[NEW] Simple SMS Messenger

[MXC48-zz]

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Alternative name

Simple SMS Messenger

Section

Mobile applications

Description

An easy and quick way of managing SMS and MMS messages without ads.

Reason for adding

No response

URL

https://simplemobiletools.com/

Repository

https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-SMS-Messenger

F-Droid ID

com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger

Other Links

No response

Is this alternative hosted in a country that performs surveillance?

• 5 Eyes
• 9 Eyes
• 14 Eyes

Is there a cost to use this alternative?

Free

Please indicate if self-hosting is possible, not possible, or the only option

Not possible

Additional Details

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[dngray]

I would not add this. It uses no E2EE, which means your carrier and government get a copy of everything.

[Shahin-rmz]

I would not add this. It uses no E2EE, which means your carrier and government get a copy of everything.

till now Signal is best option right?

[MXC48-zz]

I would not add this. It uses no E2EE, which means your carrier and government get a copy of everything.

till now Signal is best option right?

Not necessarily, signal asks to register a phone number to use the application. For people who want to stay unidentified se is not the best option and then many people like me do not trust signal.

[Shahin-rmz]

many people like me do not trust signal.

Any good suggestion out there?

[dngray]

For SMS apps, not using SMS for a start. As I said in #468

This does not employ any end-to-end encryption, so it really has nothing to do with "degoogling".

Ironically you're actually better off with Google Messenger these days, because it does support Signal Protocol over RCS, which means you get E2EE that Google cannot read anyway. It is worth noting though Signal is still a better option as there is less metadata, particularly with sealed sender.

And don't bother with silence #469 that's unmaintained, and leaks your metadata everywhere.