[t_luke]

Does anyone else find Signal quite hard to use? The syncing between devices stops working a lot of the time, and needing to sign in again fairly regularly. I’ve tried switching but it doesn’t stick because of the annoyance factor.

[amatecha]

I've had a broken Signal account for like a year. I migrated from an older phone and the process didn't work because apparently the version of Signal I had on the old phone was "too old" or something? (why didn't the new destination phone's copy of Signal tell me this?) ... I've been waiting, hoping they fix the issue where I can re-register my phone without having to delete the app and lose all my message history with photos from family etc. For a while, I could receive messages but not send them (yes, seriously). Recently a "re-register device" button appeared, but when I try to go through that process, I get the SMS with the verification code, I enter it, and the app crashes. Now I can't even access the message history because the app forces me to resume the "re-register" flow, but it doesn't work. I'm holding out hope that yet another app update will eventually fix THAT crash and I may indeed one day be able to use Signal again. Not that I want to, I'm not impressed with my experiences with it. :\

[layer8]

I’ve been using Signal on half a dozen devices for years and haven’t experienced what you describe.

[CactusRocket]

Conversely I've been using Signal on 2 laptops and a PC for only a couple of weeks, and I face issues of messages not synchronizing approximately once a week...

[k1t]

Unfortunately, while you're right, it has plenty of annoyances, there's no real alternative.

[fsflover]

Matrix doesn't have that problem and it's even federated, without a single point of failure.

[tasuki]

The model Session came up with makes sense UX-wise. But I got yelled at for recommending it: something complicated about security, which was way over my head.

[djaychela]

>Does anyone else find Signal quite hard to use?

In what way? I've found device sync to work fine now (better than messages on macOS/iPhone), and not lost sync with any of the other devices I'm using. Not had to sign in needlessly for over a year.

[maerch]

I’ve been using Signal as my main chat app on iOS and desktop for a long time. Yes, this happens to me every other month too. It’s annoying, but I can live with it.

[nikanj]

It’s always give me that Linux desktop feeling, where all the features are there, but it’s held together with spit and baling wire

[bdangubic]

people will give zuck control over their entire life over having to sign in here and there … wild

[oezi]

Whatsapp at least claims e2e encryption don't they?

[tasuki]

I have, it's atrocious. Then missing parts of history.

Also fuck them for requiring a phone number.