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Curious why this is different than RedPhone - same company, same product(?), diff't platform - why not keep app branding?

• higherpurpose 12y ago
  Signal is better branding.
• jmathai 12y ago
  Signal is a much more neutral brand than RedPhone. RedPhone sounds either like an adult network or spying app. At one of the Shuttleworth Foundation gatherings (where all Shuttleworth fellows meet bi-annually) I remember having a conversation about the branding of RedPhone and everyone unanimously agreed that it would hinder wider spread adoption of the software. I'm not sure what all the factors in re-branding were but I remember Moxie agreeing with the sentiment at the time.
  • felix 12y ago
    Makes sense - do you know if they will be re-branding RedPhone on Android? Just curious.
    • lozf 12y ago
      From the linked page: Signal will be a unified private voice and text communication platform for iPhone, Android, and the browser. Later this summer, Signal for iPhone will be expanded to support text communication compatible with TextSecure for Android. Shortly after, both TextSecure and RedPhone for Android will be combined into a unified Signal app on Android as well. Simultaneously, browser extension development is already under way.
    • nwp90 12y ago
      Yes. Signal for Android will be coming, apparently, and will integrate RedPhone and TextSecure capabilities. According to the original article, "Signal will be a unified private voice and text communication platform for iPhone, Android, and the browser. Later this summer, Signal for iPhone will be expanded to support text communication compatible with TextSecure for Android. Shortly after, both TextSecure and RedPhone for Android will be combined into a unified Signal app on Android as well. Simultaneously, browser extension development is already under way."