Happy #GlobalSwitchDay

[autonomoususer@lemmy.world]

Saying it's secure feeds their scam. At least we don't pay for it like SMS.

[ptidfej@lemmynsfw.com]

There is one !
I have downloaded the APK, but I think there is also a testflight for iOS

[ptidfej@lemmynsfw.com]

Yes, there is Matrix

[elrecoal19_0@lemmy.world]

Damm, didn't know that, good to know

[icedterminal@lemmy.world]

TeamSpeak is doing an overhaul to be similar to Discord. You can self host.

[pfr@lemmy.sdf.org]

There benefit would be exactly what this top comment is about. For all those people in your contacts who don't use signal, you could still use signal to message them, it would just be an SMS message. It would therefore also become more enticing for people to switch from their stock SMS app to signal, because it would make no difference in terms of who you can send SMS messages to. It would allow for the signal user base to grow, solving the issue of "no one uses signal"

[fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

There are a few that I can't recall off the top of my head

[pfr@lemmy.sdf.org]

You still pay for SMS? Wtf, what country do you live in? Most postpaid mobile plans these days only charge for data usage. In which case, your still paying to use WhatsApp.

[pfr@lemmy.sdf.org]

It has to start with someone. I made my entire family switch to signal by boycotting WhatsApp. I just said, of you want to contact me your can either SMS, email or install signal. It was surprisingly easy. For non family members, I tell people to switch all the time. Most of my contacts now use signal. It was worth the trouble.

[autonomoususer@lemmy.world]

Most of the world.

[pfr@lemmy.sdf.org]

SMS is generally free and unlimited with almost any postpaid mobile plan. If you're still paying for SMS then you should switch providers.

[daeraxa@lemmy.ml]

Yup, its just called Loops, there is a download link once you log in. (On a related note why does everything keep like this picture keep calling it "Loops.video" when it is just called "Loops"? - we don't call it "Lemmy.ml", "Mastodon.social" or "Peertube.tv")

[pfr@lemmy.sdf.org]

It will. I did the same thing a couple years ago. Make sure you share links to things like articles, videos, news, from the fediverse to your contacts. That helps them switch, when they see the platform in their mobile browser.

[pfr@lemmy.sdf.org]

Check out Circles app

[callyral@pawb.social]

Same (Brazil), Whatsapp is pretty much a requirement and I hate that I'm forced to give Meta my information by using their shitty app.

[callyral@pawb.social]

Leaks more metadata? What does that mean?

[pseudo@jlai.lu]

I did not say it was secure, I actually spend a lot of time explaining to people that it is secure and they should switch to Signal. However, I will not tell them to go back to SMS for the reason aforementioned.

[autonomoususer@lemmy.world]

Saying it’s encrypted feeds their scam. At least we don’t pay for it like SMS.

[kemsat@lemmy.world]

[whiskytangofoxtrot@lemmy.world]

Mastodons have been extinct for millennia and don't come up in conversation often. Lemmy and Peertube aren't words at all. Loops is a pretty common word, though, so it needs something extra if you want people to know what you're talking about.