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I'd probably switch to (and get friends to switch to) Signal if it supported Android Tablets and had a web app (like web.whatsapp.com). Those items might seem m
by davb 6y ago
I'd probably switch to (and get friends to switch to) Signal if it supported Android Tablets and had a web app (like web.whatsapp.com). Those items might seem minor but having to always have my phone next to me, even when I'm browsing on my tablet, is inconvenient. Same goes for not being able to login easily to a semi-trusted device via the web (e.g. my work laptop - I don't want to install the desktop client, but I trust it enough to login to a web app, possibly in an incognito window).
- sabellito 6y agoSame here. The web client is extremely convenient.
- ArnoVW 6y agoThere's a desktop client that may be of use to you.
- jandrese 6y agoThe desktop client is sadly a bloated Electron app that has to be paired with your phone. Thankfully it's not completely hopeless as the pairing only has to happen once and it doesn't require your phone to be online all the time to work.
- Mediterraneo10 6y agoDoes Signal really not run on Android tablets? While you do need to receive an SMS to set up a Signal account, you can receive that SMS on any other device, even a dumbphone.
- ggm 6y agoIt does work on tablets, but its a side load apk, and unlike laptop/desktop it cannot be used as an "adjunct" to your phone: it becomes an independent entity or takes over the entire state.