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I think signal is really only missing usernames (which should come soon) as far as features are concerned. And sadly, I don't think it will change much. I think signals problem is not really feature wise but adoption wise.
Signal needs more marketing. It needs a bigger user base. And I honestly don't know how to change that. Maybe some really top notch marketing strategy, with beautiful diagrams and text of some made up scenarios explaining the perils of using Instagram and whatsapp..
I think you're right?
I also think they're on the right track (and a better track than apps like telegram - lots of negative social baggage). They really have gotten much farther than any other privacy focused apps.
I don't know, maybe I have a more optimistic view of the situation. It feel like they're knocking on the door of going fully mainstream.
Really? I feel like they have worsen their numbers after disabling sms support. I had a few people with whom I could chat on signal. They all moved away. I now have 0 ppl. I still have it installed but ya..
I moved away from signal and so did a number of people I knew. Because sms stopped working
Ya, looked into it and I'm wrong. I still think there is potential but...
Telegram is way bigger than I thought. Its bigger than snapchat. ๐ฏ