I opted out of Instagram and Snapchat around 2 years ago. Private, secure, instant messaging // SMS support // Material design Check it out and give it a spin, I really think this should be the next big thing in text communications. The app works great, but the primary feature of messages over data only works if other people have the app. The Challenge The drawback of course is getting other people to use it, which is partly why I'm writing this post. Other cool features: private phone calls with other Signal users, and an upcoming Chrome companion app to text from the desktop. If the recipient doesn't have Signal, the text will send as regular SMS. The kicker for me is that it runs on the TextSecure protocol, so all messages are encrypted and private. What's so great about it? It's iMessage for Android! Like Hangouts and iMessage, it sends messages over WiFi or cellular data, so you can still send texts without cellular reception.
So you can send normal SMS messages to contacts without the app, or Signal messages to those who do have it. What is it? Signal is on one hand an excellent SMS client (material design, quick reply, color-assigned contacts), but also a private IM service. Signal Private Messenger was released this week for Android, complementing its iOS companion.
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