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> I think they are not in touch with the needs of people. Sadly, this has been true of Signal for a long time. Signal marches only to its own beat, and is quit

• y-c-o-m-b 6y ago
  I don't know why you're getting down-voted. It's an accurate statement that many loyal Signal users can attest to. Signal has been my primary messaging app for years now, but that's my main issue with them outside of group MMS issues still being problematic all these years. Their slow response or lack of care was especially apparent after the huge outcry over constant nag notifications for verifying PIN, setting a profile name, and asking contacts to join Signal. It's like they don't understand how badly they need better adoption for Signal to be effective. If 90% or greater of my contacts don't use Signal, then what good is that? They need to start listening to their users better.
  • godelski 6y ago
    I do think that things like emojis and the (now fixed) link previews do help with adoption. But I think there is another and more compelling adoption method given the current state of the world: privacy and security. The reason people are turning to telegram is because they think it is secure. Signal will never gain mass adoption without good groups. And honestly, they probably need channels too. If it had both those things then all these protestors would turn towards Signal. After all, isn't that why they get funding from the US government? To "enable" democracy in other countries?