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(02-05-2016 06:06 PM)VinnieVincenzo Wrote:  

Signal is also great for sending end to end encrypted text messages. It is available for both android and iOS.

The EFF puts out a scorecard for encrypted messaging apps and signal got top marks across the board.

https://www.eff.org/secure-messaging-scorecard

Signal is great but I find Telegram to be much more robust and reliable.
- With +70 million users, you don't stand out.
- People can contact you without giving your cellphone number.
- You can set timers and delete chats. You receive an alert if the other party takes a screenshot. [they can take screenshots with another phone but at least they won't be able to retrieve incriminating evidence from your phone]. You can send plenty of dick picks with confidence.
- Messages travel faster. Encrypted messages are smaller in size.
- You can assign a different sound for each contact.
- You can send voice messages (like whatsapp), location, pics, vids, etc. It's like Whatsapp but private*.
The only hiccup is that messages aren't end-to-end by default. You have to create a Secret Chat.

Telegram and Signal are the best.

*whatsapp is supposedly end-to-end encrypted. Not being open source and coming from Facebook, you should know better.