Matrix or Signal only for me. nobody uses Whatsapp here in the states, sms is simply insecure in every way, and telegram has very suspicious roots imo, along with a lack of e2ee and a terrible ui.

signal is the most secure option and matrix is federated making it the most "open" option.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm in the states, I know loads of people using whatsapp. I'm in several group chats.

[–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

congrats you're an outlier I suppose. I've only met maybe 5 people that know what Whatsapp is. telegram is marginally more popular but only because a lot of drug dealers use it (they would have better luck with matrix or even signal)

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Signal was decent when Musk was promoting it. Then they started throwing in new features without keeping the app functional or thinking about budgeting. So now it's the worst performing chat app, basic functionality like calls are broken, and they want to monetize the app through crypto to cover up their lack of planning.

Matrix is pretty great, but the clients are still pretty bad, also it's confusing as hell to anyone who doesn't understand the idea of federation. I've tried getting people on element, but every single person needed help to create an account and get to chatting, and they've all deleted the app after a while. Also, did matrix fix that encryption bug that was leaking data if someone connected through a different server?

[–] zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

signal works perfectly for me idk wym, I'm not sure how musk promoting it means anything. afaik the matrix leak is fixed