In addition to the end-to-end encryption that protects every Signal message, the Signal service is designed to minimize the data that is retained about Signal users. By design, it does not store a record of your contacts, social graph, conversation list,
Signal exists to provide people everywhere with a tool for real private communication. That’s our only goal, and we take it very seriously. We’re structured as a nonprofit to ensure that market forces can never put profit or expediency over the safety of
Millions of people worldwide rely on Signal every day for secure and private communication. Some of these people change their phone number, but want to continue using Signal without registering for a new account. We now provide the ability to change the p
They get slapped on street signs. We wear them on our clothes to identify ourselves to distant coworkers during awkward holiday parties. Some people create massive galleries on their laptops in overlapping levels stacked so deep that the hinges begin to l
The number of people who join Signal every day is still growing at a record pace. With so many new conversations getting started, we’ve heard from a lot of users that they’d like more control over how they begin.
The latest beta release of Signal Desktop includes preliminary support for one-to-one voice and video calls. Call your friends and family on macOS, Windows, and Linux; see their smiles on a larger screen; hear their laughter through the big speakers on yo
The latest Signal betas are rolling out today. Inside, you’ll find performance enhancements, a slew of bug fixes, improvements to the mute settings, and if you’re in the United Kingdom, you’ll see support for Signal Payments a new feature that enables you
This makes it possible for users to generate link previews while hiding the URL from the Signal service itself, shielding their IP address from the previewed site, and obfuscating the true size of the preview image. All of this happens automatically behin
A Registration Lock PIN functions the same way as any password: it’s a shared secret that you and the service agree on in order to verify that you are really you when you show up in the future.
After immersing myself for years and years in the world of finance (specifically, options market making and algorithmic trading there was no escaping this mantra of “no risk, no reward Most of the time, my (trading) style was fairly risk-averse. I knew ho
When you’re standing next to a friend who says something funny, you can just laugh. You don’t need to pause and say “I found what you just said humorous” or quote their own words back to them before displaying a real-world emoji on your face. This feeling
The new desktop version of Signal runs independently of your browser. If you’re a Firefox or Safari user, you don’t need to install Chrome to send and receive Signal messages on your computer. If you’re a Chrome user, having your browser open will no long
Today’s beta releases of Signal for Android and iOS include a new way to send individual photos and videos that are automatically removed from a conversation thread after they have been viewed.
Meredith Whittaker and Joshua Lund on 16 Nov 2023 Signal is the world’s most widely used truly private messaging app, and our cryptographic technologies provide extra layers of privacy beyond the Signal app itself. Since launching in 2013, the Signal Prot
You should be able to communicate without worrying that every gossip tidbit, meme, or joke you share and who you share it with will get churned up into fodder for targeted ads or used to train an AI model. You also shouldn’t have to strip your communicati
Signal’s mission and sole focus is private communication. For years, Signal has kept your messages private, your profile information (like your name and profile photo) private, your contacts private, and your groups private among much else. Now we’re taki
Signal messages, pictures, files, and other contents are stored locally on your device.
Use disappearing messages to keep your message history tidy. The message will disappear from your devices after the timer has elapsed. This is not for situations where your contact is your adversary after all, if someone who receives a disappearing messag
Your Signal PIN is a numeric or alphanumeric code used to help you recover your profile, settings, contacts, and block list if you ever lose or switch devices. It supports features like non-phone number based identifiers. A PIN can also serve as a registr
View Stickers In a chat, tap on a sticker to scroll through and view other stickers in the same pack.
If Signal is blocked in your country, use a proxy to get started with and continue using Signal. All traffic remains opaque to the proxy operator.
Some conversations can be chatty, some messages are meant for business hours only, and some people deserve to be prioritized. Use the steps below to modify your notification options to reflect your relationship preference for your chat.
What is a safety number? Each Signal one-to-one chat has a unique safety number that allows you to verify the security of your messages and calls with specific contacts. Verification of safety numbers is a good security practice for sensitive communicatio
Follow these steps to manage a group: Did you mean to view: Admins may select who can edit info. Admins may select who can add others. Admins may select who can remove others. Admins may select who can manage invites.
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Important For your privacy, messages are only stored on your devices. Signal does not have a copy of your conversation history. New installs of Signal do not restore your previous message history. If you have your old device, use these steps to transfer m
Signal contacts Who appears in the contact list? Edit your contact's name Edit your contact's photo Edit your contact's number Refresh
Signal Android users can send private messages and make secure calls to other Signal users anywhere in the world for free over the internet.
Stories are ephemeral posts of photo, video, or text that can be shared with your contacts and groups. They automatically expire after 24 hours.
Signal is a nonprofit sustained only by the people who use and value it. Donate inside Signal app Other ways to donate These donation methods do not support in-app badges. Why donate? Signal is built for you, not your data and not for profit. Signal is co
You can permanently disable your phone number from being recognized as a Signal user by deleting the account from the registered mobile phone. Follow the steps for your platform: Did you mean to view: Follow steps to no longer be seen as a Signal user: Fo
Change Number is supported if you are using an active Signal account. To test, send a message to the Note to Self contact are keeping
How do I create a New Group? I don't see any new options or it shows a Legacy Group banner.
A message, sticker, reaction, read receipt, or media couldn't be delivered. Your contact may have tried sending it to you directly or in a group. Signal uses end-to-end encryption so that we never have access to the contents of the messages you send; as r
Quickly reply to messages with emoji reactions. Tap the reaction to see a summary of all reactions for that message.
Signal gets better with every update. Here's how to make sure you can get every one:
Blocked chats will not be able to call you or send you messages through Signal.
Signal requests permissions to enable certain features, such as sharing a photo or displaying your contacts. You can verify how these permissions are used by looking through the source code. Signal is fully open source and always will be. The code has bee
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Signal can only be used on one mobile device and up to five linked Signal Desktops.
Set color gradients on messages, choose unique wallpapers for individual chats or just set one default background to apply to all chats.
It will be shown alongside your existing phone number. Conversations will feel more personal. Group threads will be less confusing.
A Signal PIN is used to recover the wallet linked to your Signal account if you reinstall. You will be asked to change your PIN if The PIN is unknown to Signal and it can not be reset if you forget it. MobileCoin MobileCoin is a cryptocurrency designed to
Signal uses your phone's internet connection for all private communication. The most common reasons why you can't receive messages when your phone is connected to the internet is that you have restricted Signal's internet access or it can not run or trans
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We notified these 1,900 users directly, and prompted them to re-register Signal on their devices. If you received an SMS message from Signal with a link to this support article, please follow these steps:
Each version of the Signal app expires after about 90 days and people on that version will need to update to the latest version of Signal. This means that around June, your phone number privacy settings will be honored by everyone using an official Signal
Signal makes it possible for you to keep your phone number private from people you chat with on Signal. Here we will cover phone number privacy settings and how to use usernames as a way to connect without sharing your phone number, as well as ways to ver
Signal is committed to protecting your privacy and the security of your data. Signal cannot sell, rent, or monetize your data or content in any way ever.
Like everything else in Signal, your profile is end-to-end encrypted. The Signal service does not have any knowledge of the name you have chosen or the image you have set.
Signal Android users have three group types. Follow instructions for your group type:
How does Signal know my contact is using Signal? Signal developed a private contact discovery process that enables Signal clients to efficiently and scalably determine whether the contacts in their address book are Signal users without revealing the conta
Follow these steps to delete a message from each device individually: Did you mean to view: This is a best effort to delete messages on all devices that received it. Note: Calling information is considered an alert. Deleting does not leave the group. You
With scheduled messages, you can compose a message in advance and choose when it will be sent. Scheduled messages are locally queued on your own device, and you can cancel or reschedule them anytime before they are sent. To schedule a message: To schedule
Use Signal Android or Signal iOS to send individual photos and videos that are automatically removed from a conversation thread after they have been viewed.
The latest Signal updates introduce an optional way to re-register your Signal account on a new phone or reinstall Signal on an existing phone. Instead of waiting for an SMS code to arrive (and sometimes having to switch to a different app in order to see
End-to-end encrypted Signal messages are queued for delivery when a device is offline. Your phone and any linked devices each have their own independent (and ephemeral) queue. When a device regains connectivity, like when you launch Signal Desktop after i
Display a QR code for a contact to scan using any app. This feature is not available in Legacy Groups.
Here's how to start a Note to Self on:
Signal's Screen Lock feature uses your phone's pin, passphrase, or biometric authentication (e.g. a fingerprint, TouchID, or FaceID Did you mean to view: How do I enable or disable Screen Lock?
A Signal group is built on top of the private group system technology. The Signal service has no record of your group memberships, group
Your Signal contact list will show you who is already using the app. You can also invite your contacts to join Signal for a better messaging experience. Friends don't let friends chat insecurely!
Requirements Signal installed on your Android phone or iOS device. Signal uses your existing phone number. The number must be able to
Like all Signal messages, group voice and group video calls are private too. You will be prompted to grant the Camera and Microphone permissions the first time you make or receive a Signal call.
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