&gt; I often use Signal for messaging (same encryption that Whatsapp is now using). It defeats the point of encryption if I&#x27;m just sending the audio off to Google to transcribe, anyhow.<p>Really good point.<p>&gt; As for Whatsapp: I don&#x27;t have any clear reason to install that instead of Viber, Line, or a half-dozen other messaging apps. Instead, I use Signal for some paranoid friends and SMS&#x2F;MMS for everyone else. I&#x27;ve tried other apps, but I don&#x27;t really see the point of using them regularly.<p>I used to think the same about WhatsApp, and just use SMS&#x2F;MMS and sometimes Signal. But WhatsApp is a really big improvement over SMS&#x2F;MMS (the group messaging is very useful, you got typing notifications, encrypted calls, etc.) and it&#x27;s more ubiquitous than Signal.