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> As soon as you install Signal you can message all your friends (whether they have Signal or not), because you already have their phone numbers. I had no idea
by LyndsySimon 9y ago
> As soon as you install Signal you can message all your friends (whether they have Signal or not), because you already have their phone numbers.
I had no idea. I've played with Telegram before but didn't know anyone else that used it. I was looking for new SMS app now that Google Hangouts no longer allows you to consolidate carrier and Google Voice SMSs in the same app - switching to Signal means I get the security portion for free.
- nindalf 9y agoYou're probably already aware but just to be clear, Signal offers no security related benefit while using ordinary SMS. Only messages sent to another Signal user are encrypted.
- LyndsySimon 9y agoYep, intuitively I saw no way it could, except perhaps offering at-rest encryption of message history on your device. It gives me one place for encrypted and plain-text SMS though, and that's a very good thing.