Want a solid messaging app for Android that Meta does not own

Had no idea about this, thanks for asking it out loud.

Had no idea about this, thanks for asking it out loud.

Signal (nonprofit), Telegram (huge, fast, not private by default though), or Session if you want zero phone number. Signal is the one I would move friends and family to, it is the closest to a drop-in replacement.

One thing to add: update the app first, half of these issues are just old builds.

Worth checking your notification settings too, they quietly reset after big updates.

Depends what you value. Signal for privacy, Telegram for big groups and channels, Matrix/Element if you like the idea of an open protocol you can even self host. All three are off the Meta grid.

Adding my +1, had the identical problem and this thread nailed it.

One thing to add: update the app first, half of these issues are just old builds.

Same issue here after the last update. The fix above sorted it.

Restarting the phone entirely did it for me when nothing else worked.