My mother currently uses WhatsApp but really doesn’t like the way it looks and feels.
She’s not very tech-savvy, so I want to find a messaging app that is:
Easy to use for someone older
Similar core functionality (text, voice, video)
Privacy-friendly if possible
She originally got into WhatsApp because while using regular texting, random messages wouldn’t go through, due to the whole ios/android wars.
I’ve looked at Signal, Threema, Session, and a few others, but I’m not sure which would be the smoothest transition from WhatsApp for her.
What would you recommend for older users who are coming from WhatsApp but want something simpler or more pleasant to use?
Signal isnt any safer than WhatsApp? I get that they both use the same protocol (signal) but some disagreements:
whatsapp is owned by meta (profit driven data harvesters)
The automatic backups on whatsapp are stored without encryption
The whatsapp AI can also potentially leak conversational content