I agree with you that OMEMO + XMPP is much preferred, however the on boarding process for that is significantly more challenging compared to Signal (Download Ap

I agree with you that OMEMO + XMPP is much preferred, however the on boarding process for that is significantly more challenging compared to Signal (Download App, Start Messaging). I've managed to get a fair amount of my friends and family to go the Signal route. It's a compromise, but one that I'll live with for now. Encrypted Open Source Messaging > Non-encrypted messaging