Since the family didn’t want to turn off RCS, I completely changed the app instead😂😂😂
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- dihutenosa@piefed.socialEnglish1 hour
Which other options did you consider? By any chance, could you compare it with Element or Snikket or Conversations (or other Matrix or SMPP clients}?
- Blue@lemmy.worldEnglish4 hours
Started using signal just in time for chat control 2.0 to drive it out of the EU 😞
- DahGangalang@infosec.pubEnglish4 hours
Has signal left EU?
Quick search says they were threatening to leave, but didn’t see anything to the effect that they had.
3 hoursI comtemplated using Signal until I saw they you need the play store in order to use it👀
Besides Molly through F-Droid you can also get it through Obsidian from GitHub which I believe comes with a self updater anyways.
If you do want to use it, there’s a security focused fork called Molly on f-droid. You’ll have to enable their repository though.
- Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish2 hours
My wife and I use Signal with each other. She also uses Graphene on her Pixel. Both were her choice. And now she wants to go further down the FOSS rabbit hole. I warned her it was deep. She’s totally onboard.
I don’t blame her. It’s fun. My family is not on board with it unfortunately but I hope them seeing me do it might convince them someday
https://www.klaviyo.com/blog/difference-between-rcs-vs-sms-vs-mms
For anyone who is completely using degoogled android; unless your using microG, stock android messaging apps don’t support RCS. That is Apple (joined the bandwagon with IOS 18) and Googles controlled space. Everyone knows that google is anti privacy, hence, not using messages with RCS, unless google unleashes the reign of RCS, but unfortunately I don’t know if that is ever going to happen.
You’re not really missing much except for high resolution pictures/ gifs, read receipts to confirm when messages are sent and how certain messages are sent with better resolution. Plus, also having the ability to send longer messages, along with messages sent over Wi-Fi and cellular.
The problem I was having was I was completely using a stock SMS/MMS android app, but my immediate family (all with apple devices except for one android user) all are using their default messaging apps with RCS. Texting is big with us and I can’t receive any messages, so in order for communication to work, I’m having them download Delta Chat, we make anonymous profiles and talk in a private group chat. This is all happening all because to them I’m going, “off the grid” and They don’t want to turn RCS off, even though that would be easier😒
So, I was able to make a compromise with Delta Chat.
If you want a variation on Delta Chat, there’s also Arcane Chat, which is made by one of the devs of Delta, and both are compatible with each other. Just for like, you know, options.
- prettybunnys@piefed.socialEnglish1 hour
I’m not really picking up from your link what you’re trying to say to be honest. Did you read what you linked? Why use a AI marketing platform article instead of one of the myriad of technical docs about it?
It’s a protocol, and if messages are sent to non-RCS compatible devices they should not be sent as RCS, by default. It’s on your carrier.
Where is this otherwise?
Also why use that over signal? All around I’m confused by the “solution” to your “problem”
After googling it’s an android only problem with their messages app, shot yourself in your own foot. But you can just use another app that supports RCS and move on?
With the link, I was just showing what the difference was and how much your really not missing unless your concerned with certain features. Also, how the hell is that AI? It looks like a regular general blog post to me, where are you getting the AI part from?
I’m on a degoogled device, you don’t have RCS unless you’re using MicroG and gets an app that uses it. I don’t want to use it and for some reason, regardless of turning RCS on/off, messages are not working properly, so I decided to pick Delta Chat. it’s easy to use, straightforward and I direct everyone to one place. What’s the fucking problem?
Signal uses the google play store. I would have to use microG to use it and I don’t want to do that. What’s the problem, with that?
I also picked Delta chat because in the states, we have been having serious issues lately with Cellular power outages. I still want to connect with my family if, god forbid we have a complete blackout. I know as well there are other messaging apps for that case as well.
You people on this freaking app annoy the shit out if me, and get so easily triggered, when someone doesn’t pick the same apps, applications, products or procedures when using FOSS. Its fucking annoying honestly. FOSS is fucking FOSS for a reason
- 3 hours
Wouldn’t it not automatically switch to SMS because you turned off RCS?
I was having issues with that on my mother’s phone. For some reason, it wouldn’t work, but yes that’s what it’s supposed to do.
another odd thing too, when I would send messages, they would see it but if they would text back, I wouldn’t get any of their messages. It’s like iMessage and google messages on their phones was not turning off RCS for some reason.
I only have two relatives that I was able to text with no problems only because they were not using google messages. (They’re on android as well but not degoogled like myself)
- 3 hours
“Oh noo, it doesn’t work perfectly, oopsie😜, guess you’ll have to go back using RCS hehe 😄”
