If you care about freedom, you shouldn't use #Signal. If you care about security it might still be your best bet, though take a look at briar it might (even better) cover your needs in that case: briarproject.org/

Here's two articles which together shine a pretty good light why I don't consider a useful option:

* matrix.org/blog/2020/01/02/on-
* drewdevault.com/2018/08/08/Sig

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One example about this freedom aspect:

The #Signal Android app as distributed by OpenWhisperSystems contains nonfree libraries by google so is in essence nonfree.

In addition OWS forbids anyone else distributing a Signal client which removes these dependencies, threatening legal action (with Trademark Law, etc.).
The remaining options are:

* Maintain and build a fork for yourself
* Rely on one of the projects that ignore Moxie's threats and distribute a free version of signal anyway.

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Neither of these seems like a viable option and something I can stand behind.

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@Bubu What do you recommend then? The essential for me is, that it can handle sms'es as well as normal chat :-)

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@jcc @Bubu I use Conversations on Android, and have SMS in that via jmp.chat

Unfortunately no great XMPP client for iOS yet, but Siskin and Monal are continually improving (and continually fighting Apple's increasing restrictions).

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