Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years agoSignal and Threema want nothing to do with WhatsAppwww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square229linkfedilinkarrow-up1743arrow-down113
arrow-up1730arrow-down1external-linkSignal and Threema want nothing to do with WhatsAppwww.androidpolice.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square229linkfedilink
minus-squareRageAgainstTheRichlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoDoesn’t signal now have username support? I thought i saw it released a week or so ago.
minus-squareTheEntity@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 years agoIt still needs a phone number for registration. You just don’t need to share it with people you want to talk with.
minus-squaregrayeullinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoYou can use Session (getsession.org) without any phone number. It is based somewhat on the Signal code base, and it’s a decent alternative for some.
minus-squareTHE MASTERMIND@lemmy.todaydeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoThat doesn’t solve the issue that you have to give them a phone number to start an acc.
Doesn’t signal now have username support? I thought i saw it released a week or so ago.
It still needs a phone number for registration. You just don’t need to share it with people you want to talk with.
You can use Session (getsession.org) without any phone number. It is based somewhat on the Signal code base, and it’s a decent alternative for some.
That doesn’t solve the issue that you have to give them a phone number to start an acc.