This continues to be an issue with this app. Prior to TextSecure deprecating the encrypted SMS option, I used Voice+ (on Cyanogenmod) to send encrypted SMS ove

This continues to be an issue with this app. Prior to TextSecure deprecating the encrypted SMS option, I used Voice+ (on Cyanogenmod) to send encrypted SMS over Google Voice. Since that method has been deprecated, the trustworthiness of SMS is lacking, and Google's insistence on not providing a "native" SMS experience for Google Voice (for both Voice and Hangouts apps) is annoying. I continue to be unable to use an alternative SMS app for ostensibly a SMS service (Google Voice), like I am able to with a hack like Voice+. Using Hangouts forces me to use unencrypted messaging for Google chat, while also forcing me to be always online. My current setup is Voice+ with Google Voice and TextSecure to provide encryption communications with other TextSecure users, along with SMS fallback for contacts who are not using TextSecure. I can continue to use TextSecure for Google Voice SMS, however, which is not possible in Lollipop or in any supported way via Google products on Android. It is disappointing that the biggest reason that I cannot upgrade to Lollipop is due to Google locking users to either Voice or Hangouts for Google Voice SMS. (I really don't care to use multiple messengers for short messages if I can help it). I'm also using Conversations for encrypted (OTR) messaging over Google chat -- who knows how long that will last. I could live with this if Google offered OTR (preferably) messaging natively from Google apps, but I am not comfortable talking in the clear, especially when it is so easy not to, by using non Google apps/platforms. Perhaps this is all my fault for using Google Voice as my primary contact number - but that is specifically the use case sold to users - replace your public phone number (... so that we can harvest your conversations)! Google doesn't make it easy to be private -- likely not a primary use case considered by Google here, but the result is wanting.