# The New TextSecure: Privacy Beyond SMS

DevFeed: [The New TextSecure: Privacy Beyond SMS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-new-textsecure-privacy-beyond-sms-1859.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://signal.org/blog/the-new-textsecure/>)

Published: 2014-02-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Signal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signal-blog.md>)

Topics: [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [End-to-End Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/end-to-end-encryption.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [Ratchet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ratchet.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/real-time.md>), [User Experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-experience.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [open](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [properties](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/properties.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/real-time.md>), [user-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user-experience.md>)

## AI overview

The release marks TextSecure's transition from a private SMS app to a private asynchronous instant-messaging app that does not depend on SMS/MMS. It introduces an open protocol for private asynchronous chat, group collaboration, media sharing, and end-to-end encrypted communication, with an emphasis on reducing user friction. The release also adds private group chat and an integrated Android experience that can communicate through SMS/MMS with non-TextSecure users.

## Source excerpt

Today's release of TextSecure is the final step in the transition from a private SMS app to a private asynchronous IM app that does not depend on SMS/MMS. Using the lessons we've learned from the SMS environment over the past four years, we've developed an open protocol for asynchronous chat that enables private communication instantly with friends, private groups for real-time collaboration, and the ability to quickly and seamlessly share media privately - all without depending on SMS. Read more...