Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoSignal and Threema want nothing to do with WhatsAppwww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square232fedilinkarrow-up1743arrow-down112
arrow-up1731arrow-down1external-linkSignal and Threema want nothing to do with WhatsAppwww.androidpolice.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square232fedilink
minus-squareRageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·9 months agoDoesn’t signal now have username support? I thought i saw it released a week or so ago.
minus-squareTheEntity@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up18·9 months agoIt still needs a phone number for registration. You just don’t need to share it with people you want to talk with.
minus-squaregrayeul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months 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.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months 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.