TextSecure no longer supports SMS and the data channel requires installing bundles from Google, an NSA asset. Use SMSSecure, an SMS-only fork of TextSecure, also on FDroid store now whereas TextSecure was pulled from FDroid by the devs to maintain their Google-only distribution system. On 10 April 2015 07:59:29 GMT+01:00, Seth wrote: Hat tip to Steve Weis twitter account @sweis [1]https://github.com/sweis/crypto-might-not-suck/blob/master/README.md End User Tool Summary This is a quick summary of tools that are generally recommended for end users. See the Encryption Works guide for more information. GPG: Email encryption TextSecure: Encrypted SMS Messaging RedPhone: Encrypted voice calls OTR: Encrypted instant messaging Tor: Protect from network surveillance -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. References 1. https://github.com/sweis/crypto-might-not-suck/blob/master/README.md