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Started Aug 31, 2020 | Discussions thread
OP fotografffic Senior Member • Posts: 1,328
Confused

I always admire how so many members of this forum are tech savvy. I'm not so fortunate.

I'm still confused about Google Messages. Is it okay to use without enabling chat? It is okay to use it at all?

I downloaded Signal but, unless I'm missing something, it doesn't encrypt unless the person I'm texting also uses Signal. I get annoying messages to invite people to use Signal. Plus they want me to verify my pin every few days.

I text to people with various platforms and have had no problems. I could care less about chatting. I do have WhatsApp on my phone but don't use it except to receive images from a family member.

Do these other programs only work if the receiver of a text has the same program?

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