Yeah, figured. They seem very inconsistent in applying their trust. At times they'll do strange things like build app on Chrome Apps platform / mandatory phone ID and on other times they'll make user-hostile decisions like hijacking SMS messages and refusing to publish to F-Droid due to "security".
The end result is an app that keeps shooting itself in the foot and being beaten by Messenger and WhatsApp.
The end result is an app that keeps shooting itself in the foot and being beaten by Messenger and WhatsApp.