Signal can replace the default SMS app if you want it to, but basic SMS texts aren't encrypted — you and the person you're chatting with both need to have Signal installed for the encryption feature to function properly, otherwise Signal doesn't have enough control over both ends of the conversation.
The app also includes several other useful features on top of the tight security, such as video calling, and disappearing messages that vanish after a certain time period perfect for those conversations you don't want to stay on the record. Telegram is almost as well-respected as Signal is, although its encryption methods aren't open source and thus haven't been as well audited by third-party security experts. What it does have in its favor is a slicker interface, if that's important to you.
Another black mark against Telegram is that end-to-end encryption isn't enabled by default, so you need to make sure the Secret mode is activated before you can be sure that no one else is going to tap into your communications. Other types of chat and file transfer are encrypted, but only for part of their journey to other parties.
Those caveats aside, Telegram impresses in most areas, with features like chat backups and disappearing messages messages with expiry times attached.
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You can load up group chats, make video calls and more, and in use it's just as responsive and intuitive as the other messaging apps out there. If you need all the bells and whistles of an instant messenger, like stickers and audio memos, and even basic photo and video editing, Telegram is a solid choice.
Just be sure to enable the Secret mode for the most secure messaging. You're no doubt already familiar with WhatsApp as one of the best messaging apps out there, but you might not have realized that it offers end-to-end encryption for your messages — in fact, it uses the super-strong encryption protocol developed by Signal.
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There's very little that WhatsApp can't do. As well as the standard text-based conversations, it's able to handle video calls, group chats, location sharing, and the transferring of files of various types. You can ping a lot of people at once with the Broadcast feature, leave voice memos, and more besides.
WhatsApp's immense popularity works in its favor as well, because the chances are that the people in your contacts list already have it installed to keep in touch with friends and family. All those chats are fully encrypted by default — there's no way to turn this off. What might give you pause when it comes to using this app is that it is, of course, owned by Facebook, which means you're contributing to the data collection practices of the world's biggest social network.
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Facebook can't read your messages the end-to-end encryption prevents that , but it can log other data about you for marketing purposes, like the location of your phone. The unfussy, no-frills Silence focuses on keeping your messages safe and secure, with other considerations — like animated animal stickers — some way down the priority list. It is in fact a spin-off from Signal, and uses the same open source, ultra-secure encryption methods — regularly audited by security experts in public view to make sure the code hasn't been cracked or unlocked by whatever government agency wants to get its hands on your conversation history.
If you wanted to, you could use Silence and Signal together.
To make sure everything is secured as it should be, you need to enter a unique passphrase to keep the app locked. On top of that, it can stop your communications being screen-shotted at the other end, for extra peace of mind. Related Stories Government wants to tap citizens' WhatsApp m How to see deleted WhatsApp messages on Andr WhatsApp sharing limited data with Facebook How to go 'invisible' on WhatsApp without de Govt warns WhatsApp over spread of fake mess This new WhatsApp feature will save you from Subscribe and get the top tech news of the day Delivered to your mailbox [Change Setting].
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