Signal beats WhatsApp to become secure and private messaging app: All you need to know


Team Udayavani, Jan 9, 2021, 4:23 PM IST

Signal saw a surge in downloads this week following an endorsement by Tesla   CEO Elon Musk on Thursday, Jan 7. The mass exodus caused some trouble as Signal’s servers were unable to handle the influx and verification codes were delayed, though that issue appears to have been resolved

Signal is a cross-platform encrypted messaging app developed by the Signal Foundation and Signal Messenger LLC. Using this app, users can send and receive one-to-one and group messages. These messages do not have to be only about texts but can also include files, voice notes, images and videos.

Signal also has a disappearing messages feature. You can set disappearing messages on for each individual chat and choose the time ranging from 5 seconds to one week.

Also, one cannot back-up chats on signal. If you lose access to your phone, and set up Signal once again on a new device, all previous chats will be gone.

Signal has plenty of privacy-focused features and the app does not collect any data. Although one needs to sign up on Signal using their mobile phone number for registration, the app does not link your phone number to your identity.

Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.

Top News

Cong’s Yogeeshwara wins Channapatna Assembly bypoll by defeating Kumaraswamy’s son

Gadkari hails Mahayuti, says it prioritised development under PM’s leadership

None of Adani portfolio cos subject to any legal case: Group CFO on promoter indictment in US

20 injured in multiple collisions in Karnataka

Poll trends in favour of Mahayuti because of Ladki Bahin scheme, says Shinde

TTD repairs finger of Lord Rama idol believed to be 1,000 years old

Sealing of illegal hotel borewells in Delhi to continue, authorities tell NGT

Related Articles More

BTS2024: If India can make rocket sensors, it can also make car sensors, says ISRO chief Somanath

World COPD Day: Know your lung function

SpaceX successfully launches ISRO’s 4,700 kg communication satellite from US

As AI and megaplatforms take over, the hyperlinks that built the web may face extinction

Plastic waste could double by 2050, researchers find, suggest policies to address issue

MUST WATCH

Naxal Leader Vikram Gowda

Christmas Cake Fruit Mixing

DK Shivakumar

Rose Cultivation

Geethotsava


Latest Additions

Cong’s Yogeeshwara wins Channapatna Assembly bypoll by defeating Kumaraswamy’s son

Bengaluru: Woman murders her children, attempts suicide

Gadkari hails Mahayuti, says it prioritised development under PM’s leadership

None of Adani portfolio cos subject to any legal case: Group CFO on promoter indictment in US

Congress’ Annapoorna wins Sandur Assembly bypoll in Karnataka

Thanks for visiting Udayavani

You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.