# Signal Android [](https://travis-ci.org/WhisperSystems/TextSecure)
TextSecure is a messaging app for simple private communication with friends.
Signal is a messaging app for simple private communication with friends.
TextSecure uses your phone's data connection (WiFi/3G/4G) to communicate securely, optionally supports plain SMS/MMS to function as a unified messenger, and can also encrypt the stored messages on your phone.
Signal uses your phone's data connection (WiFi/3G/4G) to communicate securely, optionally supports plain SMS/MMS to function as a unified messenger, and can also encrypt the stored messages on your phone.
Currently available on the Play store.
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## Contributing Bug reports
We use GitHub for bug tracking. Please search the existing issues for your bug and create a new one if the issue is not yet tracked!
Instructions on how to setup your development environment and build TextSecure can be found in [BUILDING.md](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure/blob/master/BUILDING.md).
Instructions on how to setup your development environment and build Signal can be found in [BUILDING.md](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android/blob/master/BUILDING.md).
If you're new to the TextSecure codebase, we recommend going through our issues and picking out a simple bug to fix (check the "easy" label in our issues) in order to get yourself familiar.
If you're new to the Signal codebase, we recommend going through our issues and picking out a simple bug to fix (check the "easy" label in our issues) in order to get yourself familiar.
For larger changes and feature ideas, we ask that you propose it on the mailing list for a high-level discussion before implementation.
This repository is set up with [BitHub](https://whispersystems.org/blog/bithub/), so you can make money for committing to TextSecure. The current BitHub price for an accepted pull request is:
This repository is set up with [BitHub](https://whispersystems.org/blog/bithub/), so you can make money for committing to Signal. The current BitHub price for an accepted pull request is: