Samsung is offloading their messenger text app users to the Google text app. Is there a better option

Samsung | Chickensoup

[AUTiger83]

Signal, for other people who have Signal installed on their phones (Android and Apple).

But Google Messages also has end-to-end encryption now, if the other other party is also using Google Messages.

From the Google Play Store app "about" page:

Google Messages is the official Google app for messaging. Google Messages allows you to text with Rich Communication Services (RCS) with fallback to SMS/MMS, which allows you to seamlessly connect to other RCS users -- no matter what device they use. Get more done in your messages with one-tap calendar reminders, emoji replies, and spam protection. End-to-end encryption is on by default when you message other Google Messages users who have RCS enabled.

[AUTiger83]

Another benefit of Signal is the phone call option. My brother internationally travels and when he's on WiFi overseas, he's able to voice call me through the Signal servers without running up any charges. The performance is mediocre at best (bandwidth?), but it is a free option.

Also a possible backup for emergencies such as our current hurricane damaged areas.

[pingman]

I made the swap, It was seamless and a great improvement. The voice-to-text feature is massively better that the OEM Samsung app.

[Chickensoup]

Regular texting

[Chickensoup]

Yes for people who use the same app makes sense. But for those of us who want to send to a variety of phones snd nu.bers. won’t work

[Chickensoup]

What did you swap to?

[Mean Daddy]

Was in a security meeting today and the consultant advocated for WhatsApp and Signal. The others aren’t encrypted.

[Glad2bnuts]

I love Telegram, you can keep old messages, delete your side of a message only, or the receivers side too. My daughter died about a year ago, and I go through the old ones accessing on my computer, to see what we talked about. We talked a lot, she lived in MI, I in WA.

[woodbutcher1963]

Interesting, I never had any reason to use it until last week.
Our travel agent is communicating with us while we are in Italy through it.
Plus all the tour guides.

[Chickensoup]

Yes however that only works if the recipient has those apps. Great for private email between 2 people but not for general email

[Mean Daddy]

I don’t recall her mentioning that, so thank yo.

[pingman]

Demon Google.

[vivenne]

Thank you.