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Nice workaround for Android users: tap and hold the send button to switch to SMS (insecure but still)

https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007321171-Ca...

You'll keep all your message history in Signal that way. Good to know when your contact don't have an Internet connection, too.

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I use the Signal app as my default for everything because of this feature (secure communication with Signal users and insecure SMS with non-Signal users)

> You'll keep all your message history in Signal that way.

The NSA will have a copy too, just in case you lose yours!

> The NSA will have a copy too, just in case you lose yours!

They should offer a paid subscription service for data retrieval, in case we do lose our copy!

I wouldn't call that a nice workaround. Doesn't work for group messages or people that don't use signal for SMS.

What a workaround. SMS are not encrypted, cost money, have a length limit, don’t support images or groups...

I didn't know some places still charge for SMS

I think they charge for SMS pretty much anywhere outside the US.

No its the other way around. Americans were still paying to receive phone calls when most other places were on unlimited SMS.

My plan comes with unlimited SMS (Three in the UK).

Only if the recipient is in the UK too

No one pays for SMS in France. And probably in most European countries.

Wow, thanks for the info. That stinks!

Germany still pays for SMS, nobody here uses MMS because its so expensive.

It's the reason why Whatsapp became so big in Europe.

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