Just for the sake of having balanced anecdotes here for people who might be considering the switch to TS:
I recently started using TextSecure on my janky, crappy old Android phone and it is a _dream_. So far it has been strictly better that the native Android text app in every respect. The user experience is so different it's like night and day. Faster, lighter, quicker to load, better at sending messages while I'm in the subway with low signal, lets me keep typing the next text reliably while the old one is starting to send, etc. I could go on and on. I would use it just for the UX alone, even absent crypto.
I'm not in any way affiliated with TextSecure and frankly disagree quite strongly with some of Moxie's politics, but credit where credit is due. +1 very satisfied user.
I recently started using TextSecure on my janky, crappy old Android phone and it is a _dream_. So far it has been strictly better that the native Android text app in every respect. The user experience is so different it's like night and day. Faster, lighter, quicker to load, better at sending messages while I'm in the subway with low signal, lets me keep typing the next text reliably while the old one is starting to send, etc. I could go on and on. I would use it just for the UX alone, even absent crypto.
I'm not in any way affiliated with TextSecure and frankly disagree quite strongly with some of Moxie's politics, but credit where credit is due. +1 very satisfied user.