Signal Private Messenger

It's encrypted end-to-end by default. It's free (made by a nonprofit). It's not owned by FB, G, or any other big ad pusher. And it does text, voice, and video. (Missing feature: "Mark as Unread"; I find I often take a quick peek at a message and find that it requires a lengthy reply that I didn't have time to write at the moment, but then forget to come back to it until much later.)

Love signal! however I've noticed a bug to PLEASE FIX♥️: the calls do NOT ring, even with notifications on in the app, and in settings, and the phone in full ring mode. it's very frustrating because I keep missing calls. DEVELOPERS, PLEASE FIX AND I'LL BE VERY VERY GRATEFUL. i use it for a lot of my messaging and it's easy to back up messages.

good app, but asked for a rating. I'll let it pass the first time but it's minus 1 star each time after that. things to know: -it requires a phone number to make an account. -signal is a not-for-profit entity or some kind, they will remind you repeatedly. -you can't find groups, only be invited to them via a link. I have not found a site with public groups. -it is secure enough for most normal people -changing or adding a device will cause some extra steps or confusion for your friends.

2026 - lag issue persists. I'm done with Signal. The lag that occurs when trying to send/receive messages - when it happens, it's at the worst times. The devs barely acknowledge it and say it's the users' fault, even though it happens across multiple devices and various types of networks, even when the devices are on the same network. But yeah totally not the app's issue at all.

They sent a code to retrieve my account if I had to switch devices. When entered, the code read as "incorrect". I've tried to reach their help chat all day to no avail. To be clear, this is the first time I've done this, there weren't multiple codes i was guessing through. Just one. All of my chats are gone, the information, gone. I considered paying for the better service, but seeing as the free one failed this monumentally... nah. May as well stick to WhatsApp for how shoddy this is.