To use Signal you must also install the Signal app on your Android or iOS device. The Signal desktop app is available for Windows, macOS and APT-based Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Linux Mint. You can download it from the official website:Ī Flatpak version (which would support more Linux distributions) is under discussion. Send/set timer for disappearing messages.You have a list of chats on the left of the screen click a conversation and the contents of it load on the right. The new desktop has all the features of the web app it replaces, meaning you can quickly pick up and continue your private conversations on the desktop. The new ‘standalone’ Signal desktop app is Electron-based (which won’t please everyone) but it’s an arguably more accessible approach than bring distributed through the Chrome Web Store. “Experience private messaging with all ten fingers” The service is not solely for the privacy minded and security conscious (though that’s its USP) Signal is a simple, easy-to-use alternative to other mobile-centric messaging services.
In-app codes allow you to verify the connection. It also lets you create and take part in group chats, and make voice and video calls to other users.Īll chats are secured using end-to-end encryption. A WhatsApp alternative, Signal lets you send messages to other people using the service. Signal is an encrypted chat app for Android and iOS. Whether you’re cautious about Chrome or simply happier using chat services when they’re a little app-ier too, the new Signal desktop app should suit. Until now, the only way to continue an encrypted chat from your mobile to the desktop was to use a Chrome web app. That app is now deprecated, replaced by a new, cross-platform Electron-based program. Secure messaging service Signal now has a dedicated desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux.
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