While TextSecure still only has 100k+ installs on Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thoughtcri...
Despite Telegrams known crypto failures: http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1yrv46/after_gettin...
Hopefully iOS and Desktop clients help TextSecure take off and beat out the weak crypto apps. Multi-platform is critical these days for messaging apps.
Telegram's been around close to a year or so now. They are an established mainstream app and they look like an obvious "WhatsApp replacement" if one is looking for one. Far fewer people are looking for a secure IM app per se, so your numbers aren't really that surprising. Regrettably, unwashed gray masses don't give a flying f#ck about quality of the crypto, so TS doing crypto better is not a tangible conversion benefit.
Just because you disagree with one datapoint doesn't mean you can't compare them.
but i found that use it to transparently send sms when needed super confusing to people.
people don't want to use sms. if they did they would just use that instead.
in cyanogenmod it's even more confusing. cyanogenmod integrated it to their base system, but you have no way of knowing if the text message you just sent is really encrypted or not (unless the other party tells you since he's running textsecure), i'm guessing/hoping that'll improve though
We really need to encourage folks to use these genuinely secure messaging apps rather encryption fairy dust like Telegram
Edit: Oh, I see. Added as a silent feature in 10.2 messaging app. There is no visible indication that secure communication is happening (or possible). Ok. Better than nothing, and a good default.
Mainly that "seamless" migration between SMS and data channelled messaging is not something I want to happen because SMS costs me a fortune on my plan, whereas low-volume data costs me nothing.
To that end, the options for the TS process during setup should make it clearer how data charges/SMS charges will be racked up, and indicate accordingly.
But there's no way to tell at the most important moment - when this new thing is being put in front of me, and claiming to do things with a service that has a usage charge to me.
It would be much better if SMS defaulted to off, it was made clear what it was, and SMS Push added as a "would you like to?" option instead.
In either case, TextSecure works, so...