Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private.
• Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees.
• Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people.
• Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings.
• Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story.
• Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises.
• Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors.
• For support, questions, or more information please visit https://support.signal.org/
To check out our source code, visit https://github.com/signalapp
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My opinion: Honestly I love this app so much, have used it since I was like 8 or something, and have never had any problems with it. I’ve been messaged by an unknown number once the whole time I’ve had it, and I’ve always loved using it to connect on a secure and useful platform. My feedback: The one thing I’d say is, you guys should add filters, coz that would be cool, and make it more obvious that you can take videos? I only realised that this year and I’ve used the app for years. Also I had a friend say that you should make it possible to add music to the stories. But other than that, keep up the good work, I really enjoy using the app to connect with family and friends
Needs UI development
Grawnt Ooliot
This app is great from a concept perspective but needs a lot of work on the user interface.There are many features missing which we have come to expect from a messaging app. Some basic things such as cropping a picture before sending, swiping to go back out of a chat, markup in text (italics, bold, etc.)I recommend this app for those who value their privacy but I do hope the developers look to improve the UI and UX quickly.
Dishonest about security
unsafe and terrible design
I have a group chat on signal where messages are supposed to be deleted after 24 hours. If I open Signal on a device that hasn’t used the app in a while, even if I’ve been in the group chat on another device five minutes earlier, the app insists on showing me every message since it was last opened on that device. Messages that are supposed to be deleted. Not only is this the opposite of deleting messages after 24 hours, it’s very time consuming and poor UE design. I’m currently waiting over an hour to sort through a week of “missed” messages that I’ve already seen on another device, and the app won’t let me send messages to this chat until it’s finished loading them all. Terrible terrible design and a major security risk.
Seriously flawed and often broken
I hat signal with a passion
Messages load chronologically from oldest to newest, meaning you can’t see the most recent messages until every other one loads first. People can add you to random groups without your consent, further complicating this issue and stopping you from loading the messages you actually want to see. Messages won’t send for me currently, after trying for days. Keep in mind, you cannot change these issues in the settings. Also, everything in your group chats will save data to your device, which you cannot remove without deleting the app entirely. These issues have existed for at least 2 years and the developers show no intent to change it to how a messaging app should work, to bring a good experience to its users.
• We added a convenient shortcut to quickly lower your hand after you start speaking during a Signal group call. It's hands down our favorite feature in this release.
Version 8.25
The developer, Signal Messenger, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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