> telegram is not even encrypted by default That's technically not true - it's not end-to-end-encrypted by default. But yes, it is a design choice - telegram

> telegram is not even encrypted by default That's technically not true - it's not end-to-end-encrypted by default. But yes, it is a design choice - telegram puts usability first - see all their innovations with large groups, stickers etc -, even at the expense of some privacy (i.e. no e2e-chats). But that's why you can have Telegram open on every device you own and probably why they are the second largest chat app by now. Signal, on the other hand, values privacy first, everything else second. This is why this bug is open for 6 months - they see your chat log as a convenience feature and mostly a burden. In addition, Signal is a smaller team with less funding, so that their UI is not as polished is partially also due to lacking manpower, but its simply not a priority for them.