WhatsApp with most people (because that's what everyone uses), Telegram with the people I talk to a lot (a few college friends and my parents). Insta here and there, but that's mostly for people to send me reels, I don't really use the app for anything else. I've not used Facebook or the messenger for many years.

I recently saw something called berty that I’m still testing. Looks like a messaging app akin to lemmy.

I'm not on Facebook, so don't use Messenger. I communicate with 90% of my friends and family using WhatsApp.

I would like to use Signal, but have the same problem as you - More than 90% of my friends and family don't use Signal unfortunately.

Sadly my family uses mostly Facebook messenger but my husband and friends use LINE messenger 😊 it’s cute but mostly popular in Japan, Thailand, Taiwan etc

I luckily divulged from FB messenger back in 2016. I use pulse sms on Android because I can text from a web browser. I realized I only used messenger because of the browser client. It's not private sense sms but eh, it's a pretty practical solution.

I use a mix of them, but fortunately no Facebook Messenger 🤢

I use iMessage with my wife and mostly Signal with everyone else (rarely SMS). I actually managed to get most of my family and friends to install Signal, but then again I’m not a very social person. I deleted my FB and WhatsApp accounts.

I’m mostly Messenger. I have WhatsApp and standard SMS for a handful of people. I did use Signal for a while but ended up back on Messenger. I’ve used WeChat in the past but don’t have the need anymore.

I’d like to use something a bit more federated but Messenger is where the people are.

In the US so iMessages/SMS and … WhatsApp for work (god I hate it’s backgrounds). For a select few, Messenger since that’s how they connected to me.

Much prefer iMessages for its simplicity and Apple Watch integration. SMS can burn in hell.

I deleted Facebook almost a decade ago. And I don't miss it at all. I got everyone I talk to regularly to switch to signal. It's helpful to have something that works across all devices and can send high quality pics and vids to groups of people on different types of devices.

Working on setting up matrix and hoping to make it easy enough for my close family and friends to switch over since I know I won't be taking away any features. Self hosting has been a fun thing to figure out. And I like not having any ties to any corp. for my messaging.

• I got my family and friends to use signal.
• Matrix (just me and my boyfriend)