▲ 75 ▼ Excluding KDEConnect, how do you send and receive SMS on your system? (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by const_void@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments What do you use to send and receive SMS on your computer? I've tried KDE Connect but found it too buggy to use daily.
[–] fubo@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I get my friends to install Signal instead. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BC3XAu3IjGbZYNQl@lemmy.ml 33 points 2 years ago (1 child) My friends started getting rid of Signal when Signal dropped SMS support. As soon as it stopped being the default SMS application, it got uninstalled. Nice own goal. Now Signal only lives on for me due to the signal-cli project. Once I can find a working google-messages cli setup to send and receive reports to/from a specific device , goodbye Signal 😿 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fubo@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) My impression was that Signal dropped SMS integration because it was being used to trick users who really needed security into thinking they were having secure chats when they really weren't. Given that enabling reliable secure chat is the reason for Signal's existence, that was a pretty bad problem. 90+% of my mobile and desktop chat with real-world friends is via Signal. I use SMS with friends who don't have modern phones, with relatives who are mentally impaired, and with businesses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BC3XAu3IjGbZYNQl@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 years ago That was and is a legitimate concern, and I totally stand with their decision. But it could have been handled by making changes to the user interface, blue send button is encrypted , red send button is plain text. By removing sms support people who are unable to use multiple apps moved to other options. Cannot get grandma to use three different communication apps. Well it was the signal teams toy , we were just allowed to play with it. 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent [–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [This comment has been deleted by an automated system] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BC3XAu3IjGbZYNQl@lemmy.ml 33 points 2 years ago (1 child) My friends started getting rid of Signal when Signal dropped SMS support. As soon as it stopped being the default SMS application, it got uninstalled. Nice own goal. Now Signal only lives on for me due to the signal-cli project. Once I can find a working google-messages cli setup to send and receive reports to/from a specific device , goodbye Signal 😿 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fubo@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) My impression was that Signal dropped SMS integration because it was being used to trick users who really needed security into thinking they were having secure chats when they really weren't. Given that enabling reliable secure chat is the reason for Signal's existence, that was a pretty bad problem. 90+% of my mobile and desktop chat with real-world friends is via Signal. I use SMS with friends who don't have modern phones, with relatives who are mentally impaired, and with businesses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BC3XAu3IjGbZYNQl@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 years ago That was and is a legitimate concern, and I totally stand with their decision. But it could have been handled by making changes to the user interface, blue send button is encrypted , red send button is plain text. By removing sms support people who are unable to use multiple apps moved to other options. Cannot get grandma to use three different communication apps. Well it was the signal teams toy , we were just allowed to play with it. 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent [–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [This comment has been deleted by an automated system] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fubo@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) My impression was that Signal dropped SMS integration because it was being used to trick users who really needed security into thinking they were having secure chats when they really weren't. Given that enabling reliable secure chat is the reason for Signal's existence, that was a pretty bad problem. 90+% of my mobile and desktop chat with real-world friends is via Signal. I use SMS with friends who don't have modern phones, with relatives who are mentally impaired, and with businesses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BC3XAu3IjGbZYNQl@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 years ago That was and is a legitimate concern, and I totally stand with their decision. But it could have been handled by making changes to the user interface, blue send button is encrypted , red send button is plain text. By removing sms support people who are unable to use multiple apps moved to other options. Cannot get grandma to use three different communication apps. Well it was the signal teams toy , we were just allowed to play with it. 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent [–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [This comment has been deleted by an automated system] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BC3XAu3IjGbZYNQl@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 years ago That was and is a legitimate concern, and I totally stand with their decision. But it could have been handled by making changes to the user interface, blue send button is encrypted , red send button is plain text. By removing sms support people who are unable to use multiple apps moved to other options. Cannot get grandma to use three different communication apps. Well it was the signal teams toy , we were just allowed to play with it. 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [This comment has been deleted by an automated system] permalink fedilink source parent