Henry Bowman@lemm.eetoPrivacy Guides@lemmy.one•What do you recommend as a good FOSS private and secure chat app on Android that isn't Signal?English
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1 year agoSimplex, element(or most matrix compatible messengers) session, bchat. If the goal is to get your family to switch over though good luck.
Matrix is a protocol that if used slows any messenger to communicate with each other kinda like lemmy federation. There are many messengers that use it and if you establish a bridge you can use your matrix client to message people on signal or what’s app