Signal kills support for SMS texting due to lack of privacy


Signal says it also wants to avoid users being confronted with unexpected costs by accidentally sending paid SMS messages, and that removing SMS feature will deliver a 'clear and intelligible user experience.' — dpa

BERLIN: Signal no longer wants you to use its messenger app to send SMS messages, and the privacy-oriented company has announced that SMS and MMS support will be phased out of the Android app in the coming months.

Signal says it's killing its SMS support due to the limited security and privacy of SMS, which unlike Signal messages are not encrypted.

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