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Has anyone here successfully convinced their non-techie friends to switch to Signal? How have you done it? I've been trying on and off with my closest friends, but no luck.

>>LongHa+(OP)
Yesterday my non-technical colleagues a whatsapp group just said "I'm switching to signal, see you there" and suddenly a few people switched.

>>LongHa+(OP)
I got my family group chat setup in Signal. The biggest problem was how long it takes signal to sync your contacts. WhatsApp can do it in seconds but signal was taking an hour or more (this was on Xmas day).

>>LongHa+(OP)
I tried but couldn't. It just wasn't sticky enough for people to continue using it. Perhaps something like this latest growth could help?

I tried with Telegram after failing with Signal and that worked for many. For whatever reason (I assume the user experience is nice and more compatible with Whatsapp etc), non-techie people do prefer Telegram to Signal in my experience.

>>LongHa+(OP)
I've convinced less than 3 clients to send me their sensitive credentials via Signal. I've instructed and asked dozens to use the service but most just use email.

>>LongHa+(OP)
> Has anyone here successfully convinced their non-techie friends to switch to Signal? How have you done it? I've been trying on and off with my closest friends, but no luck.

I've gotten my girlfriend (now wife) and parents to switch. My siblings use it sporadically, but I think mostly to talk to me.

>>LongHa+(OP)
Yep (or at least, less techie friends). Strategy is to not have WhatsApp - which leaves plenty of other alternatives (SMS, email, calling, Twitter DMs, whatever) for people who do need to contact me, but Signal is just considered easier by some. I just made sure that I've got groups chats for all my social circles that I add everyone who joins Signal to.

Additionally, taking the initiative for fun activities (or always being eager to join), which -besides being fun- gives people without Signal FOMO, haha.

Edit: Well, "switching" is a big word. They've got it installed, use it to contact me, and some have started using it as the primary means of communication with others who also have it. Most of them will still use WhatsApp even for contacts who are also on Signal though.

>>LongHa+(OP)
My wife. Also required it for all my employees, but that's a bit different.