Signal - Private Messenger 12+

Say “hello” to privacy‪.‬

Signal Messenger, LLC

    • Free

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Description

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 40 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

Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app

What’s New

Version 7.4

• Improved picture-in-picture camera controls and animations during video calls. Tap on your outgoing video to quickly flip between showing them the look on your face or letting them look at what you're facing.

Ratings and Reviews

4.8 out of 5
705.2K Ratings

705.2K Ratings

NobodyUnoe ,

Absolute Privacy

I got Signal after an LGBTQ doxxing scare a few years ago that forced me to eliminate all social media accounts across the board, for my and my loved one’s safety. I found Signal after carefully researching and vetting the best options, and hands down, Signal is the best. It’s used by major press for anonymous tips and government whistleblowers, it’s that secure and anonymous. Signal is non-profit org based, free, 100% private encrypted, no ads, no data mining. You can speak intimately with loved ones for support when you need it, and not worry about triggering inappropriate and invasive content filters and getting flagged by crisis bots that watch for keywords (Tumblr and Facebook come to mind with that). No sidestepping topics to avoid getting slammed with inappropriate and privacy invasive ads across the web anymore. No more having to misspell things to prevent an onslaught of ads across the web. Your information and content will never be used or sold. No harassment from strangers finding your profile and starting up on you like on social media. You control how findable you are. ~Absolute peace and quiet.~ It’s the first chat app I’ve experienced that’s been stalker and drama-free… and I’ve been using chat apps since the 90s.

There’s audio calls, video calling, stickers* (you need to install them separately, for free -it’s quick and easy-, or can even custom make your own), and other features that you expect from a chat app.

Definitely worth it.

Schwadam ,

Nightmare editing messages on my iPhone XR

I don’t know if this disfunction is related to the particular phone (iPhone XR) that I am using Signal on now or if it is the same on other phones, but the “cursor” control on Signal is a disaster now. It is a nightmare trying to move the cursor to where you want it, or to highlight a specific section of your message. I am completely unable to move the cursor more than a couple lines away from its current location at a time (and the text window doesn’t extend to more than 4 lines tall), so i have to scroll a couple lines away, click somewhere to move the cursor in the direction of where i want it to go, and repeat over and over again until it finally gets there. If i try to move it further than that, the window just jumps back to the area where it is currently located and moves it to some random location nearby.
Highlighting a portion of your message is impossible; it jumps from one end of the message to the other and will not allow you to scroll slowly to where you want to stop highlighting. It is so stupid ~ I recommend typing messages in another app and then pasting it into signal when you are done.
Also, FYI, if you want to copy text from a signal message, hold your finger on the message and then click on the little icon at the bottom of the screen that looks like two pieces of paper - nothing will ever appear that says “copy”.

Developer Response ,

This bug is resolved in the most recent version of the application.

sneakysquid2 ,

I like the options and simplicity

I switched from WhatsApp to here because they started with the channels, and I really like the privacy, options, and simplicity that signal offers. If you don’t like stories/statuses, you can turn them off, although I don’t mind them. I never get spam, and I can’t actually imagine them forcing you to have channels since they don’t even force you to have stories. I certainly hope I’m right in my assessment, but I really do appreciate signal. I don’t use all the proxy stuff because I would guess it was slow stuff down, but I’m sure it’s probably useful for some people in restricted countries. That being said, I still would be hesitant to let my children use this assuming they had a phone, and I would like it if they made it easier to fix wrong words with the auto type function, because the blue underlined words when you use talk to type have no way to choose other options like you would on WhatsApp or other messaging systems

App Privacy

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.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Contact Info

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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