Hi @television…first things first /e/ is not sponsored by the Government. We are funded by the users and this is the page where you can also contribute 
Second point is we had run a survey for users feedback on which app they would prefer as their default sms app - QKSMS or Signal. As you can see there are a number of users who prefer Signal while other like QKSMS. we also have other options being proposed. Users still share their comments and views on the subject.
The plan for /e/ is to come out with a set of simple default apps that will be available on the ROM. Not only that users will be given the option to uninstall some of these default system apps. We are still putting in the code changes for all these features. No ETA’s for now.
You could add your comments about Signal to the survey here.
Closing this thread as multiple threads on the same topic will be confusing.
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