@purism

Anyone know if the messaging app is encrypted? Or how secure it is? Bummed that Signal won't run on it, maybe in the future?
Also, what other messaging apps will work on it out of the gate?

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@PiratePatriot our messaging app is encrypted. Take a look at our forums there are community projects for various Signal clients e.g forums.puri.sm/t/signal-client

@purism
Doesn't sound like anything has happened with that for a while. I guess I'll be waiting and see if Signal wishes to create an app themselves for Librem. Also will wait for some independent privacy/encryption testing on the Librem messaging app and how existing encryption means when communicating with someone on a imessage or android standard messenger.

It's nice to say you want to offer a phone with privacy, but you need to show your apps, especially messaging and email, are on par with those such as Signal and ProtonMail, and even BitWarden, or be working with those companies to create versions that will work with your phone. Without the apps folks want to use, and currently use, for privacy, the Librem just won't cut it IMO. You just end up asking everyone to switch, and get all their friends to switch, which is never easy. Won't buy a phone with so many questions about the apps themselves on the phone.

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