Introducing Automatic Key Verification! Complementing the existing safety number system, automatic key verification provides an additional, streamlined way to confirm the privacy of your chats. signal.org/blog/automat... TY @cloudflare.social and @trailofbits.bsky.social our independent auditors 💙🙏

Introducing Automatic Key Verification

Signal now offers a feature called “automatic key verification” which complements the existing safety number system. Signal is always end-to-end encrypted, and automatic key verification provides an a...

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New: Link an Android tablet, Android phone, or iPhone as a linked device to your Signal account. The most important links are with the people who matter to you, but if you want two phones, a tablet, and a laptop linked to your Signal account, we’ve got your back. signal.org/blog/linked-...

More linked devices are on the table (and the Android tablet)

The latest update for Signal Android introduces comprehensive support for linked devices. Now you can easily link another Android phone or Android tablet to your Signal account. Thanks to significant ...

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Polls can now be created in individual chats too. Show a curated list of choices to your indecisive friend or recapture the magic of passing a note to your crush by sending a “Do you like me? Y/N/Maybe” poll

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Signal polls are here! Find the best time for your group chat to hang out, choose a vacation destination, or ask if you should give yourself a haircut at 1 AM. Now in the latest version of Signal for iOS, Android, and Desktop. signal.org/blog/polls/

We just increased the maximum number of pinned chats from 4 to 10, so you can show 6 more people how much you love what they have to say.

Our statement on the UK gov't's demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the UK be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification & content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all. signal.org/blog/pdfs/20...

To help protect Signal users from phishing and social engineering attacks, we’ve introduced additional confirmations and educational messaging in the app to help people better detect fraudulent profiles, especially message requests from scammers posing as Signal. More changes are on the way.

A response to recent reporting in Germany, in service of clarity and accountability: First, it’s important to be precise when it comes to critical infrastructure like Signal. Signal was not “hacked” — in that our encryption, infrastructure, & the integrity of the app’s code was not compromised. 1/

We are very happy that today Apple issued a patch and a security advisory. This comes following 404 Media reporting that the FBI accessed Signal message notification content via iOS despite the app being deleted.

New: Group member labels, a way to describe yourself or your role in a group chat, only visible to that group chat. Label yourself the “Goalie” to your soccer team or “Favorite Child” to your family to stir some drama. Available on Android, Desktop & iOS signal.org/blog/group-m...

Label yourself

We all take on different roles in relation to our friends, neighbors, family members, and colleagues. Keep those different roles clear in your many Signal group chats by using group member labels, now...

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We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7

New artist-created sticker packs in Signal, ready for you to use to your heart's content. Thank you to the artists: Amanda Cotan, Lexi Vay, Miguel Ángel Camprubí, Plastic Thing & Tiffany Beucher. We love your work!

Signal video and voice calls are now supported for up to *75 participants*! Share your screen, raise your hand, react with the right emoji, and create easily shareable call links with Signal calls. signal.org/blog/call-li...

Signal@signal.org · 2y ago

We’ve improved private group video calls in Signal with new features, incl. call links. Create a link that anyone on Signal can use to join a group call *without* having to join a Signal group chat first + raise hand, emoji reactions, calls tab, & more signal.org/blog/call-li...

Find us in the Microsoft Store :) apps.microsoft.com/detail/xp891...

Signal Private Messenger - Download and install on Windows | Microsoft Store

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, photo...

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📌 Pin your most important messages to the top of your 1-1 and group chats. Long press a message to pin it for yourself and everyone else in the chat. Now available on the latest version of Signal for Android, Desktop, and iOS. signal.org/blog/pinned-...

Put a pin in it

Your most frequently asked questions, dinner reservations, and vacation itineraries are already top of mind. Now they can be top of chat as well. In the latest version of Signal rolling out now, you c...

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Welcome to Signal, we love to have you <3 Bienvenido a Signal, nos alegra que estés aquí. <3 www.elespanol.com/omicrono/sof...

Signal, el 'WhatsApp' centrado en la privacidad, dispara sus descargas en Europa por la inestabilidad política actual

La situación geopolítica promovida por las amenazas de Donald Trump sobre Groenlandia y el poder de las tecnológicas han causado este auge. Más información: Cierra TeleMessage, la aplicación que copia...

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Like many services, as Signal grows, it becomes a more appealing place for scammers to try and cause harm. We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates. support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...

It's been a big year at Signal. Thanks to you, more & more people are speaking privately and freely. Thanks to you, we hit the top of app stores in multiple countries & served as critical global comms infrastructure. It's an honor to build Signal for you, with your support. 🩵

Getting a new phone for the holidays doesn’t mean giving up Signal message history. Restore old messages on a new phone using Signal Secure Backups or device-to-device transfer. support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...

If you’ve felt safer sending a message because you sent it on Signal, please support our work. As a nonprofit, Signal exists because of your donations. In the app: Settings > Donate On the web: Signal.org/donate

Donate to Signal Private Messenger

Your donation helps pay for the development, servers, and bandwidth of an app used by millions around the world for private and instantaneous communication. Please make a donation today.

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There are so many ways to donate to Signal, and we're grateful to you for supporting us. Settings > Donate Signal.org/donate

Do you depend on Signal? Please donate to keep us growing Settings > Donate signal.org/donate

Like many services, as Signal grows, it becomes a more appealing place for scammers to try and cause harm. We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates. support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...

Now available on iOS 😎

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Until now, if you lost or broke your phone, your Signal message history was *gone,* a real challenge for everyone whose most important conversations happen in Signal. So, with careful design and development, we’re rolling out opt-in secure backups. signal.org/blog/introducing-secure-backups

Rolling out now, the latest iOS update includes the first cool, refreshing wave of the Liquid Glass redesign for iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 with refined animations and new visual elements.

Signal polls are here! Find the best time for your group chat to hang out, choose a vacation destination, or ask if you should give yourself a haircut at 1 AM. Now in the latest version of Signal for iOS, Android, and Desktop. signal.org/blog/polls/

Signal Polls: Yes, no, maybe (yes!)

Signal polling: An easier way to see what your group chat really thinks and feels.

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PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal. Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly. Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/

Now on Desktop: Customizable chat folders Keep healthy boundaries between friends & family or work & leisure. Filter 1-on-1 and group chats, put all of your unread messages one place, or make project-specific folders for related chats. Settings > Chats Or right-click any chat

📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms). It’s also concerning. 1/

Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 11mo ago

PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

In 2023, Signal was the first mainstream messenger to enable post-quantum cryptography. We’re still ahead of the (elliptical) curve, implementing a new hybrid PQ ratchet ensuring Forward Secrecy & Post-Compromise Security even in a post-quantum world. signal.org/blog/spqr/

Signal Protocol and Post-Quantum Ratchets

We are excited to announce a significant advancement in the security of the Signal Protocol: the introduction of the Sparse Post Quantum Ratchet (SPQR). This new ratchet enhances the Signal Protocol’s...

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