I use an iPhone and my fiancé uses Android. He is not very tech savvy. He does not like to text for privacy reasons. I was going to recommend we get Signal but see others in Lemmy talking about Matrix. Is that better? If so, what app is best that works on both our phones? Thanks Lemmy friends!

  • Undearius@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    And if you don’t like the app you’re using, you can easily switch it without losing your data or making everyone else have to switch to the new app.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve never bothered to try alternatives to Element. Are they worth trying ?

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        1 year ago

        I would say they are absolutely worth trying. I’ve personally been alright with the look and feel of Element but there may be something in the other matrix apps that you enjoy more. FluffyChat is another popular one that I see mentioned a lot.

        There is basically no issue with having multiple apps installed and signed in, the biggest hurdle is just signing into the app and then verifying it. Beyond that, it’s just customizing and feeling it out.