Signal is well-known for being one of the most privacy-focused messaging apps around, but that security comes at the price of convenience. You see, your chats are not stored in the cloud, so it can be frustrating to set up on a new phone. Thankfully, Signal lets you enable automatic, encrypted backups on Android. Here's how to set it up!
Privacy-first messaging Signal was banned from Facebook's ad platform for trying to show just how much personal data the social networking giant collects from its users.
Signal is arguably the most private, most secure messaging app around. If you're ready for a scorched Earth approach, you can always erase your entire Signal chat history. We'll show you how.
Signal partners with MobileCoin to begin testing payments in the app while making use of cryptocurrency to keep its focus on privacy.
Like many other messaging apps, Signal supports sticker packs as a fun way to express yourself in daily conversations. If the pre-made offerings don't quite do the trick, you can create your own in just a few simple steps.
Have you ever been in the middle of an epic group chat and thought of something you needed to remind yourself of later? With Signal's hidden Note to Self feature, you can fire off a reminder for yourself for later and jump right back in to spilling the tea!
Signal is no longer working in China without a VPN. Even though the Chinese government hasn't confirmed it yet, the messaging app appears to have been banned in the country.
Signal is enabling wireless account migration in its newest beta builds. It should roll out to stable users over the coming months.
Are your family and friends less than enthusiastic about joining you on Signal or Telegram? Here is some advice that has worked for us at Android Central to convince our loved ones to move away from WhatsApp and the like.
While it's one of the most secure apps around, few would argue that Signal is sexy. Even still, the app does allow a certain degree of customization with wallpapers, themes, and backgrounds. We'll show you how to get set up.
You probably know that Signal messages are end-to-end encrypted and that you can even send self-destructing messages that will disappear after they've been read. But did you know that you can do the same for images?
WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal are three of the most popular messaging apps currently available — but which one is the best? Let's take a closer look and find out.
As good as Signal is for private messaging, it can be a bit drab-looking when compared to other messaging apps. Spice up your chats with some original (and encrypted) Signal stickers.
Signal protects your messages when they leave your phone through end-to-end encryption, but what if you let a friend or family member use your device for a few minutes? You can prevent others from seeing the contents of your inbox with the Screen Security feature.
Signal has long been one of the most secure means of sending a message, and one super privacy feature is the ability to send disappearing messages. We'll show you how you can set custom timers for your Signal messages to self-destruct.
Signal uses the power of celebrity to keep the focus on privacy. While Facebook fumbles, privacy-focused messaging apps are seizing the moment to grow their userbases.
The Signal beta app is being updated with several new features that bring its feature-set closer to that of other popular messaging apps like WhatsApp.
The Signal messaging app has finally fixed its recent outage, but now users are reporting error messages in their chats. There is an easy fix, but Signal is working on an update to address it.
Messaging app, Signal, is currently experiencing an outage to an influx of new users. The company is working on expanding its server capacity.
The privacy chat app Signal has introduced a new tool that will let you blur out the faces of people in your photos. We'll talk about why that is important, and how you can use the new feature.