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> My preferred texting app is Signal, but the barrier to get iPhone users in the US to switch is still too high. One nice feature of Signal on Android is the a
by OrwellianChild 7y ago
> My preferred texting app is Signal, but the barrier to get iPhone users in the US to switch is still too high.
One nice feature of Signal on Android is the ability to let it become the SMS/MMS default application. This lets normal texts go through and automatically switches to Signal E2E encryption when your counterparty is also on Signal.
Is this feature possible on iOS? As in, could Signal become the default SMS/MMS app on an iPhone, leaving only iMessage to the system app?
- untog 7y agoNo, iOS has no such capability. Ironically, it's always been considered the more secure approach - Android Facebook users were able to set FB Messenger as their SMS app, and FB vacuumed up the data of anyone naive enough to do so.