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I love Signal and they're responsive to requests or bug reports in a way that Google or Whatsapp can never be, and it seems, don't want to. I don't care if it'

I love Signal and they're responsive to requests or bug reports in a way that Google or Whatsapp can never be, and it seems, don't want to. I don't care if it's missing a few features. Most of the features added to messaging are pointless fluff anyway. So what they're 3 people, when I reported an unusual bug it was fixed in a couple of days. Try that with Google. What does impact me is the userbase. I've tried, and generally failed, to get lots of friends using Signal. I get to use it with just the small subset that are privacy aware and techie. Given they use the same protocol, it's a shame we can't message whatsapp or allo users. Yes it compromises my privacy compared to staying native, but less than having to install their whole app.

na85 10y ago
As a counterpoint: I reported an unusual bug months ago and it still isn't fixed. Instead they gave me the usual "try turning it on and off again" baloney and then began ignoring the issue.
nextos 10y ago
I dislike a bit how they have ignored community requests to support alternative transport systems to Google Cloud Messaging [1]. This has even led to a fork [2]. It'd be also great to have a desktop client for Linux. Even a simple CLI would do. If those 2 things were fixed, it'd be an awesome messaging platform. [1] https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android/issues/1000 https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android/issues/1000 [2] https://fdroid.eutopia.cz/ https://fdroid.eutopia.cz/