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I've run into a related problem: I have (iOS-using) friends I have convinced to register their numbers with Signal...but they never check Signal. They do check
by smeej 4y ago
I've run into a related problem:
I have (iOS-using) friends I have convinced to register their numbers with Signal...but they never check Signal. They do check SMS.
This actually drove me away from using Signal for SMS on Android, because I couldn't send those friends SMS messages through Signal. They could only go out as Signal messages, and my friends never checked them.
Fortunately, I only have a handful of friends in this category, and virtually everyone else I talk to does use and check Signal, but it's a usability problem both ways.
- caf 4y agoYou can send those people SMS through Signal (for now!) by holding down the send button for a moment - it opens out to let you choose "Insecure SMS".
- smeej 4y agoMan, this would have been great to know a year ago!
- rjzzleep 4y agoOn my wifes phone she didn't receive notifications for signal because the OS she had would suspend signal when it was inactive. So I had to manually change its battery saving settings.