[stilisstuk]

Been using signal since textsecure I think (I even think there was another name before that). In all that time, one thing keeps me thinking about backing out: phone numbers. When a contact decides to uninstall signal, I lose contact. Signal still thinks that the recipient has a signal account, and hence won't deliver messages via SMS.

[jblwps]

Assuming you're talking about the Android app, but you can actually force sending with SMS. The option to do so in a conversation/thread can be found by long-holding the send button, which then pops up a context menu to send via Signal or SMS.

[stilisstuk]

This is not a long term solution :)

[rvense]

It's a per-conversation preference, as far as I remember. You only have to do it once.

[stilisstuk]

In that case: Thanks a lot! Did not know.

[Vinnl]

The same holds for WhatsApp, btw. I once got a new phone number that had been used by someone else before, and was still associated with their WhatsApp account. People kept sending me messages over WhatsApp without me even being aware (I don't use it myself).

[commoner]

Former Signal users can unregister their phone numbers from Signal on this page:

https://signal.org/signal/unregister

[stilisstuk]

Yes i know that. So when people don't reply, I check three messages has not been delivered and try to find a why to tell my contacts how to unregister. Which is an unreasonable burden I put on people who try signal and decides it's not for them.