I don't want my phone to delete messages.
Default disappearing messages
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#22I dunno, I think being able to hoard your own data shouldn't be demonized or valorized?
Fine with whatever the default is, but I feel like the subtext here is that Signal thinks people's phones are going to be increasingly compromised so this will be a more necessary, and the "remember the passing acoustic conversation" is just a way to put a less depressing spin on that.
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#23Although a welcome addition to Signal, personally would like to see the 'phone number sign up' 'disappear' from the app and instead add email signup. Thats all.
I'd like tablet/Android without SIM.
Signal is a secure comunication app not a messaging app. All they do is optimized towards providing security, confidentiality, and/or privacy with a decent UX, but they make it very clear that the UX is on a lower level of priority. So since message transfers are a confidentiality risk they do not provide it.
Signal is an analogue of the tor browser, most people get diminishing returns after an adblocker/incognito mode.
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#24I've had the timer on for about a year now, it's pretty nice not to have all that history accumulate. On my device or others'. One week was a bit short though, I'm glad they added 4 weeks recently.
Is there a "star message" option to save messages? It would be a very Marie Kondo approach to message history
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#25Although a welcome addition to Signal, personally would like to see the 'phone number sign up' 'disappear' from the app and instead add email signup. Thats all.
This is one of the biggest things that stops me from using Signal. I don't have a phone number really any more (I'm a digital nomad, and pick up regional sims) I'm not really interested in the disappearing message either if I wanted that I could just use Slack Free edition :troll:. In all seriousness though, my messages are part of my memory. They're shared experience with my partner and a record of decisions. I unde…
Honestly you might want to look into Google Fi (Even though google is evil and just being under their umbrella makes me consider leaving) since their plans automatically work in most countries [1].
I want to find a better cell plan with a company I am not ethically opposed to but Fi is so good that it makes it really really hard to beat.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd like tablet/Android without SIM.
Signal is a secure comunication app not a messaging app. All they do is optimized towards providing security, confidentiality, and/or privacy with a decent UX, but they make it very clear that the UX is on a lower level of priority. So since message transfers are a confidentiality risk they do not provide it. Signal is an analogue of the tor browser, most people get diminishing returns after an adblocker/incognito mo…
They did desktop sidecar. why not do a sidecar for SIMless tablets?
they did iPad. presuambly the secure region coding for iDevices is better?
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#27Wire messaging app does this nicely, allowing to set the default time per conversation and showing a small non-distracting timer icon (progress bar) next to a message.
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#28Wire messaging app does this nicely, allowing to set the default time per conversation and showing a small non-distracting timer icon (progress bar) next to a message.
Signal does the same FWIW.
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#29We have seen the UK government magically lose phones and supposedly WhatsApp messages where we all presume illegal business was being done that financially benefits those involved. I think we need a blockchain version of messaging the does the opposite and using anything like this for government communication should have mandatory 5 year sentences attached.
Can't imagine a negative second order affect of moving all government discussions to the public
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#30Not so happy. I'm often searching Signal messages for information etc.