Security News > 2022 > October > Signal to remove SMS support from Android

In a bid to prioritize security and privacy, Signal has announced that it will soon phase out SMS and MMS messaging support on Android.

Signal now thinks it has reached the point where SMS support for Android users will be expunged to allow them to focus on security and privacy offerings on the Signal platform.

Following the announcement, users now have several months to move away from the SMS feature in Signal and export their SMS messages to another app or the default Android messaging App.

"We understand that this change will be frustrating for those of you who use Signal on Android for SMS messaging in addition to sending Signal messages. It rarely feels good to have to switch up the ways that you communicate with the people who matter to you," Signal explained.

According to Signal, three main reasons prompted the removal of SMS support from the Signal app in Android.

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