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The Android client does support regular SMS handling, which is what makes it great. Regular unencrypted SMS for users without Signal, and end-to-end for users w
by h4waii 10y ago
The Android client does support regular SMS handling, which is what makes it great. Regular unencrypted SMS for users without Signal, and end-to-end for users who have it, all in the same application.
It used to support encryption over SMS, unfortunately it was removed and is now the primary focus of Silence[0], while Noise[1] is now for Signal without the requirement of GCM for signaling.
0. https://silence.im https://silence.im
1. https://copperhead.co/android/docs/usage_guide https://copperhead.co/android/docs/usage_guide
- dTal 10y agoUpvote for Silence. It's the only solution for people who don't or won't have a data connection open permanently. It also requires no signup and depends on no external service. I'd not heard of Noise. I'm glad that all the interesting crypto work that Open Whisper Systems is doing is being forked and diversified - it's too valuable to be only available through one centralized provider.