Pretty much everyone in my country uses WhatsApp, so that's what I use. I prefer to use Signal, but nobody I know uses it nor wants to migrate, so it just ended up as a glorified SMS app until Signal removed SMS support.
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Signal is actually decently popular in my circle of friends. Whatsapp for the few that still don't get it and Threema with a small circle of others.
- I got my family and friends to use signal.
- Matrix (just me and my boyfriend)
Well that's cute, just you and your boyfriend being nerds together
WhatsApp because where I am it's pretty much the default app for everyone, friends, family etc, WhatsApp is the go to app here.
I use iMessage with my wife and mostly Signal with everyone else (rarely SMS). I actually managed to get most of my family and friends to install Signal, but then again I’m not a very social person. I deleted my FB and WhatsApp accounts.
I've been using element for the best part of one year with most of my friends and family. It has some hiccups sometimes but pretty solid overall.
Whatsapp but I'm in Europe.
Useful to have a messenger that also works over wifi. Allows you to go prepaid and save a lot of money. Think I spend 50 Euros a year on phone bills.
And yes, I know it's also facebook. It is what it is.
Messenger/SMS when talking to friends and family.
Telegram for participating in russian-speaking groups.
My friend group all use SimpleX chat currently. It's arguably the most private messaging system available.
It’s in beta on mobile though and there’s no real web or desktop client so that’s not amazing…
The app itself is pretty decent at least.
I use a mix of them, but fortunately no Facebook Messenger 🤢
I don't usually use apps to talk to people IRL, I text, call, email or just physically go talk to them. Once in a while I might use Discord or Steam if we're playing something together but that's about it as far as my private life is concerned.
At work we use IP phones and Teams.
I'm not on Facebook, so don't use Messenger. I communicate with 90% of my friends and family using WhatsApp.
I would like to use Signal, but have the same problem as you - More than 90% of my friends and family don't use Signal unfortunately.
I got my brother to move to signal after Whatsapp was bought and luckily he was able to start the chain reaction moving all our friends even my parents to signal
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I luckily divulged from FB messenger back in 2016. I use pulse sms on Android because I can text from a web browser. I realized I only used messenger because of the browser client. It's not private sense sms but eh, it's a pretty practical solution.
Sadly my family uses mostly Facebook messenger but my husband and friends use LINE messenger 😊 it’s cute but mostly popular in Japan, Thailand, Taiwan etc
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WhatsApp mostly as all my friends use it as well as FB Messenger.
I have a small group of people that use Session too.
Signal. Quit Whatsapp cold turkey and just notified anyone that, yes, I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but they'll have to install yet another messenger if they want to reach me.
I’m mostly Messenger. I have WhatsApp and standard SMS for a handful of people. I did use Signal for a while but ended up back on Messenger. I’ve used WeChat in the past but don’t have the need anymore.
I’d like to use something a bit more federated but Messenger is where the people are.