This feature (or lack thereof) is pretty much my biggest gripe against Signal. I still don't understand why they won't let you use the same account in paralel on an Android tablet. And the weird part is they provide no explanation for this limitation while this limitation does not exist for iPad users.
If this new feature proves to work as advertised, I might as well sell my soul to the Facebook devil and go back to WhatsApp full time due to how frictionless the experience is (and everyone in the EU already being on it), and leave Signal only for private info sharing, as I grew tired of convincing people in my circles to move to Signal for privacy only to receive complaints that X,Y, Z features from WhatsApp are either missing, buggy or super frustrating to use on Signal. Oh, and receiving calls on Signal for Android is a mess (known bugs for years) where some calls just won't come through to my phone even if the desktop client is ringing, only to have it show up as a missed call notification on my phone a few minutes later. Unacceptable.
I do support the Signal team for their work and what they stand for, but my patience (and that of those around me I convinced to switch from WhatsApp) is wearing thin.
If this new feature proves to work as advertised, I might as well sell my soul to the Facebook devil and go back to WhatsApp full time due to how frictionless the experience is (and everyone in the EU already being on it), and leave Signal only for private info sharing, as I grew tired of convincing people in my circles to move to Signal for privacy only to receive complaints that X,Y, Z features from WhatsApp are either missing, buggy or super frustrating to use on Signal. Oh, and receiving calls on Signal for Android is a mess (known bugs for years) where some calls just won't come through to my phone even if the desktop client is ringing, only to have it show up as a missed call notification on my phone a few minutes later. Unacceptable.
I do support the Signal team for their work and what they stand for, but my patience (and that of those around me I convinced to switch from WhatsApp) is wearing thin.