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There are a lot of encrypted messaging apps but only iMessage is actually usable, plus Apple already has your billing info.

• sunnyps 11y ago
  Whatsapp would like to have a word with you. With iMessage you have to turn off SMS to make it really secure and once you do that you lose the ability to communicate with a large number of non-iOS users. OTOH Whatsapp is secure by default.
  • happyscrappy 11y ago
    You don't have to shut off SMS, but it is only encrypted with another iOS device, although I am hopeful they will release an Android client as difficult as that would be.
  • selectodude 11y ago
    You can disable SMS fallback which makes it so those you iMessage with won't receive an SMS if the message doesn't work while preserving SMS capabilities with non-iMessage users.
  • andreyf 11y ago
    Whatsapp is secure by default Source, please?
    • sunnyps 11y ago
      http://www.wired.com/2014/11/whatsapp-encrypted-messaging/ http://www.wired.com/2014/11/whatsapp-encrypted-messaging/
      • andreyf 11y ago
        Is it on iOS yet? According to this post [1], it is only on two of the seven platforms that WhatsApp supports. 1. https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/34e6si/whatsapps_endtoend_encryption_analysed_its_pretty/cqtxbh7 https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/34e6si/whatsapps_en...
  • feld 11y ago
    Psssst WhatsApp still doesn't have the new fancy encryption on iPhones, and you don't have to turn off SMS completely for iMessage; you just disable SMS fallback for users who are registered for iMessage