Signal has never supported SMS messages on iOS, as Apple does not allow changing the default messaging app. unsecured SMS text messages within the same app. Signal has been supporting SMS messaging since the time it was known as TextSecure. In other words, unlike traditional SMS text messages or phone calls, your phone company should not be. SMS messages received in the app are not the same as Signal messages and do not come with similar security features. The company also shared that including SMS in the Signal app was leading to confusion for some users. Android users will therefore have to pick a new default app if they are plan to text a non-Signal user.Ĭalling plaintext SMS messages “inherently insecure”, the company said that with the rising cost of sending SMS, they have received complaints from users who have been hit with high-messaging fees as they assumed SMS messages were part of Signal messages. The platform shared that the change will only affect people who use Signal as the default SMS app on Android devices. You can have group chats with up to 1000 people and group calls with up to eight people. It’s a messaging app with features like one-to-one messages, groups, stickers, photos, file transfers, voice calls, and even video calls. (For insights on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, business and policy, subscribe to our tech newsletter Today’s Cache.) The user experience of Signal is just like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and other popular chat apps. Signal plans to stop supporting SMS and MMS on its Android app in the coming months, according to a company blog post. The messaging platform cited security and privacy of users, and people confusing SMS with Signal text as reasons behind the decisions to stop support.

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