5 stars: I love the video call, media (pictures) and the excellent quality of all the app functions. I use Signal every day! January 2024...I have been using this for a couple of years now & have been very pleased with it. Recently it was updated, so now I can't find the reverse camera option. This is my
4 stars: Great secure messaging app. It's come a long way since the last time I tried it. Only annoyance now is you can't start a group video call from the calls section, you need to make a group chat first. WhatsApp let's you start a group video call from the calls section, the way I expected it to work in signal, perhaps there is a reason, but I can't think of why.
4 stars: We have pretty much switched from Whatsapp to signal (mostly because of the security). We started using Whatsapp when I was doing contract work overseas and loved it, but it seems like more and more are switching to Signal. Biggest gripe, like Whatsapp, it can only be active on one device at a time (with a phone, tablet, and laptop - this is not convenient).
3 stars: One of the best messaging apps and services out there, but fatally compromised in a few entirely avoidable ways due to developer hubris and ego. For instance, there are no third-party clients. This means, among other issues, * If you want to use Signal on an unsupported platform, tough luck! * If you don't like the existing theming options, tough luck! * If you want to use multiple Android devices with the same account, tough lu...