latter -- i.e., that it really is run by the same people who run signal.org. Yes, maybe I'm being paranoid. But we're talking about an app whose whole purpose is secure... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• Breaking Global Communication Barriers

  WhatsApp and Signal: Of course I’m going to conclude with the point to point encrypted communication apps Signal and WhatsApp. Most of our clients around the world communicate in these apps more than they make phone calls or send emails. Set up an account in each app and start leveraging the text, photo, phone and video features to have easy and fast conversations with your global contacts. See https://signal.org... Source: 11 months ago

Android Messages mentions (106)

• Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA)

  If you're using Android (presumably with Google), there's Google Messages on Web that handles SMS: https://messages.google.com/web/ I used it for several years and found it quite reliable, unlike Apple's way of handling SMS/iMessage on each Apple device separately. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• What alternatives to Google Fi are people looking at?

  It used to be built into Gmail, but they moved it to https://messages.google.com/web. It also used to be you couldn't also have a Google Voice number, but now you can and they're separate. Source: 11 months ago

• Pixel Tablet Blows Chunks (Complaint & Questions)

  7 Pro. I get the "go to messages.google.com/web" bullshit. Source: 11 months ago

• What's that really useful, can't live without app you install on all your devices?

  For the Pushbullet, there a couple different things you can do now. If you use Google messages, it now has a website interface for you to access. https://messages.google.com/web/ Another option is if you are windows, there is Link your Phone app that lets you sync between your phone and your pc for photos, messages and apps. Source: 12 months ago

• Auto-forward Fi text messages pixel 3) to t mobile phone (s21)?

  You will be able to check your messages through your laptop or S21's Chrome browser on https://messages.google.com/web > Have Google Fi Wireless? > Get started. Source: 12 months ago